Just after the end of the year, the island's not too cold weather has begun to warm up.

In the past few days, the teenagers who have been practicing swordsmanship for more than two months have started a new morning exercise in addition to practicing swordsmanship.

Chinese New Year's Eve: Under the command of Qing Shinobi, the teenagers on the island have cleaned and packed all their belongings for the New Year, and they can eat the long-lost reunion dinner at night.

At this time, Hongdou and Shen Shiyi were also among the cleaning, but Zhi Ning was still practicing hard at the moment because he had not completed the bamboo cutting.

In the night class, Hongdou and Shen Shiyi were assigned to clean the house.

"Eleven, the hall master is also true, this Chinese New Year's Eve, early in the morning, let the third and third sisters go to cut bamboo, the third and third sisters are thin and weak, and it is indeed a little difficult for her to cut bamboo with physical strength alone. Besides, the third sister is too real. If she had done the same thing as those people, it would have been her turn to shout in front of her? Hongdou looked left and right at no one, and complained to Shen Shiyi in a low voice.

"Forget it, Sister Hongdou, it's just that the bamboo is cut in the early morning, you don't know yet, just now the Wood Spirit Venerable Department came to me and said that only people who have practiced swordsmanship can participate in tonight's banquet, but my sister doesn't know it now." Shen Shiyi heard Hongdou speak, raised his eyebrows and said helplessly.

"What? Why is it that even the Mu Ling Venerable Department is so bullying, then I won't go to the banquet at night, so I will accompany my sister in the room to eat at will. Hongdou said angrily when he heard this.

"Sister Hongdou, don't make any more trouble for your sister, if you don't see you at night, Li Yunlan and the others will definitely make a fuss in front of the hall master. Last month, my sister got up early to cut bamboo and forgot to call you, and you were only late for less than half a tea time, and they sued Qing Ren who was in charge of supervising the practice, causing you to wash your clothes for seven days, and I am afraid that my sister will blame herself, but I still dare not tell her about it. ”

"Bah, what do you say they are doing, don't tell your sister about this, we will go to inform the third and third sisters in a while, only to say that the banquet has been postponed in the evening, and you can talk to me when you arrive. In the evening, we slipped away from the banquet early and brought her something to eat, and then she would know that she would not be sad to come with the two of us by her side. ”

"Good Sister Hongdou, I'll listen to you, this is also a way."

The two set the course. After quickly cleaning up the house, he threw down the broom and turned around and ran to the bamboo forest where Zhi Ning was.

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In the bamboo forest, Zhi Ning, who had just finished changing places not long ago, had just finished cutting down eight emerald green bamboos and was sitting on the ground resting, while Hongdou and Shen Shiyi were running from the front in the distance.

"Sister." Whew, Shen Shiyi gasped and shouted far away.

Zhi Ning thought something was wrong, so he quickly got up and walked quickly in the direction of the two of them. After the three of them stood still, the two of them took a breath, and Hongdou took the lead in speaking: "Third and third sisters, the two of us received a message saying that the banquet was postponed tonight. ”

"Yes, sister, but the hall master said, tonight you can take the food back to the house and share it with a few people, the two of us are cleaning in the house, so the two of us will go to get the food and go back to the house to share it with you in the evening." Shen Shiyi said.

"Postponed? Someone just came to tell me that only those who practice swordsmanship are allowed to participate in tonight's banquet, why did you postpone it again?" Zhi Ning frowned when he heard this, and asked in sign language in confusion.

"Huh?" The two of them were taken aback when they saw Zhining's sign language. The corners of Shen Shiyi's mouth were deflated and he was about to tell the truth, when Hongdou stabbed Shen Shiyi from behind with his elbow from behind, and hurriedly asked again: "Third sister, who told you?" ”

"It's the one who follows Li Yunlan on weekdays, and the girl seems to be called Qiao'er." Zhi Ning couldn't make a sign language comparison this time, so he had to mark two names on the ground with bamboo branches.

Can they believe it? If it weren't for them that day, Sister Hongdou wouldn't have been killed...... "Oh, I didn't say anything, Shen Shiyi scratched his head and said.

Taking advantage of Zhi Ning's puzzled look at Shen Shiyi's face, Hongdou quickly withdrew his right foot that was stepping on Shen Shiyi's feet, deliberately brushed the hair on his ears, and Hongdou said: "Third sister, you will wait in the house at night for the two of us to fetch food and come back, we still have some work to do, and we have to go back." After speaking, he took Shen Shiyi and the two of them in a hurry.

Why are these two people so weird today? Zhi Ning thought.

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Sunset and moonset. The night has come.

In the firewood room, Zhi Ning calculated the time in his heart, and the unitary time had passed. In the afternoon, many disciples came to the firewood room to get firewood. Why is it that these two people have not come back to pick up food at the end of the day, is it not that there are too many people who take food today, and it will take some time? Thinking about the two of them in his heart, Zhi Ning closed the small door of the firewood room and paced towards the kitchen. On the way to the kitchen, Zhining passed by the man's residence, and at this time, the door of the outer courtyard of the first courtyard was closed, and it was pitch black inside, and he didn't even hear a sound.

Could it be that none of these people have received food? Maybe there are any delicious meals that have taken a little longer to prepare today? Zhi Ning, who was curious, accelerated towards the kitchen. The kitchen was lit up, but there was no one lining up outside, and when she entered, the kitchen staff were busy, and from time to time several dishes were served to the table.

"Hey, that female disciple in the second room, it seems that there is no you who came to serve the food just now, don't mess around and just go to the banquet and wait for the food to be served, what are you doing here?" A shout came from the kitchen, and several people dressed as small chefs immediately blasted Zhi Ning out.

It turned out that what Qiao'er said was right, the banquet was not postponed, but there was no me, and Hongdou and they were afraid that I would be sad so they didn't tell me the truth. Just why? A few days ago, didn't the hall master know about my bamboo cutting technique? I've cut down enough bamboos, so why don't I be the only one who participates today? What I heard from the lord of the temple that day was a lot of words of encouragement to me. Could it be that it's just a dream of my Nanke? It seemed that he heard the sound of silk and bamboo at the banquet, and Zhi Ning habitually wanted to touch the Xinglan Sword hidden in his sleeve, but found that he had left in the room in a hurry.

This just had the slightest feeling of warmth and disappeared suddenly, making Zhining a little lonely, and moving forward in a daze, fortunately, at this time, the moon had come out in the sky, and the lonely moon could always see some light.

I don't know how long I walked, Zhi Ning looked up and saw that he unconsciously returned to the place where he cut bamboo in the morning, and today because of Chinese New Year's Eve, no one even came to collect the bamboo. Zhi Ning was thinking about this in his heart, but he saw a person standing in the open space with his hands in the open space and looking at him, this person was Li Yunlan.

The sound of a whooshing sound breaking the wind came, and a bamboo sword was inserted into the ground in front of Zhi Ning.

"I heard that you still have to come here to cut bamboo every day after night classes, but it's a pity that you work so hard, but there is still no you at today's banquet. How's this going to taste good? ”

Zhi Ning secretly screamed in his heart that it was not good, Li Yunlan suddenly appeared here with a fierce momentum, I am afraid that the person who came is not good. At this time, she had been practicing swordsmanship for more than two months, and Zhi Ning thought of the silver hairpin that night and almost pierced her throat. It's better to run first and not conflict with her.

Zhi Ning stared at Li Yunlan with a straight face, but he took a step back slightly, and was about to take a few more steps back before he pulled out his legs and ran, when he suddenly heard another voice from behind: "What, do you want to run?" In order to find this time today, our sisters have waited too long, if you don't kneel down and kowtow to each of our sisters today, do you think you can go? ”

When Zhi Ning turned his head to look, he saw Qiao'er leading a few people standing not far behind him.

"Don't say I'm a bully, I'll count to three, give you a chance to draw your sword and fight, one, two, ......"

At the same time, Hongdou carried the oilcloth wrapped in food in his left hand, and dragged Shen Shiyi, who had just drunk wine for the first time, with his right hand and rushed back to the firewood room where the two lived.

"Sansan sister? It's been a long wait. Hey, could it be that you're asleep? Why don't you see the lights in the house? ”

"Sister, I drank two glasses, don't be angry with me......" Shen Shiyi, who was half-drunk, muttered.

"Strange why is there no one? Eleven, wake up, the third and third sisters are not in the house. ”

"Not in the house?" Shen Shiyi, who was still a little dazed just now, suddenly woke up most of the time.

"Where can she go at this time? There shouldn't be any accidents, eleven, let's go find out. He didn't care about putting the food away, so Hongdou threw down the food and pulled Shen Shiyi to walk outside the house.

In the woods.

Yin Yuan, a plump girl standing behind Zhi Ning, kicked Zhi Ning her calf, and smiled coquettishly: "What? Don't even have the courage to draw a sword? "Cheap maid" said and kicked Zhi Ning on the back again, and this kick almost turned over Zhi Ning and fell next to the bamboo sword.

"No one can save you today, if you don't want to take a few more kicks, obediently pick up the sword, I will be merciful." Li Yunlan said lightly.

What to do? There are so many of them, if I draw my sword and whatever happens today, they can say that they accidentally injured me during the sparring, what should I do?

"Sister Yunlan, this doesn't dare to draw her sword, otherwise she will be stabbed blind, anyway, she is already a mute at the moment, and she can't see her eyes anymore, and in the future, she will dare to use her dog eyes to see the young hall master again."

It was originally from that day that the young hall master of the island talked to Zhining, and the group of girls also hated it in their hearts.

"Make her blind? It wouldn't be nice if she could still write and write about today's events. Otherwise, I will break her tendons again, and see how she will go against our sisters in the future. Li Yunlan's two maids earlier, Siqin and bosom friends, said with a light smile and a harmonious song.

If it weren't for hearing these girls speak so viciously, and the feeling of being kicked on her body was so real, Zhining almost thought she was having a nightmare. It seems that they have regarded me as a thorn in their side, and at this time, if the night is dark and the wind is high, I am afraid that no one will know, and now only by drawing the sword can there be a glimmer of life.