After the second round of the preliminaries, Xia Yan absconded in fear of crime.

The thirty young masters on the viewing platform were still asleep, and they were silent and finished, and it was difficult to explain when they turned back.

But one thing descends one thing, and these people are afraid of the madman.

So Xia Yan asked Gu Maniac to stay and continue to watch the game, and he went back to Wushan Town first.

After returning home, Xia Yan was washing rice and vegetables in the kitchen, and after a while, the two girls came.

Jiang Xiaoai managed the stove, Tu Su helped cut the match, and Xia Yan seasoned the spoon by himself.

"Senior, how was the morning game?" Jiang Xiaoai poked her head out from behind the stove and asked.

"It's rare, remember that I had a competition." Xia Yan pursed his lips, "I thought you knew how to eat it." ”

"Of course I do." Jiang Xiaoai said with a look of injustice, "But since the senior can win me, it must be easy before the quarterfinals." ”

"The quarterfinals? Then you underestimate Senior Xia too much. I look at his current weather, and the middle of the triple is close at hand. Tu Su said, "According to this kind of cultivation progress, the preliminaries will not be difficult for him." No wonder he rejected my previous proposal, and I really didn't need to do anything else. ”

"Wow! So fast! Jiang Xiaoai asked, "Senior Xia, how do you practice, can you teach me?" ”

Xia Yan stir-fried the vegetables with his head bored and didn't say anything.

It's not that she doesn't want to teach, but the little girl can't learn.

If you want to practice so fast, the branch veins are just a side matter, and the key is to have the amount of vitality absorbed like the Zhuxian Sword.

"Xiao Ai, you can figure out the Interception Yuan Chong pulse first." Tu Su said on the side, "It's been so many days, and you haven't opened up a single branch yet, don't be so ambitious." ”

"Oh." Jiang Xiaoai stuck out her tongue and retracted her head.

Xia Yan knew that the time was tight today, so the dishes were all fried quickly, and with the help of two extra hands, the meal was cooked quickly.

It didn't take long for the three of them to gather around the dinner table to eat.

There is no food and no sleep, and there is nothing to say at the dinner table.

When Jiang Xiaoai removed the dinner plate, Tu Su brought the tea again, Xia Yan saw the two girls like this, and faintly understood in his heart.

The two of them left after eating before, and it seems that they have something to tell themselves today.

Xia Yan was not in a hurry, drank tea, and waited for the two to speak.

I saw Tu Su sitting there with his head down, looking at his shoes.

Jiang Xiaoai looked left and right for a while, and finally her eyes fell on Xia Yan's face, and she stopped talking and scratched her head.

Xia Yan looked at the expressions of these two people and roughly guessed it.

He reached into his arms, took out a silver ticket of five hundred taels of silver, rested it on the table, and said slowly:

"For my generation of cultivators, money is something outside the body.

But in this Wushan Town, it's really hard to move an inch without money.

You live here, it's definitely not enough for you to eat, I was negligent before.

Take the money, and you will borrow it from me.

Don't be embarrassed, this favor is actually not big for you.

When you enter the cultivation sect in the future, you can return the favor to me if you leak a little bit between your fingers. ”

"Thank you, Senior Xia." Jiang Xiaoai smiled happily at this time.

Tu Su made a casual move, and a cyan flying sword came to his hand in the blink of an eye.

She held the sword in both hands, handed it to Xia Yan and said, "Senior Xia, this Xiaoqing, I will arrive at you first." ”

"No, no, no." Xia Yan waved his hand.

"If you don't take it, we won't take the silver ticket." Tu Su Zhengse said.

Xia Yan nodded helplessly: "Okay." ”

After speaking, he stretched out his hand to take the sword, this Xiaoqing he had used before.

When he was fighting with Gu Maniac, he had this sword in his hand, and he was very handy.

It's just that when he took the sword, he had some doubts in his heart.

So far, he had seen this Xiaoqing and another purple flying sword.

According to the naming style of Nan Yujian, the flying sword is called Xiao Zi.

These two swords were obviously not ordinary, and each sword was certainly worth more than five hundred taels of silver.

Tu Su has these two flying swords, but he is so poor, which is quite strange.

However, each family has its own difficulties, and the other party does not take the initiative to speak, and it is inconvenient for them to ask.

I only heard Tu Su say: "Senior Xia, in fact, I came today and asked for another thing." ”

"Please." Xia Yan said.

"The annual Wushan Sword Meeting will be held tomorrow, and I would like to ask Senior Xia to accompany me." Tu Su said.

Wushan Sword Society?

This word Xia Yan sounded a little unfamiliar at first, but quickly remembered it.

This is one of the most important activities of the Ten Thousand Swords Academy.

It's just that in nature, this is a private event held by students, and it is not officially organized by the Academy, so the popularity is inferior to that of the Academy.

And what exactly will be done in the Wushan Sword Club, I have never heard of it before, and Xia Yan does not know.

So he asked: "Wushan Sword Society, is it also about swords?" ”

"Yes and no." Tu Su shook his head, "The Xuegong Discussion Sword, called the Discussion of the Sword, is actually a fighting sword.

And the Wushan Sword Club is a real sword.

Everyone sat down and talked about the Tao, comparing the understanding of swordsmanship and the comprehension of cultivation.

I participated in one three years ago, and that's why I got the name of Nan Edgeworth.

My book "Drilling the Sword" is also the feeling when I was discussing the Tao at that time.

However, I didn't go for nearly two years because I had trouble with my legs.

In this year's sword meeting, I want Senior Xia to accompany me.

It's just that I don't know if this matter conflicts with Senior Xia's schedule. ”

"Tomorrow day?" Xia Yan asked.

"Yes." Tu Su nodded.

"That's not a conflict." Xia Yan said, "However, you can go by yourself, why did you call me?" ”

"Two reasons." Tu Su said, "First, my drill sword, after having Senior Xia's Interception Yuan Chong and Branch Diagram, it is not only a double-level swordsmanship, but also the possibility of follow-up development."

But how to develop it, I still have some doubts, and I originally wanted to ask Senior Xia for advice privately.

But I thought about it, instead of discussing it in private, it would be better to put it in the Wushan Sword Society.

Everyone expressed their opinions, so that the thinking was broader.

Second, the Wushan Sword Club, although it is nominally a private party for students, it is a gathering of the most talented group of people in the school palace.

Everyone sat down and talked about it, and it was inevitable that there would be disagreements in the end.

Therefore, during the banquet, the masters of the cultivation sect will be invited as guests of honor to taste the high-level and inferior.

Senior Xia, with your understanding of cultivation, you will definitely leave a good impression on these VIPs. ”

Hearing this, Xia Yan also understood.

In this matter, Tu Su said that he was begging him, but in fact, he was helping him to show his face in front of the cultivation sect.

In this way, as long as he has a good score in the sword argument in the future, he will have a much greater chance of being selected by the sect.

However, in Xia Yan's opinion, this is really unnecessary.

At present, Xia Yan has sorted out the cultivation under the fivefold level of the day after tomorrow.

There is no problem with realm cultivation, and actual swordsmanship is not a problem in the first place.

His own future is to be played out in the sword of the school palace.

The people who practice the sect don't know themselves now, it doesn't matter, they will know when the time comes.

However, the Wushan Sword Club was an event, and Xia Yan was quite curious.

Whether you are practicing swords or cultivating the Tao, vision is very important.

Although he has a solid foundation of spiritual experience, he can't always do it behind closed doors, and it's good to go out and see the world.

So Xia Yan nodded: "That's okay, I'll go with you tomorrow." ”

At this time, Jiang Xiaoai asked, "Senior Sister Tu, can I go with you?" ”

Tu Su stretched out his hand and touched Jiang Xiaoai's head, and said softly: "Xiao Ai, you take good care of your home." ”

"Why?" Jiang Xiaoai pursed her lips.

"Those who can participate in this grand event are monsters in the eyes of others." Tu Su patiently explained, "You're only in the fourth grade, and if you don't get to that point, you'll be hit." ”

Jiang Xiaoai muttered softly: "But when Senior Sister Tu participated in the Sword Club three years ago, she was only in the third grade, right?" ”

Tu Su looked a little helpless, sighed and said, "Since the moment I was born, I have been a monster in the eyes of others. ”

……

In the spring of March, the meltwater of the snow-capped mountains trickles into a river, and the river flows into the sea and never returns.

Chen Wenbing went down the river, and the original plan was to visit the mountains and rivers along the way and relax.

But there was a letter from Xia Yan in the baggage, so Chen Gongzi didn't have the heart to play, and he remembered to deliver the letter first.

In the south of the Yangtze River in March, the peach red willow green paper kite flies, the horse rides and leans on the oblique bridge, and the building is full of red sleeves.

If you want to play, you can have fun in Jiangnan after sending the letter.

On this day, Chen Wenbing stopped the boat and went ashore, this place is called Hanyang, the center of the entire Yuqing Dynasty, and there are still three days to sail from Jiangnan.

There is a restaurant owned by the Chen family here.

He had a feast on the boat for the past two days, and the fish was indeed delicious, but there was not a day when he was not stuck in the throat by a fish bone, which was uncomfortable.

It was still comfortable to eat in his own restaurant, and when he was full, he continued to get on the boat and head south.

Not far from the docks, he saw a group of heavily armed soldiers sealing a shop.

smashed the belt and grabbed it, and the door seal was pasted.

The shopkeeper was a man in his forties, who was shackled by a group of soldiers, and shouted injustice.

There is a plaque with gilt letters on a black background on the shop, which reads "Xiajia Iron Shop".

Chen Gongzi's heart tightened, and he went up to stop an old man passing by and inquired.

The old man shook his head and said, "This son, you don't know about such a big thing?" ”

"What's the matter?"

"The king of Chu rebelled, the Xia family in Jiangnan was involved, and the head of the family, Xia Yuntian, was put in prison and beheaded, and these Xia family's shops were naturally closed."

After Chen Wenbing heard this, he was stunned.

How do you hear this, this letter in your baggage has to be sent to prison?

He first stabilized his mind, and then clenched his fists and arched his hands: "Uncle, is your news true?" ”

"There is a court notice posted at the gate of the city, look for yourself."

After saying that, the old man was about to leave, Chen Wenbing hurriedly stepped forward to stop:

"Uncle, what is the fastest way to send a letter to Wushan from here?"

"Chengnan Flying Pigeon Hall, flying pigeons send messages, the price is not cheap."

"Got it, thank you."

……