Chapter 2: Uninvited Guests
Python Mountain.
The outer gate of the Sword Gate Sect is stationed.
Coming out of the bounty building and completing the task of exterminating the Black Wind Village, Dugu Yu gained another thirty contribution points, but looking at the jade plate engraved with the number six hundred and eighty-nine in his hand, he couldn't help frowning.
There is less than a month left until the end of the three-year period, and according to the speed at which he completes the task and earns contribution points, there are only a dozen contributions a day on average.
And when Dugu Yu is doing tasks, there are often people who deliberately make trouble, if it continues like this, he will definitely not have time to reach a thousand contribution points within the time limit.
Seeing his young master's frowning appearance, Lingling, who was worried about the young master's worries, stood beside Dugu Yu dejectedly, secretly hating that his brain was not smart enough and he couldn't think of a way to help his young master.
Lingling thought in her heart that she wanted to say something to comfort her young master, but before she could speak, a particularly yin and yang voice sounded:
"Oh, who should I be so short-sighted, I dare to stand at the door of the bounty building to block the way, it turned out to be a busy man among our outer disciples, Dugu Yu who sees the head and the tail."
"I haven't seen you for so many days, I thought you had already left the sect on your own initiative, and it seems that you haven't given up yet."
With the sound of speaking, seven or eight outer disciples surrounded a white-clothed young man with an ordinary-looking face with a sarcastic smile on his face, and a group of people stood in front of Dugu Yu and Lingling, blocking their way out of the bounty building.
This white-clothed young man's name is Zheng Nan, although he is not very talented, and he is also an outer disciple, but his own brother Zheng Xu is an inner disciple who was directly accepted by the elders of the Sword Sect.
"Do you know you regret it now?"
Pretending to flap the sleeves of his shirt that were not dusty a few times, Zheng Nan stared at Dugu Yu's eyes and said triumphantly:
"I told you at the beginning, don't toast or eat and drink, my brother is a peerless genius who was directly admitted to the inner door by Elder Bai."
"It is a great blessing for you that he has given you the opportunity to follow him! As long as you are willing to be obedient and do things for me seriously, and let you also worship under Elder Bai's door, that is not a matter of my brother's words? β
"You can pull it down!"
Lingling was like a fried little female cat, blocking Dugu Yu's body with some teeth and claws, and shouted viciously: "What a joke! My young master is a real dragon and phoenix among people, how could he go to your younger brother as an entourage? β
"Huh? Dragons and phoenixes among people? Is he worthy? β
Zheng Nan did not hide the disdain in his eyes, he looked at Lingling, who had a good face and a delicate figure, and couldn't help but speak:
"Little maid, I see that you also have a bit of a look, it is better to follow me, don't worry, I must know how to please girls better than Dugu Yu, hehehe!"
"Joke! Do you deserve it? β
Lingling used his way of being a person to treat his body, and said with great disdain: "You don't pee like yourself, let me follow you?" Am I blind? β
"You! How dare you talk to me like that! β
Zheng Nan was furious, his face turned red with anger, he raised his hand and pointed at Lingling, his eyes seemed to be about to erupt with fire.
"Alright, alright."
Dugu Yu stood in front of Lingling, smiled perfunctorily at Zheng Nan and him, and said, "Lingling is just joking, Senior Brother Zheng won't take it seriously, right?" β
As he spoke, Dugu Yu's gaze swept over the outer disciples who were following Zheng Dongxu, he couldn't help but shake his head, and said lightly:
"I'm sorry for you to let me follow your brother, I'm used to being free, I really can't help it, and I'm not used to being a dog for others."
"Dugu Yu! What do you mean by that? β
"Damn, who are you scolding dogs!"
"Arrogance! It's really arrogant, you really dare to say anything! β
Hearing Dugu Yu's words, those outer disciples who were clustered around Zheng Xudong, the expressions on their faces were ugly, they stared at Dugu Yu deadly, if their eyes could kill, Dugu Yu was afraid that there would be no scum left.
However, disciples are not allowed to do anything at will in the Sword Sect, and violators will be directly expelled from the Sword Sect, these people don't dare to do anything, they can only look at Dugu Yu with anger.
"Good! Very good! β
Zheng Xudong laughed angrily, he glanced at Dugu Yu deeply, and said coldly: "Then I want to see if you can be so tough when you reach the day when you are about to be driven out of the Sword Sect!" With that, he left with a crowd of people in a rage.
In the blink of an eye, it was getting late.
At night, in a small courtyard specially built by the Sword Sect for the outer disciples to live.
"Young master, you don't have to pay attention to them!"
Lingling, who was standing at the door of the room, raised her little fist with confidence and cheered for Dugu Yu: "As the old saying goes, there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, don't worry, young master!" Contributing something is a small problem, and we will definitely solve it smoothly! β
Compared to Lingling, Dugu Yu's face obviously didn't have so much confidence, but he didn't hit Lingling, but nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, what you said is very right, we will definitely have a way." β
As the night deepened, Dugu Yu asked Lingling to go back to the small courtyard where he lived, and the Sword Sect assigned their own small courtyards to the servants who followed the disciples of the sect into the Sword Sect.
After Lingling left, the night was long, and Dugu Yu did not sleep immediately, but closed the door and began to quietly cultivate his internal qi.
Sitting cross-legged on a simple wooden bed with his eyes closed, Dugu Yu's breathing gradually became longer.
He put his hands on his knees on both sides, and the iron sword with the scabbard was placed horizontally on his thighs, and the whole person seemed to blend in with the surrounding environment, revealing an inexplicable charm.
Suddenly, an "uninvited guest" attracted by the fire in the room flew into the house.
It was a yellow-brown moth, the size of a man's thumb, with tiny black stripes.
With the slight sound of wings flapping, the moth sprinted straight toward an oil lamp placed on the table not far from the wooden bed.
The flames began to falter, and the light of the fire flickered and dimmed, and the flames on the oil lamp were about to be extinguished by the moth.
"Qiangβ"
With the sound of the iron sword unsheathed, white sword light flashed through the dimly lit room.
"Pak~"
The tiny moth landed on the top of the wooden table, and its wings were severed by its wings, and it slowly floated down in the air.
"Have you seen enough?"
Putting the iron sword into the scabbard, Dugu Yu opened his eyes, turned his head to look at the open window, and asked in a cold tone.
"Oops, has this been discovered? It's really worthy of the famous Dugu Senior Brother, it's really amazing! β
With the sound of speaking, a tall and handsome man jumped into the courtyard from the courtyard wall, pushed open Dugu Yu's door and walked in.
He was wearing a white shirt, with a long sword tied around his waist, and with a smile on his fair face, he looked at Dugu Yu and continued to praise:
"My brother didn't open his eyes, and he was able to accurately stab the tiny wings on the back of the moth with his hearing alone, and he also found me standing on the courtyard wall."
"Senior Brother Dugu, your nuanced hearing perception and lightning-like sword speed really amaze me!"
"I don't like to hear this nonsense, who are you? What are you doing in my yard? β
Dugu Yu got off the bed with an iron sword, and looked at the man standing in front of him expressionlessly, with a cold heart in his eyes.
Dugu Yu really didn't like being disturbed when he was cultivating, and even Lingling didn't dare to disturb him when he was concentrating on cultivation.
"Huh? Senior Brother Dugu, you don't know who I am? You're kidding me, aren't you? β
The handsome man pointed to his face, and said with a somewhat unnatural smile: "Among the outer disciples, my 'Little Zhuge 'Wen Yang' is still somewhat famous, right?" β
Hearing Wen Yang's words, Dugu Yu also smiled, but he laughed a little impatiently, and he raised his hand and pointed to his face and said:
"That's really unfortunate, I, an outer disciple, haven't heard of any 'Little Zhuge 'Wen Yang', you can go now, I don't like to be disturbed by others when I'm cultivating."
"Hey! No, Senior Brother Dugu, wait first, don't rush me away! β
Seeing that Dugu Yu didn't want to pay attention to himself at all, Wen Yang was a little anxious, reached out and took out a yellow scroll from his arms, handed it to Dugu Yu, and said with a sincere smile on his face:
"Senior Brother Dugu, I don't have any malicious intent, I actually came to you for a big task, as long as we do it, I guarantee that Senior Brother you can have a few hundred contribution points!"