After lunch that day, Li Jian rested for a while in his residence, and then went out again to his usual place of cultivation.

After beating Yan Bai, who came to provoke him that day, Li Jian noticed that these bad boys rarely appeared in front of his eyes, and he didn't know if those guys were planning something behind their backs. He concluded that this matter would not be so simple, but he didn't care, if he provoked him again, he would just teach them a hard lesson.

Sitting in the pavilion in the middle of the mountain, looking at the scenery covered by the green trees in front of him, Li Jian's mind calmed down, and when he was about to close his eyes and start practicing, he heard footsteps on the mountain road he came from, and he could tell that it was a person after listening carefully, his steps were calm and steady, Li Jian was only a disciple in the valley who also wanted to practice here, so he didn't care too much, but he still planned to see who was coming first.

As the footsteps approached, Qian Chao's figure appeared not far away, and he seemed to see Li Jian at a glance, and greeted him from a distance: "Brother Li", and then walked straight towards Li Jian.

Li Jian was a little surprised, he didn't expect that it was Qian Chao, and this Qian Chao seemed to be coming specifically for himself. In this Youming Valley, Li Jian didn't want to have too much contact with others, and according to his temperament, he practiced quietly by himself. The people in this valley deal with the most are the children of the family who come to find trouble, which makes him disgusted, even the money tide in front of him is not a good impression. But when Yan Bai came to the door that day, this money tide warned him after all, no matter what he meant, he was still kind to himself, and let's see what the money tide came to be. Thinking of this, Li Jian stood up in the pavilion and waited for the tide of money.

After Qian Chao approached, he looked around for a while, and then thought about Li Jianyi and said, "I didn't expect Brother Li to find this cultivation place, and the scenery is very elegant. ”

Li Jian smiled lightly and returned the salute, and also said: "It's not elegant, I just like that it's quieter here, and I am more withdrawn and don't like noise, so I found such a secluded place." ”

Qian Chao smiled when he heard this, what did Li Jian mean by this, how could he not hear it? But I came here for this Li Jian today, so I didn't care when I heard it, but asked, "I'm here specifically to find you, Brother Li, can you sit down and talk?" ”

"Please" Li Jian listened and asked the Qian Chao to sit down in the pavilion.

After Qian Chao sat down, Li Jian spoke first: "Brother Qian, thank you for reminding me just now that day, I was prepared and didn't suffer a loss." ”

"Brother Li laughed, with your skills, not to mention that it was a person who fought with you, even if those boys outside were on the same side at that time, they could only ask for their own hardships, and I couldn't hide it, I was also watching the battle nearby at that time, Brother Li's skills are really admirable. Well, in front of Brother Li, I don't hide it, even if I don't warn Brother Li that day, Brother Li will not suffer, the reason why I give Brother Li a reminder is nothing more than pushing the boat down the river, and I just have the intention to show favor to Brother Li. ”

Qian Chao's words were very straightforward and frank, which made Li Jian a little surprised, he looked at Qian Chao and asked, "Oh, why did Brother Qian say that?" ”

"Brother Li, I still have a few things to talk to you about this time, but the first thing is to remind Brother Li that this time is different from the last time, this time I also ask Brother Li to be a little more careful."

After listening to this, Li Jian looked at Qian Chao's expression, and found that Qian Chao's face was very solemn, so he asked curiously: "Brother Qian, what is the matter this time?" ”

"The person who sneaked into Brother Li's room that day is called Yan Bai, Brother Li should know, right?" Qian Chao said.

"Well, he claims to be Yan Bai, the son of the Yan family in Zuochuan."

"Yes, Zuochuan Yan family, there are two people from the Yan family in this valley, they are brothers, the elder brother is called Yan Song, and the younger brother is Yan Bai."

"Oh? He also has an older brother? Brother Qian means that his brother will definitely take revenge on me, right? ”

"It's not as simple as revenge, Brother Li, I am not from a family, but I can also inquire about the things between this family. When Yan Song and Yan Bai were still in the Yan family, they were unruly and ruthless, because they were worried that one of their cousins would affect their status in the clan, so Yan Song and Yan Bai actually set up a poisonous plan and almost killed their cousin. Brother Li, their closest relatives are still like this, let alone others? Yan Bai was injured by you that day, and secondly, he was defeated by you in front of so many of his subordinates, making him lose face, he will definitely hold a deep grudge against you, and his brother Yan Song will probably be unfavorable to you. ”

Li Jian listened and nodded, he had never heard of these things between families, and he didn't expect that Yan Song and Yan Bai were such vicious people, so it seemed that he had to be a little more careful.

Without waiting for Li Jian to speak, Qian Chao continued: "They retaliate against Brother Li, it would be okay if they came directly to you Brother Li as usual, I'm afraid that this ghost trick is unguardable, and those cultivators have any tricks that are intriguing, I'm afraid we can't think of it, so I'm here to remind Brother Li that we must be a little more careful." ”

When Li Jian heard this, he sat up straight and bowed to Qian Chao and said, "Thank you Brother Qian for reminding me, remember it below." ”

Qian Chao smiled when he saw it: "Okay, this first thing is finished, and there is a second thing to talk about with Brother Li." ”

"Brother Qian, please speak."

"Brother Li, as I just said, my background is a commoner in the world, and I was able to come to this Youming Valley through a selection, not from a cultivation family. According to my opinion, Brother Li is not from a family, I guess we are all from the same background, but my family is a civil official in the local area, I think Brother Li has a heroic spirit when he reaches out and throws himself, presumably after the military generals of which country, I am not wrong about this, right? ”

Li Jian nodded and said, "Yes, the Li family below is indeed a martial arts heirloom, and the ancestors and elders of the family are all military generals. ”

Qian Chao also nodded and continued: "Brother Li, forgive me for taking the liberty of warning Brother Li last time and talking to Brother Li this time, in fact, I have the intention to make friends with Brother Li, which is probably a bit abrupt, please don't blame Brother Li, I can also see that Brother Li is a person who likes to be quiet and doesn't like others to disturb him, but since I said this, we came to this Youming Valley together again, and we have lived in Youming Valley together for a while, so I want to ask Brother Li, what do you think of me as a person?" ”

Li Jian didn't expect this Qian Chao to ask so bluntly, looked at Qian Chao up and down, and saw that Qian Chao's face was sincere and calm, not like a coy gesture.

Li Jian is a self-disciplined and introverted, slightly withdrawn and gentle and tenacious person, to people and things, whether he likes or dislikes, he generally puts it in his heart, and never shows it easily, which is very similar to his father who died on the battlefield, but his grandfather and his second uncle are fierce and open-minded, he is influenced by the two elders, and he believes that he should not be twisted when he talks and does things, and when he sees Qian Chao asking bluntly, he should not go around in circles.

So Zhengse said: "Brother Qian, since you asked, then I will also say it directly, in my opinion, Brother Qian, you are definitely not a person." When you came here that day, in that bronze carriage, you took out a lesson to the kid surnamed Liang who provoked you, not only beat people, but also shocked the people behind the command, especially the words that later not only provoked the estrangement of the children of the family, but also convinced the beaten people. Brother Qian, you surprised Zai Xia at that time. In terms of skill, you might as well be below, but in terms of cunning, you are too far from Brother Qian. It's been a while since I came to this Youming Valley, and I also figured out that if you want to make a name for yourself in the cultivation world, it doesn't rely on personal martial arts, but on personal cultivation, with Brother Qian's mind, I think it will be extraordinary in the future, but when I think of Brother Qian's actions in the bronze carriage, I always feel that you still have to be a little more careful with Brother Qian. ”

Qian Chao smiled when he heard this: "Brother Li laughed that day, and he had to do it as a last resort, and he was a little afraid to think about it later." Brother Li, if you had been replaced at that time, what would you have done? ”

"After all, what you said is just a hypothesis, and it is impossible for the two of us to get along in a different place, you and I have different personalities and troubles. Well, with all due respect, I have been in the valley for a long time, and I can guess it when I listen to other people's words, the girl who played chess with you that day is not small, I heard that it is the granddaughter of the old Tang senior who presided over our selection, and now Brother Qian and that Tang girl The four of you are often together, and they are very close, especially the one surnamed Lu, Brother Qian, you have such a partner by your side, are you still worried that someone in this Youming Valley will be unfavorable to you? ”

Li Jian's words are more straightforward, in his opinion, Qian Chao is a ruthless and resolute, scheming boy, Tang Ping has a deep background around him, and Lu Pingchuan is a personal fear, the reason why he came today, this Qian Chao is probably the same as those children of the family who like to form gangs, and he wants to make himself his wings to approach and win him over, Li Jian has some disdain for Qian Chao's practice, and there is a trace of ridicule and rejection in his words.

Li Jian thought that even if he didn't get annoyed in his heart, Qian Chao would at least be embarrassed on his face, but he didn't know that Qian Chao just smiled lightly, and said: "I know that Brother Li will probably misunderstand, so I want to have a deep talk with Brother Li today." ”

Saying that he straightened his body, Zhengse continued, "Don't hide it from Brother Li, I was born in the Qian family of Qi State, and the Qian family has been a wealthy family of extremely popular ministers since the founding of Qi State, and the family background is unparalleled in Qi State. But as soon as I entered this cultivation world, I found that the prominent power of my family was worthless in the eyes of those cultivation families, and I was really scared at first, so in order not to be bullied, I made up my mind to find a big tree to take advantage of the shade, but my careful thinking had already been seen through by the family, and I thought I had a plan at that time. Brother Li, you think, I'm a commoner boy who has just entered the cultivation world, and I have nothing to do with and don't know the children of those famous families, so why do they want to trouble me? ”

"Well, in my opinion, those children of the family are probably so rude, and when I entered the car that day, someone also made trouble for me, and I sent them away." After speaking, Li Jian saw that Qian Chao didn't speak and just smiled slightly, and his heart moved slightly, so he said, "Could it be that they were looking for trouble with you at that time and had something to do with that Tang girl?" ”

"Exactly, the reason is related to the personal matter of the soup girl, I am inconvenient to say, but it is also my fault, if I am a woman, there will be no trouble with the soup girl." Qian Chao smiled and continued, "I'm ashamed to say that Miss Tang's scheming and intelligence are not under me, so my little caution was naturally seen through by her, seeing me doing this, she knew that I would definitely be in trouble, so she pushed the boat down the river to see what I would do when I was in trouble, whether to ask her for help regardless of my face or to fight hard by myself, or to kneel and beg for mercy when I was bullied by others, but I didn't know it at the time, and I didn't panic until trouble came to the door." ”

"Oh?" When Li Jian heard this, he felt that what Tang Ping did was somewhat excessive, "Why is that Tang girl like this?" ”

"Brother Li, it's impossible for people to become confidants and friends all at once, right? In the past, when I was at home, if a child I didn't know came to play with me, I would probably think about it. Just like now that I want to befriend Brother Li, aren't you also suspicious of me? What's more, I crashed into the bronze carriage on my own wishful thinking, who can blame it, in fact, that incident is a good thing for me. Brother Li does you know why? ”

"Oh? Brother Qian, please speak. ”

"Brother Li, the families of you and me are both in high positions in the world, and I naturally know the advantage of those in high positions over civilians, even if they are humble and polite to people on the surface, there is always a high level in their hearts.

But after coming to this cultivation world, things were completely reversed, and the original illustrious life experience suddenly became cold and small, such a big gap made me feel afraid in addition to curiosity when I first entered this cultivation world, just like a little beggar, when I saw the son and young master of a rich and noble family, I was full of fear, and I unconsciously shortened my heart by three points for the children of those immortal cultivation families.

Don't laugh, Brother Li, after all, I am young and short-sighted, and I have grown up at home since I was a child, and I have never seen any big scenes. So when trouble came my way, I panicked.

At that time, if I asked Tang Ping for help, it would naturally be easy to solve, but if that was the case, I am afraid that it would be difficult for me to think about that level in my heart again, and after a long time, it will be a heart disease, and it will be difficult to do whatever I want to do in the future.

That's why I turned my heart sideways, and I forced myself to make a trick and beat up the person who came to find trouble. I'm not afraid of Brother Li's jokes, but it was the first time in my life that I fought with someone. I used to be bullied by my cousins in the house, but I can always use my cleverness to get some advantage for myself. So I always feel that no matter what, I can cope with it with my own ingenuity. But it's the first time to do it yourself and fight hard.

However, after this fight, it is still beneficial, at least it goes to the little beggar-like mind in my heart, and after that, I can ignore those children of the family, and I can deal with them indifferently. ”

Speaking of this, Qian Chao paused for a moment, and said with a smile: "These naturally don't happen to Brother Li, when I first saw Brother Li, I felt that Brother Li had a bad aura lingering, and Brother Li must have had an extraordinary experience before entering the bronze carriage, so he can be strange and peaceful." I can probably only laugh at Brother Li for these things. ”

Li Jian couldn't help but be stunned after hearing Qian Chao's words, he had experienced a great battle of life and death before entering this cultivation world, and when he defended the city, he fought bloodily, beheaded and captured the flag, and there were not a few people who died under his sword in Naluojing City, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he had experienced a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood. Therefore, when facing those children of the family, they are much more calm than Qian Chao in terms of mentality. In his opinion, Qian Chaowenwen is weak, and he is estimated to be a pampered person at home, but he didn't expect the white and tender young man in front of him to be so bold and resolute in doing things, and he couldn't help but value him a little in his heart.

"No, Brother Qian, I really didn't expect you to be so open and honest, it's a bit rude in front of you."

"Brother Li doesn't have to be polite, it's important to be sincere in getting along with people, not selfish, I really had the intention of befriending Brother Li, so I took the liberty to come, but if I didn't plan for myself, it would be a lie, but what I planned was not in this Youming Valley."

"Please."

"This cultivation world is a new world for you and me that we have never touched before, if you don't come here, you and I will be protected by our elders in our respective homes, and if we work a little harder, we naturally don't have to worry about the future.

But in this cultivation world, you and I are all helpless, and our family can't help us in any way, and we have to rely on ourselves to fight out the future with punches and kicks.

Brother Li, you just said that you want to make a name for yourself here by personal cultivation, and Brother Li is very right. But Brother Li, even if you don't come here, in our respective countries, no matter how powerful a person is, how far can he go alone? Even a general must have his own adjutant generals, staff generals, and staff, and a group of trustworthy people by his side to conquer everything on the battlefield, right? This comparison may not be appropriate, but if there are a few like-minded and well-connected friends in this cultivation world, it is better to go further than if one person is fighting alone. ”

Seeing Li Jian listening carefully, Qian Chao continued.

"Brother Li, you may not know much about some things in the sect, but I am fortunate to know some in advance, so I told Brother Li to hear about it, in the future, we will enter the sect to become qi refining disciples, and the sect will have our share of the offering every month, unlike the gold, silver, grain and rice in the world, what the sect gives us is something called a spirit stone, as well as pills. These are essential to our practice.

However, this offering is also quantitative, and when our cultivation is on the first and second levels of the Qi refining period, this offering is enough for us. However, once our cultivation reaches the third level of the Qi Refining Period, this offering is not enough. In order to get more spirit stones and elixirs for the cultivation needs, we have to do some daily assignments for the sect.

There is a place within the sect called the Shrine Temple, where the disciples of the sect receive their dispatch or receive their remuneration after completing the mission. There are difficulties and difficulties in dispatching, and a simple person can cope with it. Difficult assignments require many people to do it together, and then everyone will be rewarded and shared. The most difficult dispatch I know of has to be signed with the names of five people, and it is strange to say that the most difficult dispatch within the sect is five people, and there are no six or more people, and probably the more difficult ones are done by those who have cultivated higher. What I want is to meet a few good friends now, to practice together in the valley now, to enter the inner gate together, to do things together for the temple in the future, to help each other and support each other, so that we can go further in this spiritual world. ”

"Brother Qian, how do you know this, did the Tang girl tell you?"

"No, there is an ancestor of the Qian family who also entered the sect to practice through Jiaxuan, but later he was injured because of an accident, and the injury was still very serious, and there was no hope of continuing to practice, so he had no choice but to return home. After I passed the first election this time, my ancestor handed me a book, which was all about some things in the sect recorded by his old man, so that I could know and prepare in advance, so I knew these things. ”

As he spoke, Qian Chao took out a finger-thick booklet from his arms and put it in front of Li Jian, and said: "Brother Li, this is it, I have already read it, it is a record of some things to pay attention to after entering the sect, so as not to be in a hurry in the future, and there is a detailed introduction to the sect, Brother Li can take a look at it in his spare time, even if we are alone, we can't be ignorant." ”

"This ......" Li Jian hesitated a little, "How good is this, this is a gift from your ancestors." ”

"The book, the most important thing is the content, Brother Li will return it to me after reading it." Saying that, Qian Chao smiled, "It also records how my ancestors were injured, and it was because of his injury that I was allowed to plan in advance." ”

After thinking about it, Qian Chao said again: "Actually, there is another one, don't hide it from Brother Li, the qualifications under the first selection are the worst one, and it is also thanks to my ancestor who begged Tang Ping's elder that he reluctantly came to this Youming Valley through the first selection." That's why my ancestor still has a book for me, saying that if my cultivation is extremely difficult and I don't have half a point of progress, I can only read it, and that book is the spiritual experience of my ancestor, but he said that everyone's practice is different from others, and even if you read that book, the content in it can be used for a little reference, and you must not copy it completely. Because I was lucky enough to gain something in my practice, I never opened that book. ”

"That's it, then thank you, I'm really a little curious about things in the sect, then I'll leave this book, and I'll pay back Brother Qian after I finish reading it."

Hearing this, Qian Chao smiled and nodded.

Thinking that the few people who had surrounded him would talk to Li Jian first, he opened his mouth and said: "Brother Li, although I don't have much contact with people, I am still a little bit of a looker. Although you seem to have a cold personality, in my eyes you are a person who is cold on the outside and hot on the inside.

Among the few of us, only Tang Ping was born in a family, and she just said that she is scheming and intelligent, although she is a little paranoid and playful, but she is definitely different from those children of the family that she sees on weekdays, and she is an outlier among the children of the family, and she is a person who can be friends. She told me about this Yan Song and Yan Bai brothers, and asked me to remind you to be careful.

Although Sister Yan is a little timid, she is a kind and loyal person, and she has no greed for people, if it weren't for Tang Ping, I don't know how much she would suffer in the valley.

As for Brother Lu, he is a pure-hearted person, others see him as a fierce god, but we seem to Brother Lu like a big child, there is no distraction in his heart, he will say anything to people and what is in his heart, without the slightest obstruction, and it is easiest to get along with him.

Brother Li, we have all stepped into this cultivation world, and the cultivators have lived longer than mortals in the world, and we will have a lot of time to confirm each other. ”

Listening to Qian Chao's words, Li Jian nodded slowly.

Qian Chao saw that the heat was just right, so he stood up and said: "Don't disturb Brother Li's cultivation anymore, it's just that Brother Lu has put a lot of sets in the forest these days, and he can probably catch some wild things again. ”