In the early morning, a crisp birdsong sounded from time to time, and the sun began the day's work, and the warm brilliance made people not feel that there was a rainstorm here last night, let alone know what happened in this cave. I saw that the waistline of the waterfall hanging from the sky had increased significantly, and the water in the lake had also risen a lot.

"Ah~Qi"

Zhao Huimin, who was curling up, sneezed, then wiped her jade finger with her jade finger, and then rubbed it behind her back.

"Let's chirp"

Xiao He's mouth moved, and he said with a lot of taste:

"Hmm~ What is this, slimy~ It doesn't taste good!"

Then, he softened his eyes with his hand, and then swiped his finger on the side of his mouth, and dipped a little unknown liquid.

"Huh~ How can there be a harazi, could it be just now, uh~" and then vomited on the spot.

"Oops~ What are you yelling at early in the morning, and you don't let this girl sleep. Zhao Huimin was obviously a little angry, and got up and shouted.

Seeing Xiao He's naked upper body and picking his throat hard, he originally wanted to shout "hooligan".

As a result, I subconsciously twisted my fingers again, a little slimy, and then thought of what happened.

He turned his head to look at the shirt he was wearing on his body, and his heart was also hot, and he turned to the side in embarrassment.

"Are you okay? You didn't catch a cold last night, I see you're shivering a little, that's why don't mind. Xiao He said to her back.

"Well~ It's okay, it's just uncomfortable to lie down, oh, the clothes will be returned to you, thank you!" Zhao Huimin turned around and peeled off the clothes on his body.

Xiao He took it, then turned around and put it on, at this time the two of them were relatively silent, looking at each other speechlessly.

"Gollum~" Xiaohe's stomach broke the peace.

"I'll go catch some fish and come back, I'll forget that I haven't eaten for a while, haha," he said, turning around and preparing to go out.

"Uh~ No, I think I should go back, I guess Grandpa Liu died of sorrow if I didn't go over last night, I have to go back to report his safety, so as not to look for his old man. Zhao Huimin rushed to the front of Xiaohe and hurried away.

Xiao He was also stunned, and followed without thinking too much.

"Then I'll send you back. ”

"No, it's not very far, and others will misunderstand if we go back together" Zhao Huimin refused directly, and then ran away.

Looking at her gradually disappearing figure, Xiao He also felt that it was inappropriate, and he also lowered his head when he thought of his poor family background, but out of the burning love in his heart, he still followed, but he watched from afar.

Zhao Huimin naturally knew that he was coming, so she had to pretend not to see it, went back to the house and locked the door directly, and saw Xiaohe standing outside the door through the window, and quietly cried.

Xiao He saw her enter the door and was stunned outside for a long time, and many people pointed and even talked about it when they saw her.

"Who is this person? Why did he stand at the door of the eldest lady, could it be that he had thoughts about others. ”

"Although he looks quite handsome, but he is also worthy of his poor sourness?"

"Eh~ Isn't he the one who sent the eldest lady back that night? I remember that he was framed by a big stone, maybe. ”

In the face of everyone's discussions, Xiao He also had a big head, and seeing that Zhao Huimin's figure no longer appeared, he had to turn around and leave silently, and returned to the cave to continue to practice swordsmanship.

The moon was sparse, and the boy with the huge stone frame on his back finally returned to the small hillside, gently unloaded, and then found a place to meditate. The surroundings are silent, and the breeze is so comfortable. I closed my eyes, but the white-clothed man always appeared, and I never forgot it for a long time.

"Hey~"

Xiao He sighed softly, then shook his head vigorously and stopped thinking about it.

At this moment, the silver sword beside him suddenly flashed with silver light, and he subconsciously looked at it.

"Gintama, do you mean to practice again? Okay, let's go. ”

So, a sword-wielding boy danced on the hillside with the stars and moonlight. His movements were so soft, and the silver sword seemed to ride the breeze, with the grass and trees, and everything seemed so harmonious.

"Is this selflessness? How did I suddenly get into this state?"

Xiao He stood quietly in place, and he was also stunned when he used the second stage of the Heartless Sword Technique.

However, when he swung his sword again, he could no longer do it, so he had to give up.

The next day, Xiao He went to the cave to practice on time as usual, and practiced swords alone in the cave. He was surprised to find that the first stage of the Heartless Sword Technique was getting more and more proficient, but the angel in white that he often looked forward to did not appear again.

"Hey~"

In the past, I didn't think it was anything when I was alone, but now all of a sudden I feel a big gap, and it's a little hard to accept.

Time is always fast, and five days go by like this. The young man began to get used to a person's cultivation again, and saw that the silver sword in his hand changed freely in his hand, as if it had grown on him. Freely and casually, the blade of the sword quickly slashes into the water without splashing the slightest splash, like a free swallow, flying everywhere.

When Xiao He was immersed in the sword intent of the Heartless Sword Technique, a tall figure had already appeared on the stone platform, putting his hands behind his back, quietly looking at Xiao He who was practicing swords under the stage, and nodded from time to time, it was Zhao Kaiyang who had been away for many days.

"Boy, that's good, I didn't think that in just a few days, I would practice the first section of the Heartless Sword Technique so smoothly, and the sword intent is full. At the beginning, Zhao Huimin's Nizi studied for more than a month before she realized the Tao inside, and she made rapid progress. Xiao He just slowly stopped the sword in his hand, and Zhao Kaiyang on the side spoke.

"Ah~ Master, why are you here? In the past few days when you left, I had nothing to do, so I had to keep cultivating, and before I knew it, I would be a little bit worse, compared to your daughter. Xiao He was also stunned, and he didn't expect Zhao Kaiyang to suddenly appear.

"It's good that you're coming less. ”

Zhao Kaiyang suddenly changed his words and began to ask with a scolding face:

"Anyway, did you make my Zhao girl angry, just now I wanted to ask her to come over and pass the word for me, but it turned out to be all kinds of shirks, very reluctant, and asked her and didn't say anything. If you kid dare to do anything to her, I won't spare you!hum~"

"Ah~ Master, I didn't, she suddenly said that she had something to do at noon the next day after she taught me the sword technique, and then she hurried back, I sent her to the door, but she never came out again. Later, I didn't show up again in the past few days, and I originally wanted to show her the results of my cultivation, but I didn't see her come over for a long time, hey~" Xiao He didn't know how to reply for a while, after all, he had too many experiences, and he was a little panicked.

"Well, it's better not to. You young people, all of you are self-willed, I don't understand. There are some things that I should not take care of, and I can't take care of them, this is your freedom, but there are some things that you can get if you want them, and the price you will spend when the time comes, is not something you can afford. Zhao Kaiyang said slowly.

"Well~ what the master said is, but I won't give up, I know what I want to get, even if it is not recognized in the end, but I will definitely try my best to witness it and let the world see it!"

"Well, I really can't twist you young people, you just have to take care of it yourself. ”

Zhao Kaiyang didn't know what to say, hesitated, turned to face Xiao He, and said:

"Boy, this time I came to you for another thing, that is, I want you to participate in our family's clan competition, although you have the token I gave in your hand, and it is naturally no problem to enter and exit the swordsmanship hall, but as the head of the clan, it is not good to favor an outsider like this, and it is unreasonable for the elders. As soon as I came back, I held a family meeting, planning to have a clan competition in two months, and the top three would be able to enter the sword hall to get the swordsmanship they wanted. So, I introduced you to them, and the old guys reluctantly agreed. However, in this competition, you have to use a normal sword, or the old guys will say that I prefer an outsider too much. In the future, too, before you don't have enough strength, try not to use it, otherwise you will only be targeted by others and take away, and even kill yourself. Don't worry, others don't use soul swords, this thing is not something that everyone wants to have!"

"Hmm~ Master, is this really okay? I'm an outsider. Hey~" Xiao He was a little worried, but nodded anyway.

"It's okay, I'm here, I've already told them that you are the only apprentice I accepted, and they won't dare to make a mistake. This is your chance to prove yourself, take it yourself, I don't force it. Zhao Kaiyang waved his hand, turned his back to Xiao He Dao.

Xiao He looked down at the soul sword in his hand, and then his eyes were full of confidence, and without the slightest hesitation, he said directly:

"Master, I participate, I won't rely on the token in my hand to enter, I promise that I won't use the soul sword, I can fight with the iron sword in my hand alone!

"Well~ That's good, the time is only two months, I hope you can break through to the fifth week before the competition, otherwise you don't have the strength to fight at all, and going up will only embarrass the old man, and you yourself will be spurned. ”

Zhao Kaiyang nodded slightly, threw out a scroll from the ring, and continued:

"This is a mortal-level low-level swordsmanship, called "Rapid Kill", complete cultivation success can be compared with the intermediate level, pay attention to attack speed and strength, suitable for close combat, you can learn. Also, tomorrow I will take you to the primeval forest of the Dongyang Mountain Range to experience, there will be some low-level soul beasts in it, which may be a little dangerous, but it is very critical to your growth. There, I will guide you on how to awaken the sword spirit, and you can kill low-level soul beasts to obtain beast spirits to make offerings. How's that? ”

"Master, I don't have a problem, I've long been accustomed to this kind of hard trial, and I don't get used to it when I get out of it one day, but the more difficult and difficult it is, the more I crave it. Only when you become strong enough can you be qualified to get what you want in the future!" After listening, Xiao He thought deeply and immediately nodded.

"Well~ Yes, sure enough, it's the kid I Zhao Kaiyang fancies, and he has ambition. Then you should master swordsmanship on your own today, and set off early tomorrow morning!" With that, Zhao Kaiyang took the giant sword into the air and fled as fast as possible.

Looking at Zhao Kaiyang's distant figure, Xiao He, who was still standing in the open space by the pool, couldn't calm down in his heart, his face suddenly became full of confidence, and he muttered:

"Is the Zhao family comparable? Master, I will definitely go! Zhao Huimin, I will definitely let you see it, let many people witness it together! You look at it, I will get you one day!"