Chapter 12: The Courtyard of Heroes
After that day, Xiang Yang seemed to have forgotten his cultivation, returned to Zhenyaofang, soaked in Zhenyaofang all day, devoted himself to the study of pharmacology, and occasionally went to the mountains to collect some medicinal materials to relax.
The happiest person is Dr. Wang, Xiang Yang is willing to learn by heart, which he is happy to see. Dr. Wang's children are not interested in medical skills, and he always regrets that there is no successor, and now there is finally someone to inherit his mantle. Xiang Yang was born to study medicine, but he subconsciously ignored that there were very few girls who studied medicine.
When people are busy, time always flies very quickly. Two months later, Canghai City ushered in the new year, Dr. Wang was in a very good mood, and invited Xiang Yang and Song Lao to go to his house for the New Year, "The children didn't come back this year, so let's celebrate the New Year, it's not interesting, I guess you are the same, let's spend it together, it's lively." ”
Xiang Yang's body shook suddenly, and then he said in a low voice: "Old Song is gone." ”
"Where did he go, I didn't hear that he had any relatives!" Dr. Wang was puzzled.
Xiang Yang didn't want to say anything more about this matter, and said simply and bluntly: "It's dead, two months ago." ”
After the words fell, he turned to leave, and his figure was quickly drowned in the vast snow, leaving Dr. Wang standing in shock and muttering in disbelief: "Why did you die? Such a strong person?
Xiang Yang returned to the small courtyard with a cold body, "I'm back, you're really gone, I'm really the only one left." I also understand why you don't want to rely on someone else, and he only learned today that you were gone. The tone is indescribably lonely.
In the past two months, Xiang Yang has developed the habit of talking to himself, lying to himself that Song Lao did not leave, and studying medicine just wants to prove that there is not only one thing to do in life. Today's questioning by Dr. Wang woke her up and made her realize that the person who wanted to be proven the most no longer existed. She didn't really want to prove anything, but she was sad but didn't know how to vent, so she had to go against Song Lao's last words, knowing in her heart that what she did meant nothing.
Her insistence was ridiculous, she wanted to go to that person, but she hypocritically said that she wanted to prove something, and it turned out that her heart was only two years.
Xiang Yang mechanically prepared the medicinal bath, the kimono was submerged in the medicine barrel, the familiar pain came, but Xiang Yang's expression did not change in the slightest. Xiang Yang suddenly buried his face in the water, and after a while, Xiang Yang's shoulders shook violently, and there was no pain*, only a faint whining sound.
Xiang Yang maintained this posture and soaked in the water all night. After dawn, Xiang Yang once again turned on the crazy cultivation mode, and once again returned to his previous taciturn and unfazed appearance.
Two years later, in the cold winter of Layue, the entire Canghai City was in a vast sea of snow, the sky was cold, and the dripping water turned into ice. During the day, there is no hustle and bustle of the past, and the few people on the street are all wrapped like zongzi, shrinking their hands and feet, and moving slowly.
At this time, the martial arts academy is very lively, for no other reason, tomorrow is the exchange match between the martial arts academy and the chivalry academy. This year's home stadium is the Martial Arts Academy, and we have been preparing the venue for a long time. The topic of everyone in the academy is inseparable from the word 'exchange competition', which is also the second major event of the martial arts academy.
The reason why the disciples in the academy attach importance to the exchange competition is nothing more than the recommended quota, and the dean of the martial arts academy has the right to recommend disciples to enter the Jimen, and there are only two places. The quota is selected from the disciples who participate in the exchange competition, and the exchange competition is divided into five games, and the participation quota is also obtained by the strongest disciples every year, and the other disciples have no other way but to pray that when the Rocky Gate selects disciples, they will become the lucky ones among them.
Luojimen, the only sect of cultivating immortals in Rongguo, established two hundred years ago. The highest cultivator in the door is the head of the sect, who is a monk in the foundation building period, and it is said that he is a disciple of other sects, and because of the difficulty of further qualifications, he came to Rongguo, opened a mountain and established a faction, and wanted to make a little famous before the arrival of the limit.
Three months after the exchange competition, it is the day when the Luoji Gate selects disciples, and it is the biggest event of the martial arts academy. Luojimen will send disciples to come every year to see if there are disciples with better qualifications, and their criteria for judging are not the so-called martial arts of the acquired martial artists, but the spiritual root, so there are always two lucky ones every time.
The Xia Academy is the martial arts academy of Qingjin City, the Lincheng of Canghai City, and Luojimen will also select disciples. There is also competition within the Rocky Gate, in order to obtain more resources and avoid being bullied by other disciples, generally disciples in the same place of belonging will unite and help each other, and early disciples will also shelter new disciples in the same place of belonging.
As time passed, the contradictions between the disciples of different places of belonging became more and more intense, and although they would not become mortal enemies, they would not have a friendly relationship with each other nodding and greeting. Therefore, in order to alleviate this contradiction and promote the common progress of both sides, I don't know what year it began, there was a five-year exchange competition.
To the surprise of the presidents of the two academies, there is progress, but contradictions are escalating. Because the victory or defeat of each martial arts academy involves the recommended quota, if it is defeated, it is better to say that it is not qualified to say, if it is good qualification, it becomes one of the few lucky people, then the person who gets the recommended quota and has bad qualifications is not abused to death.
The exchange competition promoted the overall strength of the disciples of the two academies to rise, and they were sold out by dart shops, trading houses, and families every year, and their reputation was greatly improved for a while. In view of the benefits brought by the exchange competition, this small shortcoming was directly ignored by the two deans, after all, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.
The small courtyard where Xiangyang is located is still as quiet as ever. The people of the entire martial arts academy seem to have forgotten about her, and Xiang Yang didn't care about it before, and she practiced from 9 to 5 every day, and it was better to have no chores.
But the martial arts academy that has been a little noisy recently reminded Xiang Yang of one thing, a very important thing that she forgot completely, that is, the recommended quota of Luojimen, but she was not qualified to participate.
Now, the event is coming, and the participants have already been decided, so they can't just go to the dean and say, "I'll come." "Xiang Yang is not arrogant to that extent, besides, the dean knows who she Xiang Yang is?
Xiang Yang is immersed in cultivation, he has not practiced any powerful martial arts, only some basic martial arts moves, even if he practices well, it is also the foundation, the only thing that can be used is spiritual sense, and he can quickly recognize the opponent's moves, but he can't always hide, right? Cowards who can't face head-on can get a recommended quota? The sky will not drop elixir.
Xiang Yang couldn't think of a solution for a while, so he forced himself to settle down and concentrate on cultivation. In the bone training period, the essence enters the bones, the bones are warm, the essence is full of bones, and the bones shine, that is, the white bones are shining. The sunny ones are different, the bones are golden, and the sound of gold and stone comes out.
After Xiang Yang entered the bone training period, it didn't take long to enter the blood training period, that is, the four layers of Qi training, and had reached the realm of the Great Perfection of the four layers of Qi training. After that, it is difficult to make progress, and there has been no breakthrough so far, and Xiang Yang doesn't understand what the problem is, so the recommended quota is inevitable.
Xiang Yang's own problem was not only this, after entering the Great Perfection of Blood Training, she found that the blood was purple-black, which was different from the white blood described in the book. What's more, it was recently discovered that the essence in the dantian was flooded with green light, very, very faint, so faint that Xiang Yang thought it was an illusion, but after several days of observation, Xiang Yang concluded that it was not an illusion.
Among these three problems, the latter two are the other ones that Xiang Yang feels uneasy about, it doesn't matter if he doesn't cultivate, but it will be dangerous if there is too much abnormality. The so-called abnormal things must be demons, and the more unknown the more fearful. Xiang Yang pinched the corner of his forehead with a headache and sighed softly, "Let's go to Zhen Yaofang to relax." ”
After Xiang Yang cultivated again, Dr. Wang's idea of accepting Xiang Yang as an apprentice ended in vain, and he completely broke off the idea of letting Xiang Yang inherit his mantle. A year ago, he accepted Xiaolin as an apprentice, and Dr. Wang didn't ask him to be talented, but he wanted to keep his duty and keep the hard work of Zhen Yao Fang
Xiang Yang stepped into the Zhen Medicine Workshop, and Xiao Lin, who was instructing the medicine disciples, stepped forward and said with a smile: "Senior sister, you are here." ”
Since Dr. Wang accepted Xiaolin as an apprentice, Xiaolin insisted on calling Senior Sister Xiangyang, how many times he still went his own way, in fact, Xiaolin knew that the master really regarded Xiangyang as a personal disciple, so he called it so.
Xiang Yang nodded lightly, "What about Master Wang?"
Xiao Lin said with a smile: "The master is at home, what do you say that you are old, you can't overwork, it's time to enjoy Qingfu, don't look for him unless there is something big." Xiao Lin's tone was quite helpless.
Xiang Yang smiled, didn't say anything anymore, found a random place in the lobby to sit down, and looked at a certain place in a daze. Xiao Lin saw Xiang Yang's leisurely appearance at this time, and felt that it was abnormal. He, the senior sister, is a cultivator, how could he be so bored as to watch pedestrians pass the time.
Xiao Lin stepped forward and sat down beside Xiang Yang, "Senior sister, have you encountered a difficult situation?"
Xiang Yang glanced at him and didn't speak. This kid, as long as it is a matter of his own, he is very enthusiastic, he is so oppressed by Dr. Wang, and he can still be so happy, he is also a talent.
After getting along for so many years, Xiao Lin has already figured out Xiang Yang's temperament, and continued: "Why don't you prepare some medicine, so that those participating disciples can't get up tomorrow when they all have diarrhea, and you can recommend yourself again?
Since Meng sweat medicine knocked out the demon beast, Xiang Yang got the true legend of Dr. Wang, and he studied some messy medicine when he had time, and Xiao Lin also knew it.
Xiang Yang rolled his eyes, gritted his teeth, and said, "Are you an idiot when everyone else?
If it really has something to do with this matter, "This won't work, there are others, you ...... first" Before he finished speaking, a medicine apprentice came forward, "Doctor Kobayashi, there is a patient who is going to see a doctor." ”
Xiao Lin Qi walked around and turned back and said, "Senior sister, you wait for me, it's okay right away." ”
Xiang Yang got up and left, "Isn't it uncomfortable to come here to relax?" I don't know what Dr. Wang thinks, and it's not too noisy to find such a talker." "But Xiang Yang thinks too much, Xiao Lin doesn't have the courage to tease Doctor Wang.
Today the exchange match starts, everyone is required to be present, and of course no one wants to be absent. Xiang Yang walked all the way, the entire martial arts academy was empty, only the martial arts training ground was still lively.
Xiang Yang was not the last to arrive, because the Xia Yuan side had not yet arrived, and the dean and elders had not yet been in place, only the deacon was alone in the martial arts training ground to prepare for the game.
A simple shed was built in front of the ring, and there was a lot of space in the shed, with seven Taishi chairs side by side. Due to the weather, each chair is covered with a thick layer of animal skin. In front of the chair are three long tables with food such as melons and fruits, and three large braziers in front of the long tables.
Xiang Yang did not stop after entering the martial arts training ground, and walked straight to the ring, and when he passed Zhang Lin and them, he did not hear the usual ridicule. I don't know if it was because he threatened him two years ago, but since then, Zhang Lin and the others have never troubled Xiangyang, so that she has lived a quiet life for two years.
Walking straight to the brazier before stopping, the disciples who witnessed Xiang Yang's behavior began to whisper earnestly, and gradually many people looked over, for no other reason, behind Xiang Yang was a temporary shed.
Under the shed is a platform as high as the ring, and there is no need to worry about standing here in the way of people behind, puzzled - no one stands in such a good location, but I don't know that it is reserved for the participating disciples.
Xiang Yang closed his eyes and ignored the noise around him. It's much warmer here than other places, even though this level of cold has long been fearless since cultivation, Xiang Yang has always remembered Song Lao's words - the cold environment is not good for girls' health, and Xiang Yang is not a person who wrongs himself.
In this way, I don't know how long I stood there, and there was a commotion in the martial arts training ground. Xiang Yang opened his eyes and looked at the entrance of the martial arts training ground, walking in front of him were the dean and the elders, as well as a strange old man and a middle-aged man, who were estimated to be the stewards of the Xia Academy. He was followed by more than a dozen young disciples, different from the black shorts of the Martial Academy, all of whom were dressed in moon-white robes.
"Cut, I really think I'm a hero, I look like a peacock, and I'm about to go to the sky. The Martial Academy disciple scoffed.
"That's it, that's it, I heard that their dean didn't come this time, there was only one elder and sect leader, so they didn't take us seriously. Another disciple was unfair.
"Well said, after a while, the senior brother and sister beat them to the ground and returned in embarrassment, making them look down on people. "There are people who are angry with the enemy.
Although they were unhappy, they also controlled the volume very well and did not let each other hear it. The dean and several elders took their seats in turn, and the dean didn't talk nonsense and directly announced the start.
The referee is the head coach, and the exchange match is the strongest match in the same year, and the first one to play is the genius of the martial arts academy - Wang Qiang.
Next to Xiang Yang was him, and he obviously felt his nervousness. He is the senior brother of the martial arts academy, and he is the first to play, and the win or loss of the first game is very crucial. It is conceivable how much pressure Wang Qiang has, and he is expected to be placed on by all the members of the Martial Academy.
Xiang Yang doesn't have much sense of belonging to the Martial Academy, and he also hopes that winning one side is the Martial Academy, this is human nature.