Chapter 1 What Happened in the Woods
The moonlight is like a veil, covering the mountains and forests, reflecting the smooth bluestone pavement in the forest. In the June sky, the cicadas chirp in a row, wantonly venting the splendor of life, but there is something else mixed in it.
"Rustle, rustle......"
The sound came from the main gate of the Imperial Sword Sect, which was a quaint stone gate at the foot of the green mountain. At this time, this old antique, which had been standing here since the founding of the Imperial Sword Sect, was shaking from time to time, as if it had generated spirituality, and every time it shaken, a large patch of dust would fall.
"Ahem, ahem!"
Suddenly, a crisp cough sounded from behind the door, as if choked on the dust, and it took a while to recover.
Then I only heard a grinding sound between the stone door and the bluestone slab, and in the slowly open crack of the stone door, a young and dusty face was revealed, and it seemed extremely lonely on the night when the stars were sparse in this month.
The stone door was wide open, and out of it was an eleven or twelve-year-old boy, dressed in a cyan robe, stepping on flowing cloud cloth boots, looking exquisite, his hair was tied up by a cyan ribbon at will, and there was a trace of ethereal meaning when he walked, feeling no different from the Taoist boy around the immortals outside the world.
Of course, it would have been more like it if it weren't for the dirty bucket he carried in his left hand and the rag mop that slung casually over his shoulder.
"Bah, bah!" the boy spat at his feet, trying to get rid of the earthy smell in his mouth.
"Alas, it's not easy to be a servant......"
The boy shook his head with a mop as he dusted the stone door, and if he came across the hollows that were difficult to clean, he had to carefully clean them with a twig that he found everywhere at his feet. Not to mention the time and effort, the old dirt inside is not something that he can clean up with a few random buckles.
What is even more sad is that this stone door is extremely tall, three boys high, and there are many stone patterns on it, and anyone knows that cleaning this thing is definitely not an easy task.
And this errand that ordinary people are afraid to avoid, he has been doing it for more than a month.
"Zhao Qian! You wait for me! Dare to make a stumbling block for me, my Wang Zhi will become an immortal sooner or later, and then let you sweep the door for me for a lifetime!" he said hatefully, gritting his teeth, as if he had some deep hatred.
It's just that as the lowest servant of the Imperial Sword Sect, being exploited has become a norm, and few people can survive it.
At least Wang Zhi has never seen it.
But even so, there are still people who want to send their children to this Sword Sect even if they break their heads.
Not for anything else.
Refining qi and cultivating immortals, attaining immortality.
Just by listening to it, you know how tempting it is.
Even if there is only a slim hope......
Wang Zhi's eyes appeared in front of the village chief's grandfather again The scene of the village chief's grandfather taking out the ancestral mountain ginseng and begging for people everywhere in order to send him to the Imperial Sword Sect.
"Quack!"
A frog chirped from Wang Zhi's side, waking him up from his memory, and as soon as he let go of his hand, the mop fell on the stone door with a crisp sound.
"Smack!"
"Who's there!" Wang Zhi turned sharply and shouted loudly, staring closely at the darkness behind him, trying to see something in it. Just now, he felt a cold gaze sweeping behind him, causing him to fall into an ice cellar, and goosebumps stood up all over his body.
But when he turned around, he saw that there was no one behind him, and he heard the rustling of the leaves around him, and a breeze blowing across his face, which made his tense nerves relax a lot.
"Is it my delusion......"
Wang Zhi let out a sigh of relief, turned around and continued to clean up, but out of caution, he still distracted some of his energy to pay attention to his back and even his surroundings.
It wasn't until the cleaning of the stone gate had been completed that he didn't feel that terrible feeling anymore, and Wang Zhi retracted part of his mind, thinking that he probably slept less, which was all delusional.
At this time, the lower position of the stone gate has been cleared, and the upper part is out of reach of Wang Zhi's hand, but since he has been doing this errand for more than a month, Wang Zhi will certainly not be stumped again.
I saw him put down the mop in his hand, meticulously formed a magic seal with both hands, and then moved his fingers, quickly changing three times in a very short time, forming an extremely coherent seal change.
"Tatsumi!"
When Wang Zhi slowly spit out these two words, a violent wind suddenly rose and swept from his body to the stone gate, which immediately shook the stone gate and brought up a large amount of dust from the stone gate.
It's like an invisible fist smashing from the bottom up!
It's just that Wang Zhi also stumbled because of this strong wind, and accidentally knocked on the stone door, and a wound appeared on his forehead.
"Oops!"
When Wang Zhi froze, he raised his hand and couldn't help but rub his injured place, his eyes were full of grievances, and even tears appeared in the corners of his eyes.
If only I could break through again, I would have mastered it completely......
Fortunately, without the maintenance of Wang Zhi's seal, this wind came and went quickly, but this stone gate was much cleaner, and only a red seal remained on it.
"Whew, it's finally done. ”
Wang Zhi let go of his handprint, wiped the sweat on his head, and his face turned a little pale.
Just now he cast a small spell in the sect, but for him, a small qi refiner at the first level of qi refining, it was still a little reluctant.
A situation like the one just now is already his limit. If it takes a little longer, maybe the pitiful spiritual power in his body will be directly drained.
However, to be able to finish today's work so quickly, Wang Zhi is still a little proud in his heart.
"Oh, I heard that there is a new master in the stove room, and the best thing is a mapo tofu, go try it another day. ”
After finishing the work, Wang Zhi carried the guy who ate and worked by himself, hummed a little song, and slowly climbed up along the bluestone slab road. It's just that he didn't pay attention at all, and the red mark on the stone door just now had quietly disappeared.
"Brother Niu's little flower~ big eyes~ Mr. Dong's maid~ good heart~" Wang Zhi went up the mountain while humming a song from nowhere, and he could hear that he was in good spirits, but this content was ...... Something seems wrong?
"It's not as good as the rich man's daughter...... Ahem, ahem!"
When he sang this, Wang Zhi felt an itchy throat for some reason, and coughed a few times, but the tingling and itching sensation became even stronger.
And in just a few minutes, his cheeks had turned red after a series of coughs, like a pepper in October.
"Ahem!" After coughing a few more times, Wang Zhi clutched his throat and rushed towards a path extending from the side of the bluestone road, as if there was some miracle medicine that cured all diseases.
At this time, Wang Zhi was shocked and uncertain, and he was puzzled by what had happened to him.
"It stands to reason that I didn't sing it out loud, why did I cough like this? and...... Why is it so spicy!"
When Wang Zhi's figure disappeared in the woods, a figure suddenly appeared where Wang Zhi was standing just now, looking at the direction he was leaving, and whispered lightly.
"This handyman is not very old, how can he think like this...... Forget it, I've already taught him a lesson, so let's spare him this time. ”
This voice is crisp, like a pearl falling on a jade plate, and it is a woman's voice when you hear it.
It's just that at this time, her figure is all hidden under a cloud of mist, and her face can't be seen clearly. Just listening to its voice, it should be a beautiful girl.
The figure only appeared for a few breaths, and soon disappeared, leaving only the cold moonlight on the bluestone slab.
It's just that tonight, there will probably be a place in this Imperial Sword Sect, which is not so clean.
......
"Whew~ comfortable!"
Wang Zhi let out a long sigh of extreme comfort, fell on a soft grass, felt the cool breath in his chest and abdomen, and suddenly felt that the fatigue and sleepiness of the previous work were swept away, and his cheeks returned to their normal color.
At this time, beside him, there was a clear spring, as if a dark blue gem was inlaid in this grass, and the crescent moon reflected on the surface of the lake added an indescribable charm to it.
"Hey, it's good to have it!" Wang Zhi couldn't help but sigh.
This spring water was found by Wang Zhi in a lost way, this place is very remote, and usually no one comes. However, the spring water is clear, sweet and refreshing, so Wang Zhi often comes here when he has leisure.
Wang Zhi lay down for a moment, but slowly got up from the grass, took a gourd from his waist, and began to pour spring water into it.
"It's better to go back early, if you go back late, maybe Zhao Qian will find me trouble again." ”
When the gourd was full, Wang Zhi hung it on his waist and got up to leave.
But at this moment, a roaring sound came from the woods to his left, startling countless birds.
Someone broke into the sect, or did the building collapse?
Wang Zhi had a look of surprise on his face, not knowing what had happened.
At this moment, Wang Zhi's face suddenly changed greatly, just because a cold wind hit his direction, the wind was piercing, with a dangerous aura!
Not good!
In a hurry, Wang Zhi had to roll on a lazy donkey, which was able to dodge this blow.
Ignoring the green grass juice on his body, Wang Zhi turned his head to look at the direction where he had just been, and suddenly the three souls and seven spirits flew out.
A deep trench divided the meadow into two pieces, as if the tailor had cut them carefully.
And Wang Zhi glanced in the direction where this attack came from, and suddenly he wanted to die.
In the middle of the dense woods, a straight road full of debris suddenly appeared, and there was no need to think that it must have been caused by the blow just now.
This power ......
It must not have been made during the Qi refining period, right?
After thinking for a moment, Wang Zhi decided to go and find out.
After removing and putting away the sundries on his body, Wang Zhi followed the path that appeared out of thin air. It's just that during this period, Wang Zhi used a peculiar footwork, even if he stepped on the grass, he didn't make a sound.
It's a stealth trick!
"The things taught by Brother Niu are still so practical, and I miss the days when we went up to the mountains to hunt together. ”
Wang Zhi sighed, but the movements under his feet were not slow at all, and it was like a gust of wind between walks.
And Wang Zhi also took advantage of the time to hurry up and carefully thought about what he didn't have time to think about before.
"Although the roar was loud, it was too far away from the sect on the top of the mountain, and it was estimated that no one paid attention to it, maybe they thought it was the movement of a beast.
But it was clearly not a sound that a beast could make, and the powerful attack was clearly the work of the monk. ”
Wang Zhi muttered softly, and then thought of another question.
"Although I haven't seen it, I heard that the sect has a great array to protect the sect. If someone from outside the sect broke in, it would probably have already alarmed the elders of the sect at this time, right? But this roar came from from within the sect, and no elders arrived, so it means that it was an infighting in the sect!"
At this point, Wang Zhi's mind has been completely activated.
"Since they are the same family, fighting in this remote place is obviously not a matter of seeing the light. Perhaps, I can find an opportunity to promote to the outer disciple!"
Thinking of this, Wang Zhi's eyes were blazing and his expression was serious.
Zhang Yuanwai said. Rich, in danger!"