Chapter 12 Names
On the third day of August, it was a sunny day in Huaguang County, and the children came out of the inn before dawn in the morning. Today is the day of admission to the Young Phoenix Academy, everyone is so excited that they haven't slept well all night, as soon as they go out, they are busy hiring a car, and they have to rush to the Zhao Gong Temple more than ten miles away before noon, and the Honglu car will wait in the temple to pick them up to take them to the academy.
On the way, Baili Gelin chattered non-stop, like a little sparrow: "You say, what will the academy look like? It will be built on the mountain? Or will it be built on the seaside? If only it was built on the seaside, I have never seen the sea!"
"I heard that the Young Phoenix Academy is a dangerous place that mortals will never reach, and there must be extremely powerful immortal blessing guards, I guess, it should be under the sea or underground. ”
Ye Ye also joined the discussion with great interest.
Lei Xiuyuan muttered: "Under the sea, didn't you drown before you even arrived at the academy?"
"With the blessing of the immortal law, you shouldn't have to worry about this. "I guess it's probably at the bottom of the sea." ”
They tirelessly speculated about the appearance of the academy, and even whether the gentleman who taught the cultivation was male or female, beautiful or ugly, old and young, they all discussed with fun that this was the happiest day in their lives, everything in the future was so mysterious and full of beauty, they set foot in the realm of immortals for the first time, even if they entered the official sect a year later, they no longer had the joyful expectation of today.
The Zhao Gong Ancestral Hall soon arrived, and strangely enough, there was no one around, and the walls and houses on both sides of the side street were covered with bright yellow cloths, and rows of mighty guards stood on both sides of the street, and the children were stopped with weapons as soon as they approached.
"Dare to disobey the people! This road is not open today, get out of the way quickly!" The guards saw that they were all children in tattered clothes, and immediately spoke out to drive them away.
"But we're going to Zhao Gong Ancestral Hall, it's ...... today" Baili Gelin didn't finish speaking, but was rudely interrupted: "No matter where you want to go! Today, a great nobleman from Zhao Gong Ancestral Hall has arrived, don't dirty this place! Get out!"
This arrogant and domineering attitude immediately made Xiao Bang Mallet and Baili Singing Yue lose their temper and get angry, and they were about to have a seizure as soon as they frowned, Ye Ye quietly pulled them behind him, stepped forward and smiled: "This big brother, we are new disciples of Xiaofeng Academy, we are enrolled today, there are famous brands here, please be accommodating to us." ”
As soon as the guards heard the words "Young Phoenix Academy", they immediately surrounded them, and the one at the head sneered: "Then you are waiting for you! Hurry up! Arrest them all and lock them up!
With a wave of his hand, the guards rushed up in unison, with chains and hemp ropes in their hands, which were probably ready for a long time, and they were about to trap the five people, when suddenly a gust of wind rolled up on the ground, flying sand and stones, everyone instinctively closed their eyes and waited, the wind gradually stopped, and when they opened their eyes again, the five children were gone.
"I've prepared a chain hemp rope a long time ago, I must have had this idea a long time ago!" Baili Gelin leaned on the wall of the ancestral hall and whispered angrily, "They want to arrest everyone else who is enrolled in the school?!"
Ye Ye pondered for a long time, and said: "It should be instructed by someone above, you listen to what he said, only their prince is qualified to enter the academy, presumably it is the royal family who wants to suppress other people's cultivation path, this kind of thing is not uncommon." ”
"But maybe there are nobles from other countries who are selected, and it's not good for them to do this?" asked Lei Xiuyuan.
Ye Ye shook his head: "First, this is the territory of the Yue Kingdom, and second, I heard that Mr. Xuanshanzi of the Xingzheng Pavilion is a member of the royal family of the Yue Kingdom, and with such a powerful immortal in charge, the Yue Kingdom can expand its territory every year, so arrogant and domineering." ”
Lei Xiuyuan was surprised: "Since Xuanshanzi is from the royal family of the Yue Kingdom, why don't you directly include that little prince under the door of the Xingzheng Pavilion?"
Ji Tong Zhou has excellent talents, and there are seniors in the clan who are powerful immortals, so there is no need to come to the Young Phoenix Academy.
"Hmph, the immortal family is quiet and inactive, equal and friendly, so this kind of thing will not be allowed!" Baili Gelin still has a good impression of the immortals.
Ye Ye smiled: "How can an immortal be pure and indisputable, cultivation is to go against the sky, and birth, old age, sickness and death are in line with the way of heaven...... Immortals are often more utilitarian and extremely strong than mortals. As for the little prince, how can we outsiders guess the reason? Let's not talk about this, let's take a look around the front. ”
Everyone crawled along the wall of the ancestral hall, and after a while, they went around to the back door, the front and back doors were really heavily guarded, a rainbow deer car was parked in the backyard, and in the pavilion on the side, only the black gauze girl, Ji Tongzhou, the county lord of Lanya, and another young man in a bright yellow robe were there, in addition, there was no half a person in the huge backyard, and it seemed that the other children were driven away by the guards outside, and they have not been able to come in until now.
"Is that the emperor?" the little mallet couldn't help but ask when he saw that the man's clothes were embroidered with dragon patterns.
"Ah, it should be the emperor of the Yue Kingdom. Lei Xiuyuan nodded, the children pricked up their ears to listen to them, and the emperor said with a smile: "Noon has arrived, why don't the immortals set off?"
The black gauze woman's voice was as cold as ice: "People are not yet together." ”
The emperor said: "Presumably there is something delayed on the road, so don't wait." ”
The black gauze girl sneered: "Then I have to ask Your Majesty." ”
The emperor pretended to be stupid: "The immortal is wrong with this, how can I know?"
The black gauze girl got up and walked out of the pavilion, looked around, and said lightly: "Although Your Majesty is the king of a country, there is no distinction between the noble and the low in the mortal world in my immortal gate, and some are only the difference in strength. ”
She threw a vermilion charm into the sky, and in an instant, a red dragon with teeth and claws appeared in the air, spewing flames from its mouth, and flew around the ancestral hall.
The three people in the pavilion all changed color instantly, and the emperor hurriedly said: "Immortals! What is this desire?! Please be merciful!"
The black gauze girl ignored him, but just looked up and said, "You guys, all come down." ”
Hulala, behind the trees on the wall, more than a dozen children jumped out of various hidden places in an instant, probably all of them were hiding from the guards, and they also jumped into the backyard with small sticks, and the emperor's face turned green, and he said in a loud voice: "You guys...... From where...... Come on, come on!"
Baili Gelin held back his anger and said loudly: "Don't scream! Your guards can't hear it! It's too much! The academy is not run by your family! Why are you blocking the way and arresting it?!"
The emperor shut up suddenly, his expression was gloomy, and he looked at the black gauze girl unkindly: "Immortal, Huaguang County is the realm of Yueguo! Even if you are a distinguished guest of the Immortal Gate, how can you set fire to and hurt people?!"
The black gauze girl snapped her fingers, and in an instant, the fire went out, the smoke cleared, and there was silence all around, as calm as if nothing had happened. The emperor's face changed again, and he hurriedly shouted: "Someone!
The door was quickly opened, and a large number of guards rushed in, with no burns or other scars, and the scream of the flaming smoke seemed to be an unreal nightmare. The Emperor finally began to panic in real numbers, and hurriedly said, "Get out of here!"
The gorgeous golden chariot was at the door, and the emperor ran out with the guards without looking back, Ji Tongzhou couldn't help but catch up and shouted: "Brother Huang......"
The emperor shook his head: "I'm going back, everything depends on you, don't let me down." ”
The chariot soon went away, and the yellow cloth blocking the street was also removed, and the children quietly breathed a sigh of relief, Ye Ye said in a low voice: "Arrogant and extravagant, blind and arrogant, bullying...... The Yue Kingdom is coming to an end, and the royal family is like this, not to mention the aristocracy and hundreds of officials? Even if Mr. Xuanshanzi is in charge, the day when the immortals will also have immortals, I am afraid that if I can't wait for that little prince to become a talent, I will encounter a catastrophe. ”
Lei Xiuyuan said: "It's like Gaul back then. ”
Ye Ye's face changed slightly, and after a while, he let out a long sigh and didn't say anything more.
Since everyone has arrived, they got on the rainbow deer car in order, the car is still like a sea of pear blossoms, the courtyard is exquisite, the little stick mallet just came to the pear blossom tree, but saw the black gauze girl slowly greeted and said: "You come with me." ”
What will it be to find her? The little mallet was full of doubts and followed the black gauze girl through the pear blossom forest, crossed a wooden bridge, and there was a small courtyard opposite, the black gauze girl raised her hand and knocked on the door gently, her voice was more respectful and solemn than usual: "Mr. Zuoqiu, I brought the child here." ”
An old male voice soon sounded in the room: "Come in." ”
The door opened silently, and the little mallet was a little nervous, what was she doing when she was called alone? Who is Mr. Zuoqiu?
The black gauze girl led her into the door, and there was a white-haired old man sitting behind the bamboo table in the room, who was looking down and concentrating on reading, and beckoned to them without raising his head: "Come here, sit." ”
The bamboo chair was pulled away silently, and the small mallet did not dare to come out, and he sat opposite him, and the old man finally closed the book.
He looked very old, in his nineties, but his eyes were extremely clear, his eyes were black and white, and his heart was beating with nervousness as soon as he made eye contact with him, as if no secret could be hidden in them.
What was he looking at? Why didn't he speak? Could it be that the fox demon in his body was seen by him? She tried her best to hide her uneasiness.
Mr. Zuoqiu's thoughts are also very complicated, his eyes are so vicious, the qualification of the small mallet is really not superior, you can see it at a glance, but her performance in the forest is really surprising, the miasma in the forest can't touch her body at all, the distance around her is several feet, like a wall, completely isolating the demon qi from the miasma, and what is more interesting is that he can faintly feel that this child contains a great aura.
What is the reason for this?
Speaking of which, what is blessed on the white paper, but the demonic energy of the legendary nine-tailed fox demon, countless immortal masters have been chasing and killing for many years and have not been able to kill it all, and in the end they can only harvest some demonic energy, seal it up, and the children who can withstand it under the huge demonic power are the real talents, and the academy will always select real geniuses.
This little girl has ordinary qualifications, but she can do things that ordinary people can't, could it be that she has a special physique that is rare for thousands of years? Or is it that she has some powerful magic weapon on her body?
He looked at her carefully, and suddenly found that she had a string of incense beads on her wrist to ward off evil spirits, which was very familiar, if she remembered correctly, it should be the belongings of Dongyang Zhenren of Wuyue Court, could it be that Dongyang Zhenren gave it to her? Could it be that this evil bead protects her?
Mr. Zuoqiu suddenly smiled slightly: "Little girl, the beads in your hand are very familiar, can you show me?"
Did you mean that Dongyang Zhenren gave her the bead to ward off evil spirits? The little mallet obediently took off the beads and put them in his palm, and he rubbed the beads carefully, but he didn't speak again.
"Light incense. He suddenly ordered the black gauze girl beside him.
The black gauze girl immediately lit a pitch-black incense in the incense burner, the green smoke dispersed, a strange smell, and the little mallet really couldn't help but sneeze.
Mr. Zuoqiu looked at her quietly, and said, "Don't like the smell of this incense?"
"It's fine. "The little mallet can't figure out what they're doing, so he can only improvise.
"It's miasma incense. Mr. Zuoqiu put aside the evil bead and smiled at her again, "It is made of the skin and bone marrow of the monster, and the miasma that permeated the forest during the second selection came from it." ”
...... So, the little mallet still doesn't understand, what is he going to say?
"In my opinion, it's not this string of evil beads that keeps the miasma out of the way. Mr. Zuoqiu looked at her with a smile, "It's yourself." Growing up, didn't you notice anything different about yourself, you haven't been bitten by mosquitoes, you haven't encountered wild animals?"
The little mallet grew in surprise, and as soon as he said it, she realized that it seemed to be the case, that the master often had bed bugs and fleas, but she was the only one who never had mosquitoes, and she thought it was because she loved cleanliness more than the master.
She waited with bated breath for Mr. Zuoqiu to say more about her special constitution, but he began to be silent again.
After a while, he suddenly said, "Where's your nameplate?" ”
The little mallet handed him the name tag, and Mr. Zuoqiu smiled again when he saw the words "small mallet" written on it with a brush.
"You're an orphan, raised by your master, right?"
She nodded, and told her about the things that Master had brought with her from the river and about his sudden departure.
"The name of the little mallet will be left to you to make a nickname, and people still have to take a name seriously. You are both a woman, and you were raised by the master, and you raised a daughter, a ginger. Your master saw you in the river at the beginning of the day, and the dawn was dawn, and your name was Jiang Li. But Jiang Li, you will leave, unlucky, since you hope to find the master, you must not leave. If it is not, it will be violated. Little mallet, from today onwards, your surname is Jiang and your name is Li Fei. ”
Mr. Zuoqiu finished a series of words from the elder in half a white sentence, put the name tag in his hand, and with a flick of his palm, the three words of the small stick mallet disappeared suddenly, and the front of the name tag was neatly engraved with her new name: Jiang Lifei.
He handed her the complete nameplate, and the little mallet felt like a dream, and gently stroked Jiang Lifei with his hand, she has a name?
Seeing that she didn't react for a long time, the black gauze girl touched her lightly: "Mr. Zuoqiu chose a name for you, and you should thank him." ”
Little Stick Muttered, "But I...... Small mallet...... My Master ......"
She always felt that she had a new name, as if she was going to abandon the name of Little Mallet, and this feeling was like forgetting Master, and she was a little uncomfortable and uncomfortable.
Mr. Zuoqiu smiled and put the evil bead back on her wrist, and said warmly: "Jiang Lifei is a small mallet, and a small mallet is Jiang Lifei, since your master has given you a nickname, I can also be regarded as half of your master, so I will give you a big name, and your master will be happy when he knows about it in the future." ”
She thought for a while, nodded silently, bowed respectfully to him, and said loudly, "Thank you, Mr. Zuoqiu, for choosing my name." ”
Mr. Zuoqiu laughed, his body suddenly turned into a puff of white smoke and dispersed, and there was a fresh green bamboo where he disappeared, and the small mallet was slightly startled, and the black gauze girl explained: "Mr. Zuoqiu did not come in person, but borrowed the embodiment of green bamboo, and his old man went back." ”
I see, the little mallet, no, it should be called Jiang Lifei now, Jiang Lifei raised her head, on the day she was ten years old, she finally had an official surname and name, and the little mallet that used to be like a little beggar has become a thing of the past forever.