Chapter 16: Eight Years
On the way to the canteen, Xu Fan's eyes were a little wandering.
Li Haotian patted him on the shoulder and asked, "Xiaofan, are you okay?" ”
Xu Fan shook his head and didn't say anything, obviously not very interested.
The dining hall of the Floating Cloud Sword Sect is half a mile away from the west of the Zhenwu Palace, and the planning of the entire Floating Cloud Sword Sect is centered on the Zhenwu Palace, with the welcome square in front, the dining hall in the west, the accommodation place in the east, and the sword pool in the back mountain, that is, the place where the sword is practiced.
In order to exercise the survival ability of the disciples, whether it is accommodation or meals, it is up to the disciples to do it.
The accommodation was much simpler, and the courtyard where I was staying was cleaned by myself. When it comes to eating, more than 40 people are responsible for the day's food for every two people.
While eating in the canteen, Xu Fan and the others met the old man who swept the floor when they first climbed the Thousand Peaks.
I saw him eating alone in the corner, and the disciples gathered in groups.
Xu Fan and Li Haotian nodded and smiled at the old man, and said hello. The old man gently raised the chopsticks in his hand to show his salute in return.
Then, after serving the meal, the two chatted while eating.
Li Haotian put the chopsticks into the bowl, stared at Xu Fan, and asked, "Xiao Fan, when I came out of the ancestral hall, I felt that you were preoccupied, and I didn't say anything when I asked you just now, now can you answer what happened to me here?" ”
In fact, Xu Fan was extremely hesitant in his heart, according to the Ziyang Secret Book, if he opened up the second vein of Ren Du, then it would take a maximum of one year to cultivate the Ziyang Secret Book to Xiaocheng.
In addition, he has practiced the Water Dragon Yin Sword Technique for half a year, and he can also touch the Floating Cloud Sword Technique.
But the problem appeared here, at first, he was very puzzled why Xiangshi and Su He, they were all masters that Xu Fan had seen, but they didn't find his abnormality, but they all felt that his qualifications were ordinary.
This made him realize that he had some secrets in him that even he had never discovered.
The quick completion of divine skills has a fatal attraction for ordinary people, but for Xu Fan, he just wants to live a few more years.
But this matter can't be talked about to others, so Xu Fan is very distressed. I thought it was well hidden, but I didn't want Li Haotian to discover the abnormality.
He took the chopsticks, casually pulled them in the bowl a few times, and replied: "It's just that after reading the Ziyang cheats, I found that it didn't do much good for my illness." ”
casually made up a lie, which not only seemed reasonable, but also silently said sorry to Li Haotian in his heart.
Li Haotian raised his eyebrows, and said in a very atmospheric whisper: "Xiaofan, you don't have to worry, that liar said that you can live to be twenty years old, and there are still twelve years, I don't believe that I can't find a way to cure you." ”
Xu Fan smiled slightly and said, "Thank you, Haotian." ”
Li Haotian was about to say something, but suddenly saw another person next to him.
The two of them looked at each other, and a girl dressed in the costume of a disciple of the Floating Cloud Sword Sect stood beside them prettyly.
Li Haotian said: "Senior sister, is there something wrong?" ”
The two of them were the last to get started, so the others were all senior brothers or senior sisters, and when they were in the Zhenwu Hall in the morning, they found out that the Floating Cloud Sword Sect had female disciples.
The girl was about ten years old, with bright eyes and bright teeth, and her crooked eyes smiled like a crescent moon, but for some reason Xu Fan's heart suddenly jumped, and there was a trace of discomfort on her face.
I only heard the girl open her mouth slightly, and her voice was crisp and pleasant: "Two junior brothers, can I sit down and eat with you?" ”
Xu Fan glanced up at her, and then snorted, but he didn't dare to look at her.
Then I was secretly angry in my heart, she is not a man-eating monster, what are you afraid of her doing?
So he raised his head again, looked at her with wide eyes, and pulled up the rice with a hum, which was very funny.
Li Haotian watched it funny from the side, but because of his brother's face, he just smiled slightly and said politely: "Senior sister, please take a seat." ”
The girl sat down, she took a small sip, and said, "I know you, today's new disciples, Li Haotian and Xu Fan. My name is Nian Shuiyin, half a year earlier than you, if it takes some time, you should know that I was a little junior sister before you came, and I will be a little senior sister after you come, hehe. ”
Everyone introduced themselves, and Xu Fan couldn't patronize the meal, so he had to respond: "Senior Sister Nian is good." ”
Nian Shuiyin looked at the two new junior disciples, and felt that the name Xu Fan was more interesting.
Although Li Haotian looks much more handsome, he is obviously a little arrogant about his lack of interest, and he doesn't bother to take care of himself except for calling his senior sister at the beginning.
"You don't know, there are only three female disciples in our Floating Cloud Sword Sect, and after I started, they were all led by Senior Sister Xu Yunyun and Senior Sister Zhang Ying. For the sake of convenience, Master specially let us live in the front courtyard. Today, it is Senior Sister Xu and Senior Sister Zhang's turn to cook, so I am the only one left to eat. Senior Sister Xu has a weak temperament, Senior Sister Zhang is very strict, I am the youngest, and I usually don't have a companion to talk to, it just so happens that you appeared, I will often look for you in the future, okay? ”
Xu Fan knew that Senior Sister Xu, who had the same surname as herself, and that Senior Sister Zhang had seen two female disciples today. And the Nian Shuiyin in front of her, if she didn't know her, with her height one head taller than Xu Fan, Xu Fan would not have thought that she was still a girl.
"If you want to come over, just come over, I looked through the door rules and precepts, and it didn't say that disciples were not allowed to interact with each other." Xu Fan said seriously.
Li Haotian rolled his eyes on the side, he knew why Xu Fan was like this.
He has lived in Yaoshan Town since he was a child, and his peers are all men, and the only woman is a snot girl who is two years younger than him, so naturally he will not have other ideas.
Now I meet Nian Shuiyin, her body is full of youthful atmosphere, and she is lively and cute, as the first girl Xu Fan has seen in her life, it is understandable that her mind is abnormal.
Nian Shuiyin grinned and said, "Senior Brother Xu is really an interesting person. ”
After hearing this, Xu Fan's already upturned head turned red instantly, and even he didn't know why.
I only felt that my heartbeat suddenly accelerated, as if the backlash of the heart veins had reappeared.
After eating, the three of them went to wash the dishes and chopsticks together and walked out of the dining hall.
Nian Shuiyin knew that the two of them were going to the ancestral hall to read the cheats, so she waved goodbye with a smile: "Two junior brothers, see you in the afternoon." ”
When he saw Nian Shuiyin turn around and leave, Xu Fan felt a faint sense of loss in his heart, mixed with a little expectation.
I don't know where the loss starts, but the expectation is very clear, and the expectation is dinner.
He shook his head and muttered quietly: How did it become a rice bucket?
Li Haotian on the side knew it, and laughed a few times, which made Xu Fan confused.
Just when he stepped into the ancestral hall again, Xu Fan figured it out, since neither the Bodhicitta Sutra nor the Water Dragon Yin Sword Technique could be shown, then he would use the Purple Sun Secret Book and the Floating Cloud Sword Technique as his own means, in order to hide his clumsiness, it was a big deal to slow down his cultivation.
There are many skills that do not pressure the body, and one more martial arts at the bottom of the box can also have more protection.
Under Wei Mian's gaze, the two teenagers looked at the cheats again.
In fact, both Xu Fan and Li Haotian had already remembered it, but Li Haotian was worried that Xu Fan didn't remember, so he accompanied him to continue reading.
And Xu Fan also had the same idea, so the two of them looked at it for another afternoon.
And so on and so forth, and just like that, the time of January passed quickly.
Wei Mian opened the drawer and put the two books inside, and then said to Xu Fan and the two: "No matter how much you remember, you will never have a chance to read them in the future." In the future, your focus should be on swordsmanship, and you will go to the back mountain every morning to practice swordsmanship with your senior brothers, and practice on your own in the afternoon. ”
Li Haotian has a more outgoing personality, Xu Fan is a little honest, and even has an inferiority complex that he didn't even notice.
"Senior Brother Wei, I've always had a question, I wonder if Senior Brother can answer it for me?"
Wei Mian glanced at Li Haotian, he knew that although the master had not appeared in front of the two brothers for a month, he valued Li Haotian very much in his heart.
Otherwise, with his iron-faced and selfless nature, how could he say one more sentence: Give me a good life to look at Li Haotian.
Wei Mian cherished the words like gold and said, "You ask." ”
Li Haotian said: "The Ziyang Secret Book and the Floating Cloud Sword Technique are the mastery of the Zhenfang Sect, so they are placed in the ancestral hall at will, what if they are lost?" ”
Wei Mian still had a cold face that had not changed for thousands of years, and said: "The ancestral hall is the most sacred and solemn place in this gate, and it is dedicated to the ancestors of the past dynasties. Since the Ziyang Secret Book and the Floating Cloud Sword Technique were created by the Ziyang Zhenren, they should naturally always accompany him, which is something that all the disciples in the sect know. Not only you, but also I asked Master at the beginning. It's just that the old man said that since he joined our sect, his heart is extremely tenacious. In addition, with the introduction of identity, it is also clear whether the disciple's life experience is innocent. What's more, one month is enough for the disciples in the sect to probe the details according to the identity of the new disciples, so that the possibility of traitors will be eliminated. Finally, the rules in the door can only be read for a month, and after a month, you are not allowed to enter the ancestral hall without permission, including me. Moreover, the ancestors of the past generations are not general, and they have long been full of organs in this ancestral hall, and if they meet a young person, they will definitely make him have no return. Inside this small house, there are already dozens of bones buried here. ”
Listening to Wei Mian's unemotional words, Xu Fan and Li Haotian naturally did not think that the dozens of corpses and bones were the ancestors of the past dynasties, but only those who wanted to seize the treasure.
They glanced around, and for the first time felt that the place was a little cold, as if a cold wind was constantly blowing through their necks.
Shivered inexplicably, Li Haotian and Xu Fan didn't want to stay longer for a moment, and after saying goodbye to Wei Mian, they walked out of the ancestral hall together.
Until this time, Li Haotian asked with a slight twist: "Xiao Fan, have you memorized the two cheats?" ”
After seeing Xu Fan nodded, Li Haotian stretched out his hand and put it on Xu Fan's shoulder, and whispered: "I have already thought about it, if you don't remember, I will recite it to you every day." ”
Xu Fan's eyes widened and exclaimed: "Haotian, there is a precept in the door rules, you must not give it to each other privately, aren't you afraid of punishment?" ”
Li Haotian smiled indifferently, and his voice was fluttering: "As long as it's good to you, the door rules are a fart." ”
Knowing Li Haotian's temperament, Xu Fan's heart warmed, and he didn't say anything more, so he and Li Haotian went straight to the Houshan Sword Pool.
Because there was still half an hour before noon, it was not yet time to eat, and the two of them had nothing to do, so they wanted to see the senior brothers practice swordsmanship with their own eyes.
Before I got to the front, I heard a coquettish voice: Look at the sword!
Li Haotian calmly dodged, he knew that the other party was not coming at him.
I saw a figure suddenly jump in front of him, holding a wooden sword, the man pulled out a few sword flowers, and finally the wooden sword stopped on Xu Fan's shoulder.
Xu Fan was taken aback at first, but after hearing the voice, he also relaxed his mind.
Because he knows who the owner of this voice is.
Who else is there if you don't read the sound of water?
In a month's time, Nian Shuiyin has become very familiar with Xu Fan and them, and one of her hobbies is to occasionally flirt with Xu Fan.
Xu Fan knew the fact that Nian Shuiyin's qualifications were the worst among all the senior brothers.
For half a year, I didn't even learn some of the most basic sword moves of the Floating Cloud Sword Technique. Ziyang cheats are even more impossible to mention, according to her words, women belong to yin, and it is very important to cultivate yang qi, not to mention that the man at the beginning is naked, she is ashamed to watch.
Now, after the identification of Su He and Wei Mian, there is another one with the worst qualifications: Xu Fan.
Anyway, he was born with a dead pulse, and if he was cut off from his heart, he would not be able to open up the eight veins of the Qi Sutra, so naturally he would not be able to cultivate his internal strength, and he could only practice swordsmanship like Nian Shuiyin.
Li Haotian thought about justifying Xu Fan's name, but he was stopped, anyway, Xu Fan didn't want to be a peerless master, so others could see it as they liked.
"Senior sister spare your life!"
Xu Fan shouted very knowingly.
"Giggles......
Seeing that Xu Fan was very cooperative with himself, Nian Shuiyin let out a string of silver bell-like laughter.
The laughter drifted into Xu Fan's ears and rippled in the young man's heart, only to feel that it would be good if this life was like this.
Nian Shuiyin put away the wooden sword and asked, "Has your January period expired?" ”
Xu Fan and Li Haotian nodded.
Nian Shuiyin looked around, saw that no one noticed this, and asked in a low voice, "Then how much have you memorized the cheats?" ”
Li Haotian said casually: "I don't remember much, I almost forgot it." ”
Xu Fan thought for a moment in his heart, showed a sincere smile, scratched his head and said: "The Ziyang cheats are too profound, I can't understand them directly, so now I don't have anything in my mind except to remember this cover." ”
Nian Shuiyin jumped up excitedly, overflowing with joy, and said, "I'll just say it, it's so difficult to remember." ”
Then he thought that it was a bit hurtful to say this, stuck out his tongue, and said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." ”
Li Haotian smiled, but Xu Fan hurriedly waved his hand and said, "It's okay, I don't blame you." ”
Hearing this, Li Haotian turned his head to look at him, and a trace of inexplicable meaning flashed in his eyes, but Xu Fan's attention was on Nian Shuiyin at this time, so he naturally didn't notice it.
"Let's go, I'll take you over to watch my senior sister and my brothers practice swords."
As he spoke, Nian Shuiyin took Xu Fan's little hand and ran towards the center of the back mountain.
At the moment when the hands touched, the soft touch made Xu Fan and Nian Shuiyin's hearts throb, and Xu Fan's eyes were flustered and happy.
Although Nian Shuiyin in front did not look back, the crimson that quietly climbed up his cheeks undoubtedly explained everything.
Li Haotian followed behind them for a long time and smiled softly.
Watching the senior brothers holding long swords or constantly chopping and practicing sword moves on the martial arts field in the back mountain, or fighting in pairs to learn from each other, the young three just stood like that, watching, and learning.
In this way, a full eight cold and summer have passed in a flash......