Chapter 7: A New Beginning
"Don't move!" Hua Zhiyu held a few silver needles in his hand, stood behind the wooden barrel, and gestured at Li Ling's back, looking like a blind old Chinese medicine doctor.
"I've been afraid of injection......s since I was a child," Li Ling sat in the barrel with a bitter face, today was the last day of the medicinal bath. However, just when Li Ling was about to finish soaking, Hua Zhiyu happily came in with an acupuncture box, saying that he wanted to help him with acupuncture and combing his spiritual veins.
"That's because you've been pricked less, and besides, I'm very good, and you can't even feel it when you're stabbed. Hua Zhiyu looked excited and laughed like a well-fed duck. As she spoke, her hands flew up and down Li Ling's back, and in less than a moment she had tied him into a porcupine.
It was already the day before yesterday that Shen Lan, the murderer of the "Nightmare" mystery case, was arrested, and the mayor of Daoxiang cried gratefully, holding Tang Tang's hand and shouting that the gods appeared, and he was almost unmoved to make a promise.
Zhou Xiaoping's funeral was also properly organized with the funding of Shopkeeper He, and Chef Wang woke up crying very sadly, saying that he guessed that Shen Lan was the murderer. Because the only living person Zhou Xiaoping came into contact with before his death was her, Chef Wang, who treated Xiaoping as his own son, wanted to avenge him, but he didn't expect to be subdued by Shen Lan and plotted against Liu Qingyun as a hostage.
Zhou Xiaoguo just kept crying in front of his brother's grave and didn't cry, but the pain of losing his only loved one could be felt by everyone present.
Shen Lan, who was subdued, unraveled the Gu poison on Liu Qingyun and Su Mingxue, allowing them to regain their senses. Considering that the prison in the town couldn't hold Shen Lan at all, she was locked up by Tang Tang and temporarily imprisoned in the forbidden place of Chunyang Gate.
A moment later, Li Ling grinned and crawled out of the tub, putting on his clothes to cover his back, which was pricked like a shower by needles. At the urging of Hua Zhiyu, he followed her towards the kitchen.
Li Ling didn't have anything else to do in the past two days except taking a medicinal bath, so he walked around Chunyangmen and Daoxiang Town. In addition to the small courtyard where the disciples lived, there was also a Dongxu Pavilion where the classics were stored and a magnificent Shangqing Palace, and then there was a forbidden place where Shen Lan was imprisoned. Counting the area of the entire Chunyang Gate, it is not even half of Daoxiang Town, which is really a bit down.
"I'm hungry, apprentice, what's there to eat today?" Hua Zhiyu rummaged around like a little hamster as soon as he entered the kitchen and began to forage for food.
Liu Qingyun wore an apron and held a spatula, looking like a little daughter-in-law, looking at her master's childish behavior and crying and laughing.
"Wow, Ling'er, look, there are fish!" Hua Zhiyu suddenly squatted in front of a porcelain basin as if he had discovered a new continent, pointed to a few panicked crucian carp in the water and said to Li Ling with a smile.
"Senior sister. Li Ling first greeted Liu Qingyun politely, and then said to Hua Zhiyu helplessly, "See, see, haven't you seen a fish?"
"I've never seen anything alive. Hua Zhiyu crossed his hands on his hips and was straightforward.
"Okay, you all don't make a fuss, go and wait, the meal will be ready soon. Liu Qingyun said as she stir-fried the celery and shredded meat in the pot.
"Understood!" Hua Zhiyu agreed obediently, then reached out and poked Li Ling's waist, and said with a complaining face, "Look, did you disturb Senior Sister Cooking?" After speaking, he swaggered out, leaving Li Ling messy in place.
"Master, she's just a child's temperament," Liu Qingyun wiped the beads of sweat from the tip of her nose and said with a smile, "You go and call Mingxue, she should practice swords under the tree outside the courtyard." ”
Li Ling nodded, and walked briskly all the way to the big pine tree outside the courtyard. Sure enough, Su Mingxue changed into a white dress, and Shuo Xue's sword danced lightly in her hand, the sword light sometimes rose to the sky, sometimes held her breath, and the sword momentum was retracted and released freely, and her mind turned as she wished. Seeing that the senior sister was so devoted, Li Ling didn't bother him, just waited quietly.
After Su Mingxue finished practicing a set of swordsmanship, she noticed Li Ling standing aside.
"Senior brother?" Su Mingxue's injuries have all healed, and the hideous burns left by Shen Lan on her face have also been rejuvenated by Hua Zhiyu's skillful hands, and the newborn skin can be broken by blowing, and the white and smooth skin is better than before, which makes people can't help but look at it twice.
Seeing that the junior brother didn't reply, just stared at his face, Su Mingxue was unexpectedly a little cramped and uneasy, and a faint flush appeared on her cheeks: "Senior brother!"
"Huh?" Li Ling was stunned for a moment, but soon realized his faux pas, and hurriedly said, "That...... It was Senior Sister Liu who called me here, it's time for lunch. ”
Su Mingxue's eyes were a little evasive, she put away her Shuoxue sword, and hurriedly walked past Li Ling's side with her head down: "Then, then let's go quickly." ”
Li Ling nodded, followed behind her and muttered, "Is Uncle Huahua so powerful? This is much more powerful than the plastic surgery of Kimchi Country." ”
When the two arrived at the dining room, Liu Qingyun was already serving, Hua Zhiyu was holding chopsticks and trying to steal food, while Tang Tang was holding Xiaoguo and whispering something in her ear, and then suddenly laughed.
The cleaned up fruit is clever and cute, a full little beauty embryo, and seems to be a lot smarter than children of the same age. So the matter of letting her worship in the pure yang gate was approved by the head Tang Tang, in her own words, "The stinky boy has grown up and is not fun, I need a new toy". In the past two days, her relationship with Xiaoguo has become better and better, and she even threatened to let Xiaoguo recognize her as her godmother and her surname is Tang.
When Su Mingxue and Li Ling sat down, Liu Qingyun also brought up the food, although the dishes were ordinary, they were also sumptuous, exuding an attractive aroma, and Hua Zhiyu's eyes were straight when he saw it on the side.
"Today, I specially asked Qingyun to make a few more dishes," Tang Tang cleared his throat and said, "Next, let's warmly welcome Xiaoguo to officially join the Chunyangmen family!"
"Oh, oh, oh!!" Li Ling and Hua Zhiyu took the lead in applauding, and Liu Qingyun and Su Mingxue also looked at Xiaoguo with a smile, their faces full of doting.
Xiaoguo's face was flushed and she smiled brightly. The care given to her by Chunyangmen in the past few days has filled the vacancy in her heart.
"However, this incident has also taught you a lesson, your own strength is not enough, which is the biggest weakness," After the welcome, Tang Tang changed his words and suddenly raised his voice a little, "So, I have made a decision to personally supervise your cultivation progress, if the three of you fail to meet my requirements...... Hum. After speaking, his gaze swept over Liu Qingyun and the others like a knife.
Li Ling and Liu Qingyun looked at Hua Zhiyu as if asking for help, but her mind was all on the plate of meat in front of her, and she didn't notice the sight of the two of them at all. Fortunately, Xiaoguo was not very good at chopsticks and couldn't pick up the dishes she wanted to eat, which diverted Tang Tang's attention and made her not continue.
After eating, Li Ling hurriedly pulled Xiaoguo, saying that he was going to take her to play a game of "catching ghosts", where could Xiaoguo resist such temptation, and immediately ran away with Li Ling. Liu Qingyun used the excuse of washing the dishes, but Su Mingxue carried Shuoxue away without saying a word. Tang Tang filled the cigarette stick with tobacco, leaned against the door, watched Li Ling and Xiaoguo chase and play with a smile, and sighed softly.
Hua Zhiyu stood behind her, took a sip of the teacup and the old god was there, touched her round belly and said, "Are you worried about the Xianyun trial?"
Tang Tang glanced back at Hua Zhiyu, and said helplessly: "Are you roundworms?"
"No, I'm a pig. Hua Zhiyu rolled his eyes and hummed.
Tang Tang shook his head and said lightly: "Qingyun, she has been stuck in the Qinxin Seven-String Realm for almost a year, right? Mingxue, the refinement in sword intent is not bad, but the cultivation is only in the Qinxin Three-String Realm, there is not enough spiritual power to support, no matter how strong the sword move is, it is just an empty shell." ”
Tang Tang glanced at Li Ling, who was counting a hundred times against the wall as a "ghost", and said faintly: "Ling'er won't talk about it, I don't know what "Pure Yang Jue" is. ”
"One hall, three sects, six sects and fifteen sects," Hua Zhiyu counted with his fingers, "Our Pure Yang Sect is at the bottom, and there are so many elites of each sect and faction in Xianyun's trial, I'm afraid it's going to be cold." ”
"Yes, at this year's Xianyuan Conference, those old guys didn't come forward, and they were replaced by young faces. Tang Tang rubbed his temples and said, "The worst of them also has the strength of Tengyun Realm. ”
"Tut-tut, this is Hongguoguo's show-off!" Hua Zhiyu said resentfully.
"So, we also have to cultivate an elite to come out," Tang Tang frowned and said, "No matter what, we have to win a ranking in the Immortal Yun Trial, if the Pure Yang Dao System is broken in my hands, I guess I will be scolded to death by the ancestor......"
After the lunch break, the afternoon is the process of Xiaoguo's formal apprenticeship. After burning incense in the Shangqing Hall to worship the Pure Yang Patriarch, Tang Tang began to teach her the "Zixia Heart Method".
Xiaoguo's talent was a little unexpected, and under Tang Tang's teaching, he was soon able to enter the body through the spiritual vein, and he also successfully cultivated the first wisp of Zixia Qi.
Hua Zhiyu immediately began to ridicule that Xiao Guo took the first step in an afternoon, and Li Ling took three full days that year.
Nonsense, it would be good if a man could succeed in cultivating this kind of female exercise! Li Ling sneered.
However, compared to Xiaoguo's progress, Li Ling does have a headache here. Because no one had ever cultivated the "Pure Yang Jue", and naturally there was no one to guide him in his cultivation, Tang Tang had no choice but to open all the classics of the Dongxu Pavilion and let him go through the codex of the heads of the past dynasties by himself, and it was up to him whether he could refine or not.
Therefore, after Li Ling had dinner, he came to the Dongxu Pavilion where the classics were stored, and he did not rush to consult the "Pure Yang Jue", but began to consult a person's codex notes.
That person is the creator of the exercise "Pure Yang Jue", and he is also the original owner of the Cave Void Pavilion, and the predecessor of the Pure Yang Sect signed by the Cave Void Son.