Chapter 288: Master and Apprentice Talk at Night

The wind is like a rising tide, slapping on the oil-paper window, the paper window is reflected by the moonlight, revealing the color of mica, Xiao Yu extinguished the light, pushed open a window, and quietly looked downstairs, in the quiet night, the boy and girl walked slowly around the sword field.

The sword field has been arranged, with colorful flags, gongs and drums, and the weapon racks are covered with cloth, and the cloth is covered with snow.

Lin Shouxi thought that Xiaoyu's parents would come, but Xiaoyu said that his parents were very busy and were planning big things in Shenshou Mountain.

Lin Shouxi couldn't help but think of her mother-in-law, those pale glass-colored eyes seemed to hide a secret as a starry sky, which was unforgettable.

It was not Chu Yingchan or Xiao He who was hanging out in the night with Lin Shouxi, but Mu Shijing.

Mu Shijing is still wearing the backless black dress, she is holding her delicate bun, fixing a wooden hairpin, holding a book in one hand, and flipping through the newspaper of the Shenshan Mansion with the other, frowning when her eyebrows are soothing.

"There's something wrong with this goddess list." Mu Shijing said.

"Why did Miss Mu say that?" Lin Shouxi asked.

"Xiao He, this girl is seventeen years old, and she hasn't really opened up yet, and the realm is also with me, huh...... Similarly, why can it be at the top of the list of goddesses? Mu Shijing bit his lip, a little unconvinced.

"Xiao He is already beautiful and moving, not to mention that he still has snow hair, which is extremely rare, and rare things are expensive, it is said that when Si Duxue was born, he also entrenched himself at the top of the list for a long time." Lin Shouxi smiled and said.

Mu Shijing did not respond.

"Miss Mu, this is not as good as others, jealous of Xiaohe?" Lin Shouxi's words are unforgiving.

"I didn't." Mu Shijing slowly picked up the newspaper, put it in his arms, his expression moved, and said: "You just said that scarcity is expensive, is it that Sister Xiaohe is something that can be disposed of at will in your heart?" ”

Lin Shouxi was too lazy to raise the bar with her, and directly offered the silver hairpin given by Gong Yu, Mu Shijing saw the silver hairpin as if he saw the master, and closed his lips stupidly.

Lin Shouxi took back the silver hairpin, thinking to himself, I can't dispose of Xiao He at will, and I can't dispose of you?

"By the way, why do you always find me? Did you secretly use some evil methods against me? Mu Shijing asked.

Tonight, she found a corner to practice secretly, and was caught by Lin Shouxi, who was wandering around, although she was used to it, she was inevitably a little unconvinced, and there was a feeling that everything was under the control of others.

"It's not me who found you, it's it." Lin Shouxi patted the scabbard of the Zhan Palace on his waist.

Mu Shijing was stunned for a moment, and then woke up to the fact that it was the death certificate that exposed her whereabouts.

"This broken sword is becoming more and more disobedient." Mu Shijing sighed.

"If you don't like it, pay me back." Lin Shouxi said.

"I won't give it to you." Mu Shijing's words were quiet, and she protected the sword in her arms, for fear that Lin Shouxi would sacrifice the silver hairpin again and take it by skill.

Lin Shouxi and Mu Shijing continued to walk around the sword field, the bright moon was still hanging in the sky, and the snow was falling in pieces.

"In the middle of the night, why don't you accompany your little wife who is the number one on the goddess list, what are you doing outside?" Mu Shijing asked in a sarcastic tone.

"I want to get in the door, too." Lin Shouxi sighed.

"What was the reason for being kicked out this time?" Mu Shijing asked with interest.

Lin Shouxi said that Xiao He had promised to accompany him well tonight, but between the jade bed and brocade quilt, Xiao He keenly found that on the night she left, his Ding Huo had been cultivated to the color of Xuanzi, and he was angry, so he drove him out again.

Mu Shijing listened, giggled, laughed and laughed, she saw Lin Shouxi with a straight face, she couldn't help but restrain her smile, and said, "You want to use Shizun to press me again?" ”

"I press you still need a master? I just don't want to bully the weak. Lin Shouxi said.

"Bullying the weak?" Mu Shijing has never been treated like this since he was a child, and his heart is angry, "Lin Shouxi, you ......"

"What am I?" Lin Shouxi asked.

Mu Shijing didn't continue to say, she didn't want to give Lin Shouxi a chance to beat herself upright, what she should do now should be to lie down and taste the guts, work hard, and endure the hidden minions.

"By the way, why did you hide in that ring a year ago and sneak with us?" Lin Shouxi asked the question he had been curious about for a long time.

"I ......"

Mu Shijing chuckled in her heart, and couldn't give an answer, after hesitating, she raised her head, raised her voice, and said, "Are you embarrassed to mention it?" Outside the Snow Temple that night, you are so light and thin as me, I haven't settled accounts with you yet! ”

"You should be glad I didn't do anything more excessive." Lin Shouxi said lightly.

"You ......" Mu Shijing pointed at him, snorted, turned his head, and said, "Shameless villain!" ”

Obviously, Mu Shijing didn't want to continue on this topic, she couldn't tell Lin Shouxi about the Passion of the Holy Son anyway, after scolding, she lowered her head, but she couldn't help but think of the content of the manuscript, although she had a pretty face, she was already jade cheeks and her snow neck was red.

In fact, at the night of Guangning Temple, Lin Shouxi had already learned about the manuscript from Xiao He's mouth, and he was shocked when he first heard it, first, he was amazed at Sanhua Cat's promise, and secondly, he didn't expect that Mu Shijing not only tore it up in a fit of anger, but also kept it by his side.

Mu Shijing quickened her pace and walked in front, she turned her back to Lin Shouxi, and she also took advantage of the situation to expose a large area of skin on her back, elegant and graceful, the girl in the black dress seemed to be aware of the sight behind her, she reached behind her neck and pulled out the wooden hairpin.

The girl's dark hair had grown past her waist and hung down to her hips, and as she walked, her long hair gently patted her hips, like a gentle tide that fluctuated.

Lin Shouxi had nothing to do, so he quietly followed her and walked for a while.

Since helping her apply medicine that day, Mu Shijing's attitude has eased a lot towards him, and he is no longer like a little hedgehog, he has to stab him every word before stopping.

As he walked, the light snow stopped again.

"Alright, don't follow me." Mu Shijing stopped and said.

"Huh?"

Lin Shouxi was not surprised by this sentence, but when she said this, her tone was unusually gentle.

I saw Mu Shijing tilting his head slightly and looking at the tallest building in this mansion.

It was Xiao Yu's residence, the lights were out, and it was dark.

"Let's go see Xiaoyu." Mu Shijing said: "She seems to be very sad. ”

"How do you know?" Lin Shouxi asked.

At this time, Xiaoyu should be asleep.

"Feeling." Mu Shijing said firmly.

On the night before the monthly exam, Xiao Yu was nervous and insomnia, which was also reasonable, Lin Shouxi did not doubt him, thinking of the scene of the little girl facing the night with her knees alone, she felt pity, and planned to chat with Xiao Yu and guide her.

Outside the sword field, Lin Shouxi said goodbye to Mu Shijing and walked towards Xiao Yu's boudoir.

When he walked downstairs, Lin Shouxi stopped and looked back.

Mu Shijing stood on the sword field and was also looking towards this.

The eaves of each other are covered with severe frost, the jade trees are in the wind, the green tiles are filled with crystal snow, the shadows flowing on the snow are the moonlight sprinkled by the sky, the moon is so far away, as if it is still hanging in another world, the girl in the black dress stands gracefully, clear and beautiful, and the snow-colored moon shadow is not as beautiful as her eyebrows and eyes.

It was only a moment when his eyes staggered, and in the blink of an eye, Mu Shijing had already walked away with his hands behind his back.

Lin Shouxi slowly walked upstairs.

The boudoir of whispering is on the top floor.

He soon came to the door, and was about to knock when he found it open.

Is it really as Mu Shijing said, Xiaoyu can't sleep late at night and has been waiting for himself?

He entered the door quietly.

There is no light inside the door.

Lifting the hanging gauze tent, the couch was empty, only the quilt was neatly folded.

Did Xiao Yu go to sleep in the attic again...... Lin Shouxi dropped the veil tent, ready to go from the small ladder in the room to the private attic of Xiaoyu, he had just stepped on the stairs, and in the house, a fairy voice sounded coldly:

"Xiaoyu just fell asleep, don't bother her."

Lin Shouxi's body stiffened, and when he looked back, there was a person sitting on the desk, who was leaning against the window, and the paper window with the cold moonlight outlined her tall and proud figure very lightly...... He had been in the house for so long that he hadn't been able to notice her existence.

The fairy sound fell, the candle flame was lit, and a bean lamp flame illuminated her snow fur, and she sat in the shadow of the red light, and the autumn water's long eyes were revealing the dark glass color.

"Master, Master?" Lin Shouxi was taken aback: "Why are you here?" ”

……

Northern Polar.

The long night is still the same, the stars are flowing, Si Duxue kneels on the smooth back of the giant whale, her snow-white delicate body is covered with beautiful frost, she huddles her knees, and the tips of her toes are shining with snow, like jade.

She looked out at the sea, and in the icy ocean, the giant whale brought up a very wide triangular water pattern, and in the water pattern, the glowing fish followed in a swarm, like a subject following the monarch.

The whale docked on the shore.

Si Duxue put on the silk clothes and pants dried with true qi again, put on soft boots, jumped onto the shore, and waved goodbye to the behemoth artifact.

The whale let out a low chant.

It leaps out of the water again, flapps its winged fins, and then leaps back into the ice, disappearing into the waves.

Si Duxue found that the giant whale had blood marks on its abdomen, which were the marks of claw bites...... Is there any creature in this sea that can harm the king of the ice ocean?

The whale drifted away in the midst of its chanting.

In the blue-purple sky, the aurora bends like the skirt of a goddess.

Si Duxue stepped on the long snow steps and walked into the temple on the top of the snow-capped mountain, this temple is extremely ancient, each brick is engraved with ancient characters, it is hard to imagine how these millions of bricks and tiles are fired in such a low temperature, and who piles them up.

Si Duxue thought that there was a king living in this temple, and no matter what, there should be a king's remains, but this place was empty, only the infinite black.

But Si Duxue was not disappointed, she walked through the door-like temple, stopped on the cliff at the end of the long road, and overlooked, surrounded by ice peaks and snow-capped mountains, there was a dark ancient city, the ancient city was not made of stones, they were built by black ice.

Standing on the temple, it was difficult for Si Duxue to see the specific appearance of this city, it was like a long-abandoned ruin, gloomy and cold, it was the abode of demons abandoned by the world, such an ancient city was definitely not built by people, in fact, human footprints have not yet reached this polar ice field.

The city of Doom, this is the city of Doom where the legend says it hides the oldest secrets!

Si Duxue didn't expect that she really came here.

It took a long time for her to retract her gaze from this dark and desolate ancient city, and in the sky, there were endless brilliant auroras, these lights were like belts, arcs, and rings, they were intertwined and surrounded by each other, like an intricate psychedelic palace.

Si Duxue never thought that there was such a place in this world.

She walked down the ice wall along the temple, leaping into the white ice peak, as vigorous and agile as a fox, among the ice peaks, Si Duxue saw countless long insects buried deep in the snow, their surface was full of viscous liquid, teeth like human teeth, they should be the guardians here, but they were also hibernating, did not attack.

After stepping on extremely thick snow, after a long trek of several hours, Si Duxue finally came to the front of the city of Doom.

She walked into this mysterious ancient city.

Si Duxue stopped and looked at the scene in front of her, extremely shocked.

When she looked at the temple, she thought that these bulging black ice were buildings, but when she got closer, she realized that they were one tall statue after another, these statues she did not recognize, but the statues had their names written on them, and they were all famous people in history.

In front of each ice sculpture, there was a confusing atmosphere, and Si Duxue stretched out her hand closer and felt the heat.

"It's incense." The voice in my heart spoke.

"Incense?"

"Well, incense, the incense of the saints, the worship of the saints by mortals will turn into incense and gather here."

"What's the use of it?" Si Duxue asked.

"It's useless."

Answering her was another voice, this one came from the end of the statue, ancient and heavy: "Incense is a burden for them, the most dazzling doctrine of them has stood on a high place as soon as it appears, and in the next hundred years, these doctrines have been divided among the major families, reduced to family learning, annotated and distorted over and over again, becoming more and more empty and mysterious, the Buddha has become the worship of the golden idol, and the Tao has become a fairy refining medicine for traveling in the mountains and seas, and there will be no more progress in the millennium, this is the curse of the Heavenly Way to them, if you want to see them, you can touch the ice statue, But only one can be seen. ”

Si Duxue looked at the source of the voice, where stood a strange being, it was an octopus lying on the bronze door, with a mouth full of words.

Si Duxue has no interest in seeing the saint, for no other reason, because she is not familiar.

"Who are you?" Si Duxue asked.

"I am the life that guards this gate." The octopus entrenched in the bronze door, like the lock of the bronze door, and it said, "I am weak, you can easily kill me, but it is meaningless, the way of heaven can fabricate countless me." ”

"Where does this door lead?" Si Duxue continued to ask.

"To the center of the earth, the real center of the earth." Octopus said.

"What's in the center of the earth?" Si Duxue asked.

"I don't know."

"So where do I go next?" Si Duxue asked again.

"You don't have to go anywhere." The octopus said: "You came by coincidence, much more coincidentally than the last one who came here, when that person came, the old Buddha was still alive, and now it is destroyed, and the Heavenly Dao needs a successor." ”

"That's why I'm here." Si Duxue's guess was confirmed.

"Then eat the fruit, it's a reward for those who arrive here." Octopus said.

"Dao Guo?"

Si Duxue was puzzled, in the long sky, the aurora dimmed, revealing the secret hidden behind, that is, two long golden chains, they coiled around the same central axis, forming a double helix structure, it was hidden in the sky, like the shackles that imprisoned the world, and also like the source of all secrets.

The golden light sprinkled, and three fruits appeared in front of Si Duxue's body, and she touched one of them, but only encountered a phantom.

"This one has been eaten by the last person who came here, and it symbolizes reincarnation." The octopus was like a babbling old man, "These three Dao Fruits represent the Netherworld, Reincarnation, and Immortality respectively, which is the highest and strongest power in the eyes of mortals, but it is actually not new...... Choose one and swallow it, from now on, you will be walking the heavenly way of the world, and it is the honor of the heavenly way to have a beautiful walker like you...... You should be beautiful, I'm not human, I'm not sure how humans perceive beauty. ”

Si Duxue grabbed the 'Netherworld', clenched it in her hand, and swallowed it in one gulp.

The octopus let out a very light sigh as he congratulated the red-haired goddess on her enlightenment.

It deceived this goddess, but in fact, she didn't come at the right time, because the Heavenly Dao had already begun to collapse......

……

Chang'an City.

The national teacher walked into a huge courtyard, and in the center of the courtyard was a complex wooden structure, which was a giant red lotus lantern, where thousands of craftsmen were busy all night to build this lotus lantern.

During the Lantern Banquet of the Shangyuan Festival, His Majesty will summon the world's heroes to go to Chang'an, at that time, this lotus lantern will be lit and bloom, implying good fortune in the world.

This is an unprecedented pomp and circumstance, and no one dares to neglect it.

The national teacher personally supervised the construction of the lotus lantern and went out to watch the stars.

After a long time, one of his students couldn't help but ask, "Did the gentleman see something?" ”

The national teacher shook his head and said, "Tomorrow will be fine." ”

……

……

Xiao He tiptoed out of the door, stopped by the window of Chu Yingchan's room, put her ears close to the window, stared and listened, frowned, she went to Mu Shijing's room again, listened carefully, but to no avail.

"Not with these two little goblins, but where did they go?" Xiao He muttered to himself.

She searched around, and finally moved and looked at Xiaoyu's boudoir.

Sure enough, the lights were on.

It turned out that I was looking for a little apprentice...... Xiao He breathed a sigh of relief, she felt that Lin Shouxi was not as good as a beast and would not be able to attack such an immature apprentice, so she went back to the house.

At the same time, whispering in the boudoir.

Gong Yu gently closed the window.

She didn't apply fat powder, but her lips were red and her eyebrows were beautiful.

"I have nothing to do, come and see Xiaoyu for the teacher, but you, what are you doing in the middle of the night in your apprentice's boudoir?" Gong Yu asked.

"I ......"

Lin Shouxi didn't know how to explain, could it be Miss Mu's feelings? That's ridiculous. He thought for a moment, and finally said, "There will be a competition tomorrow, and I am afraid that the apprentice will be nervous, so I plan to discuss some tactics with her...... I underestimated her. ”

Gong Yu listened to it, couldn't help but smile, and said, "It's really insidious and cunning to rely on tactics to win in a month." ”

Lin Shouxi smiled and didn't explain anything.

"Okay, don't stick there, come to the teacher's side." Gong Yu beckoned.

Lin Shouxi sat down beside her, uneasy.

It was by no means the first time he had been so close to Gong Yu, but this time was different from the past, even if this great fairy smiled and smiled softly, he could still feel an invisible coercion, which was the pride of the human god realm and all living beings.

Lin Shouxi suddenly had a feeling - she didn't come to find Xiaoyu, but to see herself.

"Do you think I'm a qualified master?" Gong Yu asked softly.

"Of course." Lin Shouxi replied without thinking.

"Really?" Gong Yu smiled lightly.

"Why should I lie to my ancestor?" Lin Shouxi said seriously.

Gong Yu's smile faded, she was silent for a long time, and said, "What if...... I mean, if you were my master, and you saw me teaching my disciples like that, would you blame me? ”

Lin Shouxi was stunned for a moment, thinking that this is still the need to ask, if you are my apprentice, I will be the first to avenge Yingchan...... But he was very sincere on the surface, and said: "Naturally not, outsiders may think that the master is domineering and arrogant, but only those who are really close know the good of the master." If I were your master, I would only be proud of you. ”

Gong Yu listened, the corners of her lips smiled again, she narrowed her clear and misty eyes, and smiled charmingly.

"That's fine." She said.

The two sat on the desk, with a candle flame in between, Gong Yu looked down at the flickering candlelight, her clothes were half open, and she saw the snow slightly, she lazily lowered her eyelids, and chatted with Lin Shouxi, Lin Shouxi thought that she would talk to him about some things about the cultivation of the Great Dao, but she didn't think that what Gong Yu said to him was mostly trivial and trivial things in life.

Gong Yu also taught him how to instruct his apprentices, and pointed out his many shortcomings in education, such as being too gentle with his apprentices and being more severe.

Lin Shouxi agreed on the surface, but shook his head in his heart.

As they spoke, the two talked about the southbound journey.

"That trip south was the most unforgettable experience I have had in 200 years." Gong Yu said lightly: "It has nothing to do with identity, and it feels really good to live and die with people, as if we are repairing a dilapidated and leaky boat together, and driving to the other side in the wind and rain...... It's a pity that I'm afraid it will be difficult to have it in the future. ”

Lin Shouxi listened and nodded slightly.

He also can't forget that experience, at that time, although the ancestor had no cultivation, but by her side, he could always feel unspeakably at ease, and it was also this trip to the south that let him know that the ancestor was not cold, when the temple was broken, he felt that what he was embracing was a burning charcoal fire.

Through the firelight, Gong Yu stared at Lin Shouxi for a long time, but finally turned into a sigh.

"It's a pity you're too young." Gong Yu smiled.

Lin Shouxi didn't understand why the ancestor suddenly said such a sentence, if this was what Chu Chu said, then tonight must be a sleepless night, but the ancestor was above, he didn't dare to think nonsense at all.

Seeing Lin Shouxi's slightly embarrassed appearance, Gong Yu shook his head lightly and laughed again.

Tonight, she was very happy, rarely happy.

"Okay, after calculating the favor, it's time to settle accounts with my good disciple grandson." Gong Yu restrained his smile.

"Reckoning?" Lin Shouxi was stunned.

"Yes, you were beaten so many times on your shoulder, and you forced you to say so many begging words, do you want to forget it? Well? Gong Yu asked coldly.

"This ...... Master, this is a matter of urgency. Lin Shouxi said helplessly.

"In a hurry?" Gong Yu shook his head and said, "I'm tired of hearing this word. ”

Then, Lin Shouxi lost his mind and was pressed on the table by this master.

"Master...... You, what do you want to do? Lin Shouxi was very nervous.

Gong Yu made a silent gesture and said, "In Xiao Yu's heart, your image is complete, and you don't want to wake her up and let her see you like this, right?" ”

Lin Shouxi shook his head, and said that he was suffering.

Early in the morning, when Lin Shouxi escaped from Xiaoyu's boudoir, he was disheveled.

Mu Shijing happened to bump into him, took a few steps back, looked him up and down, and scolded angrily after being shocked: "Beast! ”

In fact, Gong Yu was just teasing him, and he didn't do anything out of the ordinary, but this teasing lasted for half the night, draining his spirit.

Lin Shouxi looked at Mu Shijing's back as he walked away quickly, and he couldn't explain anything.

He took a deep breath and looked up at the sky.

On the ninth day of November, the wind and the sun are beautiful.

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