The white crane hovered in the sunlight, and under the light of Lou Jinchen's light, it landed on his outstretched palm.

It was Ji Fuzi's paper crane, and there was only one sentence on it: "Come to the school." ”

Lou Jinchen did not delay, he went out of the fire spirit view and headed towards the swimming water city.

When he came to Swimming City, he sensed this city with his thoughts, and the originally peaceful and prosperous Swimming City had completely changed in his feelings.

It became gloomy and forested, like a good orange orchard, and overnight, the orange trees in it produced small and black fruits, and the flesh was sour, and the whole body was covered with thorns, making it difficult for people to approach, and even more weeds.

The city gate was open, Lou Jinchen stopped there, looked up, his eyes were closed, and he couldn't see the three words 'Swimming City', which had been changed to 'Eyeless City'.

His recitation reflects the void, the breath of all living things, the earth, mountains and forests, insects and birds, the stars of Zhoutian, water, people, etc., which together form a map in his heart, but he can't see the words on the city wall, and he can't see some objects that have no breath at all.

But fortunately, being able to see these is enough for him to move freely, even if he encounters some potholes on the road, he can 'resist the earth' and stabilize his body at that moment, he finds that this is also good for his own cultivation, and makes his 'swimming sword technique' more subtle in many unexpected situations.

He used his sword as a staff and walked into the Eyeless City, when suddenly there was a stop at the gate of the city, and he asked, "Hey, what are you doing in the city?" ”

Lou Jinchen stopped, he heard this voice, this was the swordsman surnamed Zhao that he had met in the mountain temple, he was still in this city, Lou Jinchen felt a strange aura entrenched in his body.

He remembered that he said that there would be danger in the temple and persuaded him to leave, but he said that if there was danger, the knife in Zhao's hand could deal with it.

"Come and catch up with the Master's invitation." Lou Jinchen said.

"Oh." The swordsman surnamed Zhao didn't seem to care what he was doing in the city, just looking for a chance to talk.

"Have you seen my wife and children?" The swordsman surnamed Zhao asked.

"Don't you recognize me?" Lou Jinchen looked at the flesh-bearded swordsman surnamed Zhao who was writhing in the other party's eyes.

"There's a lot I don't remember." The swordsman surnamed Zhao said: "I only remember that I seem to have a home, a wife and a daughter, but one day, my daughter was lost, and my wife went to find my daughter, but she never returned." The swordsman surnamed Zhao was a little chattering, which made Lou Jinchen feel a little more sympathetic.

"My lady is beautiful and gentle, she will wait every day to take me home for dinner,...... My daughter is very well-behaved, she will read and practice calligraphy at home every day, and she will also help with housework......"

Lou Jinchen walked forward, and there were words in the wind in his ears.

There are obviously fewer people on the streets, but there are still people who still have stalls to sell things, and there are still shops selling clothes, but they have no eyes, and their memories seem to be broken.

Lou Jinchen walked all the way, his eyes closed, and there was probably their same aura in his eyes, so Lou Jinchen didn't disturb them.

They lived quietly, of course, occasionally erupting into arguments, shouting in their throats like beasts, but soon subsided.

Lou Jinchen came to the Ji Academy, and the middle-aged man who was originally welcoming the entrance hall also lost his eyes.

"Corridor chief, please come in."

Lou Jinchen asked in surprise: "Do you remember me?" ”

"Of course, the corridor chief is a student of the master, how can I not remember."

Lou Jinchen hugged his sword, saluted and asked, "Dare to ask the name." ”

"I'm just a room, how dare I call it a big name, if the head of the corridor doesn't dislike it, call me Uncle Fang, everyone used to call me that."

"Uncle Fang." Lou Jinchen immediately shouted.

"Come, the corridor chief will come with me." Uncle Fang led the way in front.

In the past, Ji's school was quiet and natural, but now it is quiet and depressing.

He saw Ji Fuzi again, and Ji Fuzi stood in front of the wind and rain with his hands in his hands, looking at the sky.

Dressed in a gray and white robe, he looked bleak and thin.

"Master." Lou Jinchen saluted solemnly, and this time he came in, which was more solemn than the first time he came to the Ji Academy.

The master turned around, and Lou Jinchen saw a pair of deep-set eye sockets, and unlike the other people in the city, there were no writhing tentacles in his eye sockets.

"You're here." The Master said.

"Yes, Master, I am here." Lou Jinchen replied.

"You are indeed a good boy." The Master said, "I didn't want to disturb any relatives and friends, but some of my worries are not so easy to cut off. ”

"Master, whatever you do, the disciple will definitely try his best." Lou Jinchen said seriously.

"Sit down." The master stretched out his hand and pointed to the stone bench and said.

Uncle Fang, who was standing not far from him, immediately stepped forward to pour tea for the two, and the master served tea and drank it with Lou Jinchen, Lou Jinchen only felt that the tea was extremely bitter in the mouth, and finally there was some grass fragrance and sweet aftertaste.

"This is bitter black tea, it was picked by a former student from the back mountain at home, the taste is not good, I don't like it, but now I drink it with a different taste, this tea tastes bad, but it has the beauty of purifying people's hearts."

Lou Jinchen felt it carefully, and really felt a little cooler in his heart.

"When I was young, I also traveled around to study, and once I traveled to Wanghaijiao, I was seriously injured, and I was rescued by a woman, who opened a Taoist hall in her home, and after I recovered from my injury, I served as a Confucian lecturer in it for three years."

The master paused when he said this, and seemed to be a little nostalgic for the past, but he quickly cleaned up his mood and said: "I was originally a disciple of the Autumn Cicada School Palace, and I was called to naturally return to the School Palace, and when I left, I promised to go back in the future to serve as a Confucian lecturer, even if I couldn't go, I would let my disciple go, but then it was delayed because of various things, although there has been correspondence, but I have never been there." ”

"A few days ago, I wrote from there, saying that the Taoist hall had been expanded in recent years, and I hoped that I could introduce a Confucian monk to serve there as a lecturer. You know, now that I'm like this, what kind of face do I have to connect with my former classmates, so today I just want to ask if you would like to go there. ”

The master's question was very sincere, and Lou Jinchen could feel that the master seemed to be ready to refuse.

"Master, I do." Lou Jinchen replied quickly and was very sure.

"Okay, Ah Fang, go and wrap up the books on Confucianism in my study and give them to Jinchen." The Master looked very happy.

Lou Jinchen also smiled, but he was a little sad in his heart, remembering the first time he saw his master, he was no longer a human being in a short period of time.

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