Chapter 8: The Celestial Star and the Dark Star
Do you want to be a knight?
Prancing Horse rivers and lakes, sword galloping, spiritual power, happiness and revenge.
In Dongyu Kingdom, as long as he is a boy, he dreams of becoming a spiritual hero.
Zhang Yanqi is a boy, of course he also has chivalrous dreams.
At this moment, Zhang Yanqi is practicing martial arts in the Tianxing Academy, practicing superior swordsmanship.
"Ping Pong", the apprentices catch the pair of practice, they each hold a wooden sword, the swordsmanship in the stab, split, teasing, point, hanging and other sword styles one by one.
In the east of the Yunzang world, there is a vast continent called Yanyu Continent, within the continent, the world is divided, and the north and the south are facing each other.
The Yanyu continent is vast, and there is a big country in the Eastern Continent - "Dayu Country".
Dayu once ruled the Eastern Continent, with a population of 10 million, and prospered for a while. Until 300 years ago, the Dayu country was divided and divided into "Dongyu country" and "Xiyu country".
A hundred years ago, another country rose in the north, and it was named "Cangyan Country" because the people worshipped the flame. Since then, the eastern continent of Yanyu has formed a situation of three kingdoms standing side by side.
There is one country in the north and two countries in the south, forming a confrontation between the north and the south.
In terms of strength, the northern Cangyan country is stronger than the east and west two Yu, and among the two Yu, the east Yu country is stronger than the west Yu country. In the past 100 years, the Great War between the North and the South, the Northern Cangyan State has repeatedly invaded the Southern Eryu, and between the Three Kingdoms, the conquests have continued. In the past 50 years, the east and west have formed an alliance to fight against the North Yan, and the south and the north have signed a ceasefire agreement to reopen border trade, so the war has gradually decreased, and the continent has gradually recovered.
The world is in turmoil, and there are monsters and monsters everywhere, and the demon clan is mostly hidden in some dark corners, hurting people and causing trouble, and the lives of the common people can be described as difficult and difficult. In this world, the spiritual knights have become the key to eliminating demons and maintaining order, and those knights have powerful spiritual powers, and can use magical swordsmanship to kill monsters, help the weak, and stop soldiers.
Many boys' dreams are to become a spiritual knight, not only to gain a good reputation, to be respected by people, but also to live a life of food and clothing, and to live a superior life, the only thing that needs to be paid is a period of adventure and scars. Therefore, boys should be chivalrous and girls should marry chivalrous, and chivalry seems to have become a popular profession.
It is in this context that Tianxing Academy, an academy that cultivates spiritual heroes, came into being in Dongyu Kingdom.
Tianxing College is located on a mountain forty miles northwest of "Dongluo City", the capital of Dongyu Kingdom, on Tiandou Mountain. This academy has a long history, its predecessor was the Tianxing Sword School created by the "Tianxing Sword God", and later it was rebuilt into the Tianxing Academy by the disciple of the Sword God "Beidou Sword Venerable".
The Celestial Star Academy is the cradle of spiritual heroes, but in the northern Cangyan Country, a Dark Star Demon Academy has risen, specializing in cultivating demon generals and confronting them.
The Dark Star Demons are cold-blooded, ruthless, and decisive killing machines, and they often serve as the vanguard of the Cangyan Kingdom against the armies of the Dongyu Kingdom.
Ordinary soldiers are no match for the Dark Star Demon General, only the Spirit Warrior can match it.
"Chivalry, I want to be a hero!"
Zhang Yanqi thought in his heart, and the sword moves in his hand did not stop.
His training partner is his friend Guan Hao, and the two have the best relationship in the academy, and at the same time the martial arts are also the worst.
Zhang Yanqi and Guan Hao are fellow villagers, both of whom are from the northernmost frontier of Dongyu Kingdom, a border place bordering Cangyan Country, called "Six Towns in the North". It has always been a place where the north and the south are at war, and it has always suffered from war. Due to years of war, the locals love to practice martial arts.
Zhang Yanqi's father is a local florist, Zhang Yanqi has had some strength since he was a child, so under his father's expectations, he was sent to Tianxing Academy to learn art, hoping to become a spiritual hero one day, and glorify his ancestors.
With his father's expectations and his dreams, Zhang Yanqi came to Tianxing Academy. This is the reason why he is unwilling to become the Blood Flame Demon Venerable, he thinks, whether it is the demon clan or the demon race, they are all enemies of human beings, how can he become a demon if he is a chivalrous man.
"Smack", the wooden sword hit the back of Zhang Yanqi's hand, and the sword in his hand fell.
"Hey, Xiao Qi, what are you thinking?" Guan Hao put away his sword and looked at him suspiciously.
"It's nothing, distracted, let's continue."
The two continued to practice with wooden swords.
The sky was wide and the clouds were high, and the sun was blazing, and a man in Tsing Yi swept his eyes over the apprentices who practiced swords one by one, urging them loudly: "What's wrong with you, haven't you eaten?" A good wooden sword is as soft as a noodle in your hands. Give me a boost, a little faster, a little faster! "This person is their swordsmanship teacher - "Wind Sword" Ye Chengfeng.
The wind sword is the wind in the sentence "Seventeen Stars of the Heavenly Star Holy Sword, Wind Thunder Fire Immortal and Molong", he is one of the seventeen swords of the Heavenly Star, a first-class master of the academy, and a famous spiritual knight.
Ye Chengfeng is thirty-seven years old, dressed in green clothes, with a tall body and an elegant face, standing in the martial arts arena.
The martial arts arena is full of his students, and how to teach these teenagers well has always been his research topic.
He watched these teenagers practice swords, and sighed secretly in his heart, "Alas, these boys are usually full of energy when they play with swords, but they will languish as soon as they practice swords." Their swordsmanship was simply not comparable to the Seventeen Swords of the Heavenly Star. When will they become talented and contribute to my Dongyu country? ”
Although he thought so in his heart, he knew that patience was needed, towering trees do not grow in a day, and a journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step, and these children must be cultivated slowly.
After practicing for a while, the apprentices were tired of practicing, and Ye Chengfeng let them rest.
Guan Hao wiped the sweat on his head and patted Zhang Yanqi, "Have you heard recently, it's not peaceful outside the academy." ”
"It's not peaceful, I haven't heard of it." Zhang Yanqi knew that Guan Hao was a well-known bag in the academy and could get all kinds of news.
Guan Hao's face was mysterious, and he lowered his voice, "I heard that three villagers have disappeared at the foot of Tiandou Mountain, and I can't find them after looking for a few days, and it is said that there are demon beasts infested." ”
Demon beasts, what kind of demon beasts are so bold that they dare to make trouble in Tiandou Mountain, you know, the spiritual power of Tianxing Academy specializes in killing demon beasts, Zhang Yanqi expressed his doubts, and this kind of rumor has been spread before, and finally found that it was all chasing after the wind and shadows.
"It's not peaceful in the academy either." Guan Hao also said that he told Zhang Yanqi that recently, many apprentices would encounter female ghosts at night, and the female ghosts were purple, and they were wandering around the academy with a ghost umbrella.
Female ghost, purple, ghost umbrella.
Zhang Yanqi seemed to know who it was, "She promised me not to run around, but she didn't keep the agreement, and it would be terrible if the teacher found out." ”
"Why are you so distracted today?" Guan Hao discovers his anomaly.
Zhang Yanqi said that it was okay, although he and Guan Hao were good friends, the matter of the Night Demon Umbrella could not be mentioned, if he was really a Demon Venerable, the Heavenly Star Academy would definitely not tolerate him, and would inevitably drive him away, and the dream of the chivalrous man would be difficult to realize.
Before the end of class, "Wind Sword" Ye Chengfeng asked the apprentices to gather together and lecture them.
"Listen, after night, no one is allowed to leave the Academy. There is something unclean outside, and it doesn't dare to enter the academy, but if you don't go out without obeying and encounter that thing, don't blame the teacher for not being able to save you. ”
The apprentices exchanged words and discussions.
Guan Hao touched Zhang Yanqi with the tip of his elbow, which meant that his news was still accurate.
"I repeat, you are not allowed to go out at night, have you heard it?" Ye Chengfeng emphasized loudly again.
"I heard you!" The apprentices replied collectively.
Walking through the flower garden and coming to his cabin, Zhang Yanqi was not angry.
opened the door of his cabin, and as soon as he walked in, he saw Qinggong Ziye sleeping on the desk.
She fell asleep casually on her desk, like a sleeping cat with a lazy head.
"Uh-huh", Qinggong Ziye stretched and woke up from a nap, her long purple hair was messy, and there was an indescribable beauty.
As soon as Qinggong Ziye saw Zhang Yanqi, he immediately came to his senses and shouted, "Demon Venerable, I want to go out to play." ”