Chapter 56: The Girl's Dinner
At dusk, you can already see the names of most people on the leaderboard. These stone walls, which have been refined by special techniques, are so large that teachers sitting everywhere can carry them to and from one hand. After accommodating so many names, every word is squeezed into the size of a grain of rice, but it is enough for the practitioner's ears and eyes to see clearly.
Lu Qiming's eyes swept from top to bottom on the list, looking for those familiar names.
Lu Ziqi followed Jiang Honeysuckle, needless to say, how the harvest was, and their group was unsurprisingly ranked second. Lu Qiming also noticed that Jiang Rongdong's choice was the same as his - to get an equal share, and it seemed that she would also have to decide the winner with the ownership of the three tokens.
Soon after, it was the names of Song Ping'an and two other girls. Lu Qiming knew that Song Ping'an had always worked hard, but her score was higher than Mu Yunyi's, which was indeed unexpected. Of course, this result must have a lot to do with their respective companions.
Lu Qiming originally thought that he would see Gu Zhiyang's name next, but he didn't expect that the first thing he saw was Yao Chengxiang and Xia Wu, who had entered the top 100! And when he saw another set of lists tied with their results, Lu Qiming smiled clearly; it seemed that Yao Chengxiang really didn't need to help this time.
Gu Zhiyang's results were obviously dragged down by the other two companions, but he was high enough in the overall ranking, and coupled with his sword intent comprehension in the second test, it was foolproof.
In a word, no one needs to worry.
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After sunset, night soon covers everything completely.
The rooms are warmly lit and bright. Lu Qiming and Du Xing had already cleaned up in their respective rooms, and they were sitting at the table chatting briefly, waiting for Zhou Youcheng's food—she insisted on fulfilling the division of labor that she had agreed before.
And when they occasionally looked out of the window, they could only see goose-yellow lanterns swaying in the wind along the road, and the houses and courtyards as far as the eye could see were empty.
Because they were the only ones who came back for the time being.
The time of the third test is a full three days and nights, although there is no rule that students cannot leave Beiwushan, but at such an important moment, the normal idea is to race against time, hate to have to sleep, how can there be leisure to wander elsewhere?
But in fact, Lu Qiming's score in their group was almost three times higher than that of Jiang Honeysuckle, and they really had no motivation. So the three of them together easily and unanimously approved Zhou Youcheng's proposal to "come back to take a bath, eat and sleep". While the others hunted and dug grass with the moon on their heads, they happily leaned back in their chairs and drank tea.
However, Lu Qiming does have serious things to do when he comes back.
Yesterday, Dean Zhang and others suggested that he sort out the original knife technique, as well as the various adaptations and improvement methods he said in the process of medical identification, and submitted it to the Martial Arts Academy as a lecturer. The threshold for promotion from "lecturer" to "doctor" is not high, especially for Lu Qiming - after he submits, the requirements for the title of "doctor" can be met sixty percent.
Lu Qiming was planning to take advantage of the free time in these three days to sort out, otherwise, after he officially became a student of the Martial Academy, cultivation would obviously be the top priority, and this task would probably be postponed infinitely by Lu Qiming.
The sorting out of the direction of medicine only needs to be transferred from the mind to the paper, but that kind of knife trick needs Lu Qiming's special consideration - at that time, Lu Qiming completely deduced it on his own terms, and when he used it in his hands, it was a "perfect martial art", which was difficult for others to achieve.
Lu Qiming had already thought of several methods, but after the universality, he either couldn't maintain the "Consummation Martial Technique", or he fell at least two orders from the peak of Xiao Zhou Tian. In the past two or three nights, Lu Qiming will go deeper and practice.
To be renovated and improved, it is better to send a copy back to the Lu Mansion with the family letter.
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When Zhou Youcheng carried a huge food box into the house, Lu Qiming and Du Xing were a little dumbfounded.
"Don't be polite to me!" Before the two of them could say anything polite, she smiled playfully and winked, "Don't you know?
The girl approached briskly. She no longer tied a man's hair crown, but simply and refreshingly stranded the green silk on both sides of her ears, and the rest naturally hung down behind her shoulders, very soft and obedient. The ends of my hair still have a slight amount of moisture left behind after bathing.
"Don't worry!" she arrived at the table, put down the food box with one hand, and explained with a chuckle: "It looks a little scary, but in fact, it's just a big plate, and there is not much to eat." ”
The food box is red and water-patterned, but the dishes and dishes selected by Zhou Youcheng are all white porcelain and plain pottery, which shows the true color of the dishes - white, turquoise, bright red, lively and delicate. There are also flowers and small animals carved from pearl melons.
She uses all the freshness of the moment, and does not deliberately take precious ingredients, but the more natural and refreshing, which makes people forget their worries.
Lu Qiming suddenly noticed that the carrots on one of the plates were extraordinarily full of aura, and asked her with a smile: "Could this be that Youcheng pulled it out in the North Five Mountains?"
Zhou Youcheng's eyes widened slightly, and he was surprised: "This was all discovered by Brother Lu?"
Lu Qiming shook his head and said, "I thought you were used to feed rabbits." ”
"It really is," Zhou Youcheng looked at Lu Qiming, his eyebrows were full of smiles, and he said softly, "But my little rabbit may be tired of eating carrots, so he refuses to eat them again, so I have to use them for dinner, so as not to waste them!"
The three young people no longer follow any rules when eating, and they continue to laugh and ridicule. Lu Qiming and Du Xing are not people who talk a lot, but with Zhou Youcheng threading the needle next to them, they are always lively. It really makes people sigh - Emperor Zhou has a lot of children, but Zhou Youcheng has always been the most favored, not only because of her luck.
Soon, Du Xing found a reason to leave the table first, leaving Zhou Youcheng and Lu Qiming alone.
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The light is soft.
Zhou Youcheng is wearing a dress that is the same color as during the day, which at first glance seems to be unchanged, but in fact, the details on the neck of the dress are more delicate and beautiful, and when he holds his cheek with one hand, he looks charming and innocent. She's really good at using everything she has to offer.
Lu Qiming rarely has the patience to deal with people in these conversations with the children of these families, but that doesn't mean he won't. What's more, someone always has to ask, even if it's not Zhou Youcheng, there will be more Zhang Youcheng and Li Youcheng...... Lu Qiming smiled, naturally and quickly changed the topic, and asked Zhou Youcheng to get to the point.
A low mood flashed in her eyes that was enough for Lu Qiming to notice, and she quickly regained her smile: "In the three tests this time, there is nothing surprising about my brothers and sisters......; Brother Lu, Brother Shi, he must be a beautiful and gentle person on weekdays, right?"
Lu Qiming lowered his head and took a sip of tea, did not answer directly, only smiled: "The eldest brother has taken care of me a lot over the years, but he has not made a statement; You Chengyuan may not know much in Da Zhou, but the ability of the eldest brother has long been recognized in my Lu clan. ”
Zhou Youcheng raised his eyebrows slightly, reached out and held a piece of peach blossom cake, and said with a smile: "Brother Jincheng's cultivation qualifications are so good, but it seems that he will definitely not be let go by the elders of the Lu family - now Youcheng's heart is much more balanced!"
Lu Qiming smiled and followed her words and asked, "Where does this start?"
"I don't have much talent in cultivation, and my father doesn't allow it, so I don't have the opportunity to see what the Divine Domain is like in this life, but the more this happens, the more curious I become. Zhou Youcheng sighed, suddenly raised his eyes to look at Lu Qiming, pursed his lips and smiled: "When Brother Lu goes, don't forget Youcheng, you can also let Youcheng hear about some immortal characters like Brother Lu." ”
Zhou Youcheng paused slightly, looked at Lu Qiming's expression, and smiled again: "It's a pity that by the time Brother Lu comes back from the Divine Domain, Youcheng has probably become an old woman, and even if Brother Lu still remembers, I don't want you to see me again." ”
"How could it be?" Lu Qiming smiled, shook his head and said: "From the Divine Domain to the Middle Continent, it is just a teleportation array, no more than half a day, and it is very light. He looked at the girl's shining eyes and continued: "Besides, a family is a family after all, even if you go to the Divine Domain, don't you have to come back from time to time?"
Zhou Youcheng's eyes condensed slightly, his eyebrows stretched even more, and he laughed softly: "Yes, Youcheng was in a hurry for a while, and he forgot such a simple thing, it's really stupid." ”
"But," she said mysteriously, "there are a lot of people lately, who are much more stupid than Youcheng. ”
Lu Qiming smiled slightly, is it time to repay the favor?
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The ruins of the ancient battlefield are about to begin.
Hearing the news, Lu Qiming was also a little surprised. The history of the ancient battlefield ruins is longer than that of all the families in Middle-earth, and they are opened from time to time, but generally speaking, there is an interval of at least two or three hundred years. And now it's only been ten years since the last opening - Lu Qiming's father Lu Zhan had also entered at that time, how could there be signs of opening again?
But Zhou Youcheng obviously couldn't lie to him about it. She also looked a little puzzled, and added: "And this time the ruins 'wake up' faster than in the past, if it goes on like this, it will not take half a year at most, and the ruins will be completely opened." ”
She saw that Lu Qiming was indeed the first time she heard about this, so she covered her mouth and smiled: "That's why Youcheng said that those people in Shengguo are really stupid - such a big object as the ruins, it is impossible for them to swallow it alone, and they still have to hide it, and they are stingy." ”
The ruins of the ancient battlefield happened to be at the intersection of the Great Zhou and Dasheng, so they discovered the anomaly first. Although Zhou Youcheng said that there was no need to hide it, both of them knew that this kind of major event was of course the more fully prepared they were, the better.
It seems that Da Zhou is indeed sincere, and more importantly, Lu Qiming looked at the girl's childish smile, and felt some emotion in his heart.
They talked merrily, and each got what he needed.
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Zhou Youcheng stepped on the threshold, turned around and smiled, "Brother Qiming, see you tomorrow", and quickly turned around and left.
She hummed a little song all the way back to her lodgings, threw the food box in her hand, pulled out a chair and sat down, holding her cheeks in contemplation.
Zhou Youcheng actually found it hard to believe how good the relationship between cousins could be in the family, so when she heard what Lu Qiming meant from his words, she was really surprised.
The young people from the family have a high starting point, and the children of the family are actually very few, so among the students who are enough to go to the Taoist Academy in the past years of Zhongwu, the children of the family still account for the majority. But there are very few people who actually go to the Taoist Academy.
Unlike ordinary people, who have no concern, they should put the interests of the family first while enjoying the blessings of the family. Only a handful of true geniuses—who are sure enough that they can make a difference in the Divine Domain, will go to the Divine Domain. Otherwise, what if you are barely qualified, isn't it even difficult to protect yourself when you reach the Divine Domain? Not to mention helping the family? It is better to stay in the middle of the continent honestly, and it can still be used as a real combat power for the family.
And Zhou Youcheng listened to Lu Qiming's meaning, what he could do was obviously still above most people's cognition, so with his potential, it was actually enough for her to determine her bias.
She sighed, took out a booklet and opened it, found the dozen pages that recorded Lu Jincheng and read it again, and then circled his name.
Zhou Youcheng should have closed the booklet and freshened up to sleep, but she was obsessed with the ink words for a long time, and the light of the lamp and candle covered her cheeks, half bright, the other half submerged in shadows.
She turned back many more pages, and her fingertips paused on the words "Lu Qiming". She couldn't help but recall the embarrassed look he had when he reluctantly said "Goshawk's cultivation is not easy" during the day, thought of the sentence "robbery" that she expected, and thought of the fact that he gave Qin Yuefeng an IOU with a serious face......
Zhou Youcheng couldn't help laughing.
But soon she put away her smile, quietly crossed out the word "Lu Qiming", and closed the booklet with her hands.
A woman like her knows what she really needs, and she doesn't have a long-term attachment to things that are out of reach.