With the help of the "Broken Sky Bead" brought by Shangguan Jin, Gu Xu and his party quickly tore through the void and returned to Luojing City from Lin'an.

Subsequently, Shen Qiu's mother Ning Xiu stayed in Shouchangfang to recuperate.

Shangguan Jin, as a highly accomplished physician, naturally took on the work of treating her injuries.

She took a bottle of pale green, cool-scented ointment from her sleeve and applied it to Ning Xiu's wound. Most of the hideous scars on Ning Xiu's body disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye, leaving only pale red marks.

"Her body is very weak and she needs to recuperate for a few days," Shangguan said, "and I can only help her heal her injuries to a certain extent for the time being." In the next few days, she also needed to take some pills to replenish her qi and blood. ”

Shen Qiu next to him nodded, and at the same time thanked her sincerely.

"You don't have to thank me," she smiled faintly, "I did all these things in the face of Gu Daoyou." If you want to thank him, thank him. ”

After this, Shangguan Jin left Shouchangfang and returned to Yamen, the headquarters of the Exorcism Division.

As a close entourage of Luo Si Shou, she not only has a busy daily work, but also needs to seize the time to improve her cultivation, so naturally it is impossible to stay here all the time. Helping Gu Xu solve this matter today can be said to be a stitch and busy.

Shen Qiu sat quietly on a chair beside the bed, watching his mother fall asleep after taking the pill, only to feel that his mood was extremely complicated.

Gu Xu had already told him what he had seen and heard in the He family's mansion.

Shen Qiu also knew how his mother was treated.

He clenched his fists and secretly swore in his heart that when he had enough ability in the future, he would definitely make Mrs. Shen and the He family pay the price.

"He Ru is really a stupid woman," after resolving the crisis, Shen Qiu returned to his usual playful and sharp tone, "If everything goes according to Shen Qianren's plan, maybe they can really coerce me to stay in the family and clean up the mess for them." It's a pity that that mean, stupid woman, out of selfishness, made trouble halfway and gave me a reason to completely break with them. ”

Gu Xu pondered for a moment and responded, "It is a great blessing for me that Brother Shen can stay here. ”

"I'm also glad that I chose to follow you in Longmen Academy," Shen Qiu smiled, "It's just that this time, I'm afraid you will have a dislike with the Shen family and the He family because of my relationship." ”

"If they really come to me for trouble, I will definitely let them know that I Gu someone is not a vegetarian," Gu Xu also smiled, "and then cry and go to the sage to complain, saying that someone is bullying me and let the sage call the shots for me." ”

Hearing his words, Shen Qiu couldn't help but laugh.

He naturally could hear the meaning of Gu Xu's words-

In the battle of the Runes in Longmen Academy, Luo Sishou had already shown his closeness to Gu Xu in front of the public; And the Great Qi National Teacher, who was proficient in Fu Seal, also spoke highly of Gu Xu's natural talent. In this way, anyone who wanted to provoke Gu Xu would definitely weigh the attitude of the saints in advance.

"It's time for me to get to work." After a short break, Shen Qiu left the room and walked towards the front hall of Shouchangfang.

At this moment, there are still many tedious affairs in the workshop, waiting for him to deal with.

It's just that compared to before, his mentality has changed unconsciously-deep in his heart, he seems to have a little more sense of belonging to this place, and he is more energetic to work.

…………

During the period of early to mid-February, if Shi Xiaohan were to describe her life in Longmen Academy in one word, then the answer she gave would definitely be one word-

"Tired".

The teacher in charge of teaching her sword techniques, Hu Yun, a Sixth Realm monk known as the "Undefeated Sword God", has always liked to give her "special treatment" recently.

She practices at least twice as much every day as others.

Every day when she showed her newly learned moves in class, Hu Yun would also pick out twice as many faults as others with an extremely harsh attitude.

And many times, Hu Yun would take up her rest time and meal time, while telling her to wave the heavy "Overlord Knife" over and over again, while mercilessly counting her, saying that she "reacted as slowly as an eighty-year-old lady", "her footwork was dull and stunned like a child who had just learned to walk", and "it was better to go home and embroider with a soft knife swing action......

This experience made Shi Xiaohan deeply realize the truth that "the extremes of things must be opposed".

In the past, she couldn't put down her love for knives, and hoped that one day she would be able to practice her sword skills to the realm of perfection, so that as long as the monks of Great Qi mentioned "Dao Master" in their conversations, they would immediately think of her Shi Xiaohan's name.

But now, whenever she sees the knife, she becomes restless, and she longs to throw it far away and never touch it again for the rest of her life.

"If I make any mistakes, please punish me with the rules of the academy instead of subjecting me to this terrible torture all day long." Every night in bed, this thought would pop into her mind.

Under normal circumstances, sleep is not a rigid necessity for a practitioner.

However, because Hu Yun's devil training was too terrifying, Shi Xiaohan, who was far beyond ordinary people's strong physique, couldn't bear it, so he had to rely on sleep to barely recover his physical strength and spirit.

Of course, with her current condition, sleeping is not a pleasant thing.

The daily training was sore all over her body.

So much so that she didn't know what position to use in order to lie down in bed and sleep well.

At the same time, her appetite has risen sharply without realizing it.

In the first few days of coming to the college, the free quota on the student token can basically meet her needs.

And now, she needs to pay out of pocket in the canteen and spend a lot of extra money to barely fill her stomach.

This caused the miscellaneous servants in the canteen to stare at her with surprised eyes.

Because her appetite was far better than that of burly male students, and even surpassed those monks who mainly cultivated the body method, reaching a level that ordinary people could not understand.

It's not like a normal human, it's more like a hungry beast in the mountains.

But she's just a petite and delicate girl.

People really can't understand why her small body can hold so much food.

Her classmates are even more envious of her-

She ate so much that she didn't gain any weight at all; And we just ate some sweets during the Chinese New Year, and the flesh on our cheeks began to grow noticeably.

What a disgrace the heavens!

…………

On the fifteenth day of February in the twenty-third year of Tianxing, Shi Xiaohan, as usual, hurriedly finished eating six bowls of beef noodles in the canteen, and then rushed to the class of knife skills with the "Kunwu knife" on his back.

According to the request of the one-armed old man Hu Yun, she came half an hour earlier than the others.

And Hu Yun has been waiting here for a long time.

His hair was still unkempt, his clothes were in tatters, and his body smelled sour, like a flower child on the side of a vegetable market.

Only the peach-colored silk flower pinned to his chest, delicate and clean, incompatible with his whole outfit, looked abrupt, awkward, and ridiculous.

Before Hu Yun could speak, Shi Xiaohan took the initiative to take out the "Kunwu Knife" from the scabbard, held it tightly in his hand, and prepared to perform the knife style.

She was afraid that if her movements were a little slower, she would be scolded by Old Man Hu's harsh and mean.

But this time, Hu Yun unexpectedly waved his hand at her and stopped her move.

"Take the knife back first," he commanded lightly, "you try first, if you can smash the boulder with your fists." ”

Shi Xiaohan was quite puzzled by this-

The whole room is empty, where is there any trace of the so-called "boulder"?

But the next moment, Hu Yun snapped his fingers, and a large stone more than two feet high appeared in front of her out of thin air.

Next to it, Shi Xiaohan's body was set off more and more petite.

"It turns out that Mr. Hu has a space magic weapon on him." Shi Xiaohan was thoughtful.

She couldn't figure it out: since Old Man Hu had such a valuable item as a space magic weapon on his body, he shouldn't be short of money. But why did he wear such tattered clothes? Is this the so-called "personality of a superior person"?

Then she looked at the boulder beside her.

Shi Xiaohan didn't understand Hu Yun's intention of asking her to smash the boulder with her bare hands.

But as a student at the college, she was naturally required to follow her husband's instructions.

"You just use the power of your own body, don't use the true element." At this time, Old Man Hu narrowed his eyes and added.

Shi Xiaohan nodded.

She took a deep breath, concentrated all her strength on her fist, and slammed it into the boulder.

I only heard a "bang" sound, and countless dense cracks appeared on the surface of the stone in an instant, and then exploded, turning into countless debris and flying to the ground.

The whole room looked like it was snowing heavily.

Looking at the stone chips everywhere, Shi Xiaohan couldn't help but widen his eyes.

Although she knew that she had a lot of strength, and the people around her often said that she had brute strength, she never thought that she would be able to smash the boulder with just her physical strength and without using any True Yuan and martial arts moves.

"Not bad." Hu Yun praised her rarely, although his tone was very cold and his expression was very perfunctory.

He waved his hand, and the stone chips in the room disappeared without a trace in an instant.

Immediately afterwards, a copper pillar with a diameter of more than three feet and a height of more than two zhang appeared in front of Shi Xiaohan.

"You try again, attack this bronze pillar with your fist."

"Or just the strength of the body?"

"That's right."

Shi Xiaohan frowned, and his lips pursed into a line.

Then, as Hu Yun requested, she once again swung her fist to attack the thick copper pillar in front of her.

The moment her fist made contact with the pillar, she thought it would hurt.

But she didn't actually feel anything.

Instead, the hard-looking copper pillar was deeply dented.

A smile of appreciation appeared on Hu Yun's face.

His expression was like that of a discerning connoisseur, who, after a difficult search, finally saw a rare work of art.

"Sure enough," he said silently in his heart, "her constitution is indeed special. ”

Imperceptibly, Hu Yun muttered an obscure incantation from his mouth, like the language of the previous era, exuding an ancient atmosphere.

At the same time, on the back of Shi Xiaohan's neck, several complex words that looked like scars and crimson appeared.

It looks like a seal script, but the strokes are like the shape of a bird, which is quite artistic.

However, when Hu Yun's mantra was recited, these bird-like seal characters disappeared again.

The skin on the back of Shi Xiaohan's neck was still smooth and fair, without flaws, as if nothing had happened.

"Mr. Hu, what do I need to do next?" At this moment, Shi Xiaohan suddenly spoke.

Hu Yun was in a trance for a moment.

However, he quickly came back to his senses and instructed Shi Xiaohan lightly: "Show me the two tricks you practiced yesterday." ”

After Shi Xiaohan pulled out the "Kunwu Knife", he interjected again: "If I'm not mistaken, you are going to the South City Gate this afternoon to participate in the audition of the 'Luoshui Conference'?" ”

"Yes, Mr. Hu." Shi Xiaohan nodded in response.

"Behave well and don't embarrass me." Hu Yun said expressionlessly.

…………

Shi Xiaohan and her fellow student, Tao Xi, a talisman from the Exorcism Division, signed up for the audition of the "Luoshui Conference" together.

Although they all know that the "Luoshui Conference" is full of pride, there are young geniuses like Su Xiao and Zhao Yan who have been famous for a long time, as well as rising stars like Gu Xu.

With their qualifications and cultivation, it is difficult to achieve a ranking in the "Luoshui Conference".

But after all, they are high-spirited young people, and deep down they always have the idea of "becoming famous and known to the world" in their hearts, and they want to do their best to fight.

Moreover, since most of the students of Longmen Academy have already registered, the rest of them have been more or less affected by the herd mentality, which has also caused a public opinion in the academy similar to "only the cowards dare not participate in the competition".

Fortunately, Shi Xiaohan's audition process went very smoothly.

There were three rounds of auditions, which were held on February 15, 16 and 18.

The opponents she encountered in the first two rounds were only second-realm cultivators.

She only used one sword, and she successfully defeated the opponent.

And at the moment when she made a move, the official in charge of serving as the referee hurriedly stepped into the ring, using the true yuan to condense into a barrier in front of her, preventing her opponent from being seriously injured or even killed under her fierce knife intent.

The opponent in the third round was a little more difficult to deal with, and he was a third-realm body refining cultivator.

Shi Xiaohan slashed several times in a row before breaking the opponent's defense.

However, the other party's fist fell on Shi Xiaohan, but it was no threat to her, as if he was tickling her.

After the battle, this body refining cultivator stared at Shi Xiaohan with a straight gaze and asked her, "What kind of body refining exercises are you cultivating?" Is it a high-grade exercise? Why is there such a strong defense? ”

Shi Xiaohan was stunned for two seconds and replied, "What I cultivate is not the Body Cultivation Method. ”

The opponent said coldly: "If you don't want to tell others, you can choose not to say it, there is no need to lie to others." ”

Shi Xiaohan showed an innocent expression on his face: "But what I cultivate is really not a body refining method!" ”

The opponent snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Only Shi Xiaohan was left alone in the ring, accepting the cheers and cheers of everyone.

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