A slender young man, more than eight feet in size, with a delicate countenance, a fair complexion, and a sword brow stood in front of the window for a long time, letting his hair sway with the north wind, sometimes fluttering on his shoulders, sometimes covering his cheeks, blurring his eyes, still motionless, as if thinking or brewing something.

Outside the window, the snowflakes like catkins and reeds are falling from the sky one after another. The ground is decorated with snowflakes like a white carpet, and from time to time people pass by, and you can see that the snow has reached your knees, which shows that the snow has been falling for a long time and has not stopped.

This young man is naturally Hou Jin. A person stopped in front of the window, looked at the snowflakes fluttering outside the window, and listened to the sound of snow falling. The howling north wind seemed to be telling someone. The falling dead leaves were quickly covered by the snow, like a speck of dust that disappeared in an instant, sinking with Hou Jin's memory. recalled the bits and pieces of the past: there were his father and mother who loved him the most, as well as his sister and sisters. It's a pity that now yin and yang are separated, and things are wrong. Although he knew who the enemy was from Uncle Fu, he was still just a martial arts beginner. A warrior who does not enter the stream, if he wants to have a place in the rivers and lakes, it is more difficult than Shu Dao, it is more difficult than the blue sky, not to mention seeking revenge? Hou Jin hated himself so much, hated himself for being incompetent, his relatives died one by one under the killer's butcher's knife, but he couldn't do anything. Why did God treat himself like this? Let himself have a happy home, and suddenly it will be shattered, and the family will be ruined. A deep sense of powerlessness stung Hou Jin's heart, and two lines of tears flowed down Junxiu's cheeks.

"Hey, at this time, what do I think these things for?" Hou Jin reflected.

"Yes, it didn't work. Now, I should abandon all distractions and concentrate on learning the swordsmanship and light skills taught by my master, so as to live up to my master's good teachings. I want to learn as soon as possible, and after three years, I want to kill the Plum Blossom Hall and kill all the beasts with my own hands to comfort the souls of my family in the sky. Find out who is behind the scenes, and find out why you want to do this to my Hou family. As for what to do after revenge?......"

"What do you want to do so much? Such a good snowflake day is a good weather to study swordsmanship. ”

Just do it. I saw a sword light flickering, and Hou Jin pulled out the sword that he had used in his early years given to him by the Wine Sword Immortal, and the buzzing sound sounded like a dragon's groan. Hou Jin jumped over the window, his feet sinking deep into the thick snow. Unbeknownst to him, the Wine Sword Immortal was also not far away, watching Hou Jin's practice, and nodded slightly.

"This kid is indeed talented, and in less than three months, he has already mastered the pace of light skills taught by the old man. Let's see how well he masters the Qinglian Sword Song, and then see if he wants to teach the old man his unique stunt - Qiankun Liangyi Swordsmanship. ”

But seeing that Hou Jin used the first form of the Qinglian Sword Song: the long wind rises, the clouds fly, and the solitary world laughs crazy. People are crazy, they don't measure themselves, and the long wind is a song and a sword. After a while, the sword was buzzed, and the snowflakes and sword flowers reflected each other, and for a while, the wind was loud, as if the heavens and the earth had changed.

Then use the second form of the Qinglian Sword Song: a lotus withering. This style is about the skillful use of force. Whether it is with a sword or internal force, borrowing the enemy's power to attack the enemy, he is firmly invincible. This style generally needs to be experienced in actual combat in order to appreciate the essence of it. It's a pity that Hou Jin has just studied under the Wine Sword Immortal, and he only has his moves and mental formulas, but he has never learned from outsiders, so he can't understand the essentials. A top martial arts master like Li Chunzheng can naturally be seen at a glance. Li Chunzheng shook his head slightly: "The apprentice is just practicing diligently, but he has never had any discussion with other disciples of the Mountain Gate. You can't really appreciate the subtlety of the second type. It seems that talent alone is not enough, we have to find an opportunity to pick a time, and let the disciples and other disciples in the sect attack each other to understand the second form. ”

Hou Jin practiced the Qinglian Sword Song, although he followed the teachings of his master Jiu Jian Xian, and practiced the first style very handy, it can be said that he can learn it as soon as he learns, and he can draw inferences from one another, and realize his own experience from it. However, no matter how much we ponder and study the second form, we have never been able to appreciate the essence, especially the force, how to use it skillfully, and I have never been able to understand it. Sometimes it seems to be the door, but after a while, like a monk in Zhanger, he is confused.

"I'll ask the master for advice later, and see how to use the strength skillfully. Hou Jin said in his heart.

Skipped the second form, no longer entangled, and used the third form of Qinglian Sword Song: Infinite Chain. This move pays attention to the sword qi into a circle, interlocking, the sword qi circulates back and forth, forming a formation by itself, attacking and retreating. Sure enough, Hou Jin made the swordsmanship faster and faster, and only saw the sword shadow, but he couldn't see the sword. I saw that the sword light was like drawing circles, looping back and forth. At this time, Hou Jin was taking the snow on the ground as the enemy who killed his whole family, and his eyes flashed with anger. After a while, the thick snow under Hou Jin's feet was quickly poked out of small pits by the tip of the sword, and if it was stabbed on a person, it would definitely be stabbed into a hornet's nest, a bloody hole, and a dead one. However, this formula consumes a lot of internal force, and if the internal force is insufficient, the power of this move will be greatly reduced.

The lack of internal strength, at this moment, is also clearly manifested in Hou Jin. Hou Jin's swordsmanship also began to slow down, and he used the fourth form: Wan Lian and Di. One lotus opens, ten thousand lotuses open, as soon as this trick comes out, life and death, everything is in my control. At this time, Hou Jin consumed most of his internal strength due to the previous sword move, and at this time, he used the fourth style of Qinglian Sword Song's killing move, which seemed a little powerless. The sword moves looked a little soft, as if the sword man was very hungry and had no strength.

Seeing this, Li Chunzheng shook his head slightly and sighed, flashed, and came to Hou Jin in an instant. Hou Jin was already so tired that he was kicking and pouting, his eyes were foggy, and beads of sweat like beans flowed down his cheeks, which was a little out of place with this cold snow scene. The key is that it doesn't matter, the worst thing is that Hou Jin found that the sword in his hand, the tip of the sword was caught by two fingers, no matter how Hou Jin urged the only internal force, the sword was like being sucked by a magnet, and it didn't move at all. Hou Jin was taken aback, squinted and saw that it was the master and his old man, and the originally tense nerves were relaxed.

Li Chunzheng deliberately straightened his face, pretended to be angry, and reprimanded: "Stupid apprentice." That's not how you use the sword. If the man who holds your sword is your enemy, I am afraid that you are now a corpse. ”

When Hou Jin heard this, he broke out in a cold sweat: "Yes, if the person holding the sword is my enemy, I'm afraid I would have died." ”

So he smiled and said, "What the master taught is that." In vain, he knew he was wrong. It's just that, master, you are a first-class master, and now that the apprentice is facing you, it is natural that the egg will touch the stone and hit the stone with the egg. ”

"Be serious, and you're still in the mood to joke? Look, you're not convinced? If it's your enemy, do you still have a chance to joke at this time? Dare to talk back? Li Chunzheng said angrily.

Hou Jin was like a frosted eggplant, completely silent, and reluctantly stretched out a hand. I don't know when, Li Chunzheng took a ring ruler in his hand like a trick, and hit Hou Jin's palm one by one. Hou Jin realized that the master was really angry, and he usually took good care of himself, so he could be said to teach himself hand-in-hand, but because of a joke just now, he had not yet realized his mistake, so the master was angry. So, Hou Jin gritted his teeth, looked at the ring ruler, and hit the palm of his hand hard, Leng didn't scream, didn't even snort, cold sweat flowed down his forehead. After a while, Hou Jin's palms were already red, swollen, like turnips.

Seeing this, Li Chun hit the apprentice's hand, and the pain was in his heart, and he had the taste of hating iron and steel. At the same time, I also recalled that when I was a child, my mother taught me to learn, and that strictness, although decades have passed, it is still fresh in my memory and vivid. My mother had just started teaching me to read, and if I had taught it again, and I had read and written it again, if I had forgotten it the next day, I would be severely reprimanded by my mother. Later, when I almost recognized the words, my mother began to teach myself the Four Books and Five Classics, University, Moderation and the like, and I had to memorize it backwards, otherwise I would be beaten with a ruler, and if I dared to talk back, the ruler would be beaten harder, and I was not allowed to eat at night. It is precisely because of his mother's strict teachings that Li Chunzheng, who is full of poetry and books and knowledgeable, won the championship all the way in the examination room and the high school hall exam. Sadly, my mother did not witness it. Seeing the current Hou Jin, Li Chunzheng couldn't help but think of himself when he was a child.

Li Chunzheng sighed, stopped continuing to beat Hou Jin, and said: "Apprentice, you have to remember that being a teacher is for your good, and you have to understand the hard work of a teacher. As the so-called strict teacher produces a high apprentice, this is the case. ”

Hou Jin put away his sword, wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead with his other sleeve, and said in a deep voice: "Master, the apprentice knows his mistake." The apprentices must remember the master's teachings and practice hard in the future. Live up to the master's teachings. ”

"Well, that's right. However, practicing martial arts not only depends on diligence, but also has to concentrate on studying, and some martial arts moves have to be experienced in actual combat in order to understand the mystery and understand it. You then ponder the teachings of the teacher, and after a while, the teacher will pick a time for you to learn from other disciples in the sect. You yourself also have to communicate more with other brothers and sisters, don't be bored alone and practice hard. ”

When Hou Jin heard this, he immediately felt empowered, and his mouth suddenly opened. No wonder the second style of Qinglian Sword Song, no matter how hard you practice, how you ponder, you can never touch the doorway, so it is so, this is to be exercised in actual combat, in order to practice.

So he bowed slightly to Li Chunzheng and said, "Master Xie's guidance, the apprentice understands." ”

At this time, I only heard a crisp voice not far away, like a yellow bird, and a very nice voice shouted: "Uncle Li, the master in charge asked the disciple to come and pass on the message to you, please go to the Qingyu Palace to talk about something, and have something to discuss." ”

The master and apprentice looked for prestige, and saw a young girl about twenty-eight years old, standing about twenty steps away from the master and apprentice. When this girl came, in fact, Li Chunzheng had already found out, but he just glanced at it quickly from the corner of his eye, and found that it was the little female apprentice of the senior brother in charge, so he didn't care. Therefore, Hou Jin was trained by the precept ruler, and he was also in the eyes of this girl. The girl couldn't help but pout: "It turns out that Uncle Li is so strict, much stricter than the old man of the master." This senior brother seems to have been trained a lot on weekdays. ”

However, at this time, Hou Jin was really stunned, his heart was pounding, and he was completely attracted by the girl's shadow, as if the master was not around. But I saw the girl, wearing a light silk shirt. Delicate face, pale eyebrows, beautiful nose bridge, pale red lips, cherry mouth. The delicate and fair skin like goat's milk curd, like the transparent crystal-colored Xinjiang mare's milk grapes. Especially those bright eyes, clear and clear, bright as stars, as if there is a bottomless feeling like an ocean. The slender figure, the two peaks towering on the chest, make people reverie.

The girl was stared at by Hou Jin and became a little shy. The little head hung down, his face was slightly red, like a ripe red apple, delicate, a normal man saw it, and he had the urge to rush up and take a bite.

Li Chunzheng coughed softly, and Hou Jin turned around from his stunned state and smiled embarrassedly.

I only heard Li Chunzheng say quietly: "What's the matter? I only learned a few tricks of the three-legged cat's kung fu, and I started to think about spring?

"I don't dare. Hou Jin was very embarrassed and whispered.

"For the sake of the teacher, you dare to do it. Li Chunzheng laughed and scolded angrily.

"Don't be embarrassed. Everyone has a youth, it is the blood and the strong, and it is normal to forget the god when you meet the girl you like. Li Chunzheng said.

"Master, tell the apprentice about your relationship history when you were young!" Hou Jin forgot the pain after the scar was good, and began to joke again.

"Little rabbit cub, no big or small, you dare to use it as a teacher?

Hou Jin also began to cooperate, hugging his head and running around the mouse, pretending to dodge, the scene was very funny.

The delicate girl was amused by this scene and pursed her lips and chuckled. Xin said: "In addition to the stern Uncle Li of the Tianshan faction, it turns out that he still has such an amiable side. Uncle Li has very high requirements for accepting apprentices, it seems that this senior brother usually has a very good relationship with Uncle Li, no wonder Uncle Li loves him very much. ”

Hou Jin was stunned again, he was deeply attracted by this girl, and he forgot to dodge. I saw that this girl pursed her lips and smiled, as if she had planted a spell, which made Hou Jin fall into it and couldn't extricate herself. The eyes were bent like crescent moons, as if the spirit had overflowed. Between a smile and a smile, the moving look is naturally revealed, and people have to marvel at her elegant and delicate light. Hou Jin sighed: This is really the best woman in the world, even if the fairy in the sky is in the lower realm, I'm afraid it is quite inferior, right? But this woman's beauty is an incomprehensible thing of beauty, and the beauty makes people fascinated, and they can only be viewed from a distance, not close to it. is also a beauty, this woman is like a budding peony flower, beautiful but not demonic, glamorous but not vulgar, charming and incomparable.

The pretty girl found that Hou Jin's eyes began to stare at her again, and she became even more shy, her face was red to the root of her ears, and her little head was lowered again, and she was about to bury it in her chest. After a while, he pursed his lips and muttered, "Hey, this senior brother, don't you think it's very rude to stare at a girl like this?"

Li Chunzheng coughed softly again, Hou Jin came back to his senses, and apologized embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, it's a girl who is in the middle of the show." Dare to ask the girl for her name. ”

Li Chunzheng asked Hou Jin what he said, unceremoniously gave Hou Jin a chestnut head, and scolded with a smile: "The apprentice is rude, so frivolous, what kind of physique?

Hou Jin was happy in his heart: just when he wanted to sleep, the master handed over the pillow. Sure enough, those who know their apprentices are also masters. The master told me this girl's name so intimately, what a good master, and I will definitely honor him in the future.

Li Chunzheng said to Ying'er: "Ying'er will return to the senior brother in charge first, and Chunzheng will come in a while." ”

When Ying'er heard this, she stepped on the snow, took a small step, and left first. Li Chunzheng turned his head and found that this "rebel" was still looking at the back of Ying'er leaving, unable to take his eyes off it. Then he unceremoniously knocked Hou Jin's head and scolded: "Boy, everyone is gone, still look?" Hou Jin was pained and smiled.

Li Chunzheng admonished: "Apprentice, what you are doing now is that you need to concentrate and practice diligently the mental formulas taught to you by the teacher, and you must not be lazy. Don't look left and right, distract from your children's personal feelings, remember. After finishing speaking, Li Chunzheng flashed, and disappeared in an instant, as if teleporting. In fact, the top light masters will create an illusion of instantaneous movement to the vision, but in fact, the master's flashing action is too fast, so fast that the human eye can only see an afterimage. Hou Jin has seen the master's methods, so he is not surprised, and at the same time, he also looks forward to the day when he can also have the skills of the master.

After the master went to the Qingyu Palace, Hou Jin was not idle, and abandoned his "studies". A new round of Qinglian Sword Song practice began. Although it is boring and boring, Hou Jin always remembers the master's teachings and does not dare to slack off. As the saying goes: "Practice makes perfect, one move and one style, practice hard, it is always right, maybe there will be unexpected gains." ”

Time passed quickly, and Hou Jin was practicing martial arts, and two and a half hours passed unconsciously. When night falls, the round moon hangs in the sky early. Due to the snow, there is no starry scene in the night sky, only a single star in the shape of a single figure, flickering and flickering, and there is a mist everywhere. The night is so quiet that you can hear the needle dropping.

Hou Jin practiced swordsmanship and light skills for a day, washed hastily, and was about to go to bed and sleep beautifully.

Coincidentally, the voice of the master calling for the apprentice came.

"Is this old man a devil? It's all night, and you don't want people to rest? Is it possible that I can't fight at night? Forget it, go and see what kind of medicine this old man sells in his gourd?" Hou Jin said to himself.

Helpless, he hurriedly put on his clothes, came to the next door, and gently pushed open the door of the master's bedroom. I saw that Li Chunzheng was still undressed, sitting on a chair with his eyes slightly closed, as if he hadn't seen Hou Jin come in.

"Coming in?" Li Chunzheng asked first.

"Yes, master. Here comes the apprentice. Dare to ask the master, what are the teachings? Hou Jin owed.

"Nothing. As a teacher, I want to talk to you about two things, and they are also two very important things. Li Chunzheng said.

Hou Jin asked: "Dare to ask the master, what's the matter?"

Li Chunzheng replied: "Today, the senior brother of the head of the sect sent me to discuss the annual disciple competition meeting I sent. Among the many junior disciples, the top three can be selected at the Tibetan Scripture Pavilion of our faction, and the secret book must be read and studied for a month, and after a month, the secret book must be returned to Zhao, and the content contained in the secret book can only be used for their own learning, and must not be passed on. Once it is found that there is a leak, he will be severely punished: the whole body martial arts and veins will be abolished, and the mausoleum of the ancestors of the generations will be guarded for life, and he will not be allowed to leave half a step. The order of cheats selection is based on the ranking of the competition, from high to low. ”

"That's the first thing. Before I talk about the second thing, I would like to ask you, you have been practicing the Qinglian Sword Song for some time, have you stuck in the second and fourth forms, and have not comprehended it?" asked Li Chunzheng.

Hou Jin gave a thumbs up and said exaggeratedly: "The master can't help but be strong in martial arts, and he can also anticipate things like a god. Please also ask the master to guide the maze. ”

Li Chunzheng glared at Hou Jin and said, "I haven't done anything right all day, it seems that my teacher has spoiled you as a rebel on weekdays." For the sake of the teacher, I will talk to you about the right thing, and be serious. The second type, not to mention hard practice, must learn more from others, and experience the true meaning in the competition in order to practice. As for the fourth form, it is the bottom of the box killing move of the entire Qinglian Sword Song, which needs to be supported by strong internal force. When the apprentices are practicing, they all do it step by step and in order?"

"That's true. Hou Jin nodded in response.

"That's it. Qinglian Sword Song was originally a set of extremely superior swordsmanship, and the consumption of internal force was also huge. You practice in order, but your internal strength is still shallow. The third form almost consumes your internal strength, and if you want to practice the fourth form, you must have more than enough heart and not enough strength. But if you practice diligently over time, when your foundation is solid and your internal strength is strong, you will be able to do whatever you want when you use this set of swordsmanship again. The Qinglian Sword Song, when used in the hands of different people, can show different powers. ”

"I see, the master loves me so much, and as soon as he joined him, he taught Qinglian Sword Song and other superior martial arts. Master, the apprentice understands. Hou Jin's suddenly realized expression was fully seen by Li Chunzheng.

Li Chunzheng continued: "There are still three months left between the deadline of the disciple competition conference, and the time is full. Prepare for the teacher and let Jin'er complete the second thing first. You prepare, prepare, tomorrow, I will let you compete with the disciples of Uncle Xia Jiaoyun and have a discussion. It's getting late today, so let's go down and have a good rest, recuperate and prepare for tomorrow's competition. ”

"I've been practicing martial arts for almost three months, and I don't know what my strength is. I'm really looking forward to it. Hou Jin said in his heart.

Hou Jin bowed to Li Chunzheng, said goodnight, then retreated to his room, and fell asleep deeply......