Chapter 6: Yu Ziqing's Retreat
Luo Qingshui's bamboo sword pierced Yu Ziqing's phantom, and in the next moment, she immediately stopped her waist and slashed behind her. The sword she stabbed earlier was false, but the sword that blocked her waist was real.
Luo Qingshui knew that Yu Ziqing was faster than himself, and after countless failures, Luo Qingshui was already familiar with Yu Ziqing's routine.
The bamboo sword slammed into the bamboo sword with a crisp sound.
"Yes, this time it's a little faster than the last time. Yu Ziqing smiled slightly.
"Is it just a little faster, I feel like I'm fast enough!" Luo Qingshui was a little disappointed.
"Yes, so you still want to go to the rivers and lakes with your strength, it's a bit too early to think. Yu Ziqing snorted lightly, he looked extremely relaxed, and he didn't even use his true qi in the battle with Luo Qingshui.
"Hmph!" Luo Qingshui didn't care about what Yu Ziqing said.
She used her true qi to remove the sword in Yu Ziqing's hand and move forward again, she knew that her speed could not match Yu Ziqing, so she could only play a little clever.
So she raised her foot and kicked the table behind her as she moved forward.
The table flew up under Luo Qingshui's foot, and it flipped in the air and was about to crash to the ground.
Plates and chopsticks in the air also flew along, and they were about to shatter to the ground.
Yu Ziqing's figure appeared in front of the table, he stretched out his left hand and pulled it, firmly grabbed one of the feet of the table and gently put it on the ground. The bamboo sword in his right hand slashed in the air, and the dishes that were still flying in the air, colliding with each other with a crisp sound seemed to be given life, and they put on a pair of wings and slowly fell back to the table under the traction of the bamboo sword.
"Good opportunity!" Luo Qingshui saw that Yu Ziqing was dealing with the chaos he had caused, and rushed forward, wanting to sneak attack Yu Ziqing, who was facing back to him.
The distance between the two of them was less than five meters, and Luo Qingshui felt that he had won this time. As long as she can stab Yu Ziqing's body with a bamboo sword, she will win.
Although Yu Ziqing had his back to Luo Qingshui, he naturally heard the wind behind him, and the corners of his mouth hooked up with a smile.
This girl is really getting more and more clever, and she has grown a little bit these days.
It's just that the sneak attack is naturally impossible for Yu Ziqing to succeed, he didn't even look back, just dodged Luo Qingshui's menacing sword on one side, just like there was a pair of eyes behind him.
Luo Qingshui stabbed the air with a sword, the whole person did not contain it, and he was about to fall down when he stumbled forward, and he was about to crash into the table in front of him.
As soon as the bamboo sword in Yu Ziqing's hand was collected, he hurriedly grabbed Luo Qingshui's hand.
The other hand was placed on her shoulder by the way, so that Luo Qingshui was caught and made unable to move.
"Aren't you learning to smash the table now?" Yu Ziqing educated Luo Qingshui, who was caught by himself in front of him, "If you smash the table like you every day, how much furniture is not enough for you to smash!
Yu Ziqing saw that Luo Qingshui didn't respond, he stretched his neck to see Luo Qingshui's face, it didn't matter if he looked at it, he saw Luo Qingshui pouting and frowning, tears rolling in his eyes.
"Master, it hurts. She looked back pitifully at Yu Ziqing grabbing her arm.
But Yu Ziqing didn't exert much force at all! He was slightly stunned, but he still let go of the hands that grabbed Luo Qingshui.
Luo Qingshui, who was about to cry aggrievedly, changed his expression the moment Yu Ziqing let go. A sly smile appeared on her face, and before Yu Ziqing could react, the bamboo sword in her right hand had already stabbed Yu Ziqing's waist with a backhand.
"Hey, hey, master, I'm still fooled!" Luo Qingshui held the sword in his hand with a smug expression, "This is called a beauty trick!"
Yu Ziqing looked at the bamboo sword against his waist in a daze, revealing a helpless wry smile.
He really didn't expect Luo Qingshui to make such a come, he was still too young.
"Admit defeat or not, master?" Luo Qingshui smiled evilly and pressed close to Yu Ziqing, wanting to see his expression at the moment.
"Okay, I'm losing. Yu Ziqing moved, "I'll wash today's dishes." β
He stepped forward and stacked all the bowls on the table, then walked out of the door with them in his hand and crouched down by the water tank outside.
Luo Qingshui still wanted to show off, and hurriedly chased after Yu Ziqing.
"Are you not convinced, this girl can beat you with her strength!" she stood to the side with her hands in her hands, looking arrogant.
"Accept it, why don't you accept it. Yu Ziqing rubbed the plate seriously, "If you lose, you lose, you have improved, and I am proud of you, master." β
"Hey, hey, master, then you said that if I win the battle, do you have the strength to ascend! Do you say that I am very strong? In the future, the apprentice will be able to protect you!" Luo Qingshui's face was full of stars, and she was still looking forward to the ascension that Yu Ziqing and she said, and longing for the path after becoming an immortal.
But she didn't know that there was still a long way to go after the ascension.
Don't say that one year, that is, ten years, and a hundred years, she may not be able to really protect Yu Ziqing.
"Well, maybe. Yu Ziqing nodded, he couldn't bear to pierce the naΓ―ve Luo Qingshui.
"Qing Shui, the master has something to tell you. Yu Ziqing thought about it and spoke again. "I'm going to retreat for a while, and during this time, you have to practice well and don't get into trouble everywhere. β
"Ah, master, are you going to retreat, are you going to ascend?" Luo Qingshui obviously didn't hear Yu Ziqing tell her not to cause trouble, she only cared about the previous sentence.
Yu Ziqing didn't know what to say, he had to fill the pit he dug himself, "Count, count." β
He decided to fool around casually, "When the master becomes a strong man in your mouth after he leaves the customs this time, he will take you out to see the outside world, okay?"
Yu Ziqing estimated in his heart that after more than ten years of conditioning, he only needed to regain his original strength in retreat for a while, but the lively and active disciple in front of him made him really a little uneasy.
"If only this year is maybe longer, you'll have to be obedient. β
"A year!" Luo Qingshui pouted, which meant that she wouldn't see her master for a year, but that's fine, no one cares about her, she can do whatever she wants, and the master doesn't know where she wants to go.
"Okay, master, then you go to retreat, and I'll wash the dishes." Luo Qingshui said that he was about to grab the bowl in Yu Ziqing's hand, and behaved extremely attentively.
"Hey, don't worry. Yu Ziqing looked at Luo Qingshui, who was in a hurry in front of her, and smiled, she knew what Luo Qingshui was thinking, didn't she want to retreat early, did she go out and live happily?
But she's been on the mountain for too long, and it's time to go out and see it.
He stretched out his hand and pointed into the room, and an emerald green light flew out of the room, like a flying firefly.
"This is a talisman, you have to take it with you, you can't leave it at any time, if you want to go out to play, you must not be too far away from the mountain, you know?" Yu Ziqing knew that he would definitely not be able to control Luo Qingshui, who loved to play by nature, but if he walked around, there would be no problem, not to mention that he had already taken measures just in case.
"What is this?" Luo Qingshui opened his eyes wide and looked at the jade pendant in front of him, its whole body was glowing with sky blue light, and its body was like a small pebble, with fine lines painted on it. It looks ordinary, but it's anything but unusual.
"This is a jade pendant, very precious. So you must not take it out casually and show it to others, there are a lot of bad people out there. Yu Ziqing smiled and put it into Luo Qingshui's palm, "When you are in danger, it will tell me, so that the master will rush over to save you." β
"Is it so amazing!" Luo Qingshui's eyes widened, and she carefully put the jade pendant into her arms.
"Then I hope I never need it!" Luo Qingshui raised his face and pouted.
"I remember grinding the fish intestine grass into powder and bringing it to Brother Liu in the east of the village, his inflammation is not yet healed. Yu Ziqing put down the last plate in his hand.
"Okay, okay, I promise to complete the task, master, go to retreat!" Luo Qingshui's chick nodded as if pecking rice.
As long as Yu Ziqing goes to retreat, this mountain is the world of Luo Qingshui, and there is no such thing as practicing well and not running around, anyway, Yu Ziqing can't see it.
"Alright, I'm leaving. Yu Ziqing smiled bitterly, he looked meaningfully at Luo Qingshui, who was carrying the washed dishes into the house, and then shook his head.
Because he was really a little relieved, but he had no choice, he knew that Mu Yunqi would never give up like this, and he would definitely find this place one day.
So he had to be ready early.
His figure disappeared in place, caught off guard, and not even the dust stirred up a bit.
Luo Qingshui put the bowl he was holding on the table that she had almost overturned before.
When she looked back again, Yu Ziqing had disappeared.
"Hmph, I really said I'd just leave. Luo Qingshui pouted. "I didn't leave a weapon or two or anything, did I just go out empty-handed?"
She said this, but her mind was spinning.
She turned around and ran straight towards Yu Ziqing's room, stumbling like she was drunk all the way.
In the cave at the top of the Jade Dragon Mountain, Yu Ziqing's figure gradually appeared, and he slowly sat down cross-legged on the rock in the center of the cave.
This was prepared by Yu Ziqing for his retreat ten years ago, and he set up an enchantment around the cave, even if Mu Yunqi led the Tianshan Sect to find this place, he could stop them for a while.
Of course, the premise is that Mu Yunqi has not yet stepped into the real Taihe Immortal, if he really breaks through, these enchantments can be broken in his eyes.
Yu Ziqing knew his state, and in the battle twelve years ago, he forcibly improved his strength from Xuan Immortal to the level of a half-step Taihe Immortal through the Dugu Sword. Although he scared off the people of the world and Mu Yunqi with a sword, and in order to heal Luo Qingshui's injuries, his true strength at the moment was no longer enough for Xuan Xian, the true qi in his body could not be condensed, and his muscles and veins were damaged, and he could only barely reach the level of Da Luo Jin Xian.
This is also the reason why he took Luo Qingshui to live in seclusion.
In the past twelve years, the muscles and veins in Yu Ziqing's body have almost recovered, and it only takes one year, with his talent, he is sure that he will be able to return to his original strength or even higher, so that no matter whether Mu Yunqi comes to find trouble for himself or not, he has to settle the account of colluding with Mu Yunqi to collude with the demon clan!
Yu Ziqing sat down on the rock, he closed his eyes slightly, the faint immortal qi around his body surged, and he was repairing the tendons and veins damaged in the First World War little by little.
The whole huge cavern was airtight, and he was the only one who sat in the dimly lit space, everything around him seemed to freeze, and time was suspended in this closed space.
At this moment, in Yu Ziqing's room, Luo Qingshui had already broken into the door, everything in his room was placed in an orderly manner, and the quilt and teacups were neatly placed, not like a man at all.
"Wow, the master really doesn't love cleanliness in general. Luo Qingshui muttered to herself, she looked back and forth in Yu Ziqing's room, looking for it.
In Yu Ziqing's room, there were two books and nothing else in addition to commonly used items and medicinal herbs.
"Ah, is there really no weapon? Does this girl have to bring a bamboo sword when she goes out to explore the rivers and lakes?" Luo Qingshui glanced at the bamboo forest outside the window with resentment, where bamboo poles were dense.
Since she was a child, she has practiced bamboo swords, and she has never even touched a real sword.
"Alas. I said, master, master, why can't you leave me something useful?" Luo Qingshui remembered the jade pendant that Yu Ziqing gave her just now, she played with it for a while and stuffed it into her arms, this thing doesn't seem to be of much use except for being good-looking.
She sat on Yu Ziqing's bed, then lay down suddenly, and her head fell heavily on Yu Ziqing's pillow.
"It's so hard!" Luo Qingshui's head slammed on the pillow, but it was burned by something. She bounced off the bed and rubbed the back of her head, and in confusion reached for the fluttering pillow, and a long sword appeared in front of her.
It was a dark golden sword, about three feet long, with dragon-like patterns carved into it.
"Good sword!" Luo Qingshui excitedly held the sword in his hand and pulled out the sword. The blade was also dark gold, glowing with a dazzling cold light. "I didn't expect the master to have such a good sword. Hmph, what a stingy ghost, hiding so hidden, didn't I find it?"
Luo Qingshui put the pillow back on, put everything back in place, and jumped out of the room with his sword in his hand, not forgetting to help Yu Ziqing close the door again.
She didn't notice that after she left, a dark red light came out from Yu Ziqing's pillow, which exuded a mysterious and dignified aura, and quickly calmed down again.
"This girl has a weapon! I'm here!" Luo Qingshui shouted excitedly into the sky.
"Yes, the master also asked me to give the fish intestine grass to Brother Liu in the east of the village. She had just roared twice, and suddenly remembered what her master had ordered, and hurriedly ran to the back room.
She was going to hurry up and grind the fish intestine grass and give it to Brother Liu in the east of the village, she had already decided to go down the mountain tomorrow.
A drop of cold rain suddenly fell from the sky and dripped on the tip of Luo Qingshui's nose.
It's raining. Luo Qingshui frowned slightly, she wiped the tip of her nose, the drop of rain was as cold as an iceberg.
She looked up at the sky, but it was clear, and the sun was still hanging there, glowing warmly.
Could it be that he was thinking too much? Luo Qingshui thought about it, didn't think about it anymore, turned around and got into the house.