Chapter 20: The Covenant of the Year

The cold wind howled by, blowing down the snow that had accumulated on the branches, and all the disciples in the cultivation ground of Cangming Valley were practicing swords. Luo Chen hid alone under a pine tree in the forest of Cangming Valley, the snow on the branches fell on top of his head, and he did not shake it off, his hair was already covered with a thin layer of ice. He sat on the snow with his back against the pine tree, stuck the sword given to him by Wu Han into the snowdrift beside him, and hung his head, looking a little lost. Seeing that in a few days it will be a one-year appointment between him and Wu Han, if Luo Chen's current situation is used to compete with Wu Han, there is no suspense in the result, and he will definitely lose.

Luo Chen not only didn't want to lose to Wu Han to become a junior brother, but more importantly, he didn't want to lose to himself, since this year, he has never slackened, he has been practicing seriously every day, whether it is swordsmanship or ideas, it is all the same, but he never thought that it would end like this, he paid so much, but the gain was so small! He hated himself a little, hated himself for not being able to learn, and thought that he began to get annoyed, and got up from the snowdrift, and struck his fist the pine tree, and the blood slowly oozed from the broken skin, and he didn't feel the pain. After a pause, he shouted at the sky again, and the snow from the pine tree fell into his mouth from top to bottom, and then swallowed it with a "grunt". After swallowing the snow, he cleared his throat and sat down on the snow on the ground again.

However, at this moment, Wu Han came over from the snow on the side, she first inserted Luo Chen in the snowdrift and pulled out the sword, then walked to Luo Chen's side, handed the sword to Luo Chen, and said: "Don't be discouraged, you will definitely be able to do it! Don't be sad, let's go to practice the sword together!"

Luo Chen took a deep breath, didn't reach out to pick up the sword handed over by Wu Han, hesitated for a moment before he spoke: "I'm not sad, I just miss the deserted village, I miss my father and mother, and my grandfather and sister, I don't know how my mother and sister are doing now." I originally wanted to follow Master to Cangming Valley to learn my skills, and then go to my mother and sister, but now a year has passed, I haven't learned anything, and I hate myself!"

Wu Han stuck his sword and Luo Chen's sword into the snowdrift together, and then said, "I believe that you will be able to learn your skills well and find your mother and sister! When we all grow up, will I accompany you to find your mother and sister?"

Luo Chen turned his head sideways to look at Wu Han, nodded slightly, and said, "Okay!

Luo Chen's words fell, only to see Wu Han stretch out his little finger, and then said: "We are good friends, your business will be my business in the future! Come, let's pull the hook, and when I grow up, I will accompany you to find your mother and sister!" Luo Chen's mouth showed a smile, and such a simple agreement made Luo Chen's heart suddenly have a warm current. From this moment on, the love between Luo Chen and Wu Han has taken root, as for what kind of flowers and fruits this love will bloom in the future, it is unknown!

After the agreement, Luo Chen's mood was much better, and then Wu Han seemed a little lost. Seeing this, Luo Chen asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Wu Han shook his head slightly and replied, "How could I regret it, it's just... It's just that I heard you talk about missing your mother and daddy, and I suddenly miss them too, but I don't even know where they are now, even... I've almost forgotten what they look like!"

After hearing this, Luo Chen continued to ask: "Then why did your father and mother leave you in Cangming Valley, don't they want you?"

Wu Han hesitated for a moment and replied: "When I was very young, they sent me here, when my mother told me that they were going out to do something very important, and they would come back to pick me up when they were done, but I stayed here for several years, and they never appeared again. Sometimes I would ask the Master, but he wouldn't tell me what had happened!"

Luo Chen took Wu Han's frozen red little hand and stood up, and said, "When we grow up, we will look for my mother and sister while looking for your mother and father, what do you think?"

Wu Han stretched out his hand to wipe the snow off Luo Chen's head, and then replied: "A word is a certainty, pull the hook hook, a hundred years, no change!" The two children who were supposed to stay with their parents left them because of various things and came to this vicissitudes valley to cultivate, their encounter may be destined by God, they feel pity for each other's unfortunate fate, they both want to be each other's umbrella, but in a few years, whether their fates will intersect, no one knows!

The one-year appointment came as scheduled, and the cultivation ground of the Ming Pagoda was full of people, and the competition between Luo Chen and Wu Han was about to begin. Originally, Wu Han wanted to postpone their competition, but was vetoed by Luo Chen. Wu Han knew that the current Luo Chen was not her opponent, so in order not to embarrass Luo Chen, she proposed to compete with Luo Chen in private, so that even if she lost, not so many people would see it. However, Luo Chen didn't accept her favor, and bluntly said that he would compete in public, saying that he was not a person who couldn't afford to lose. Therefore, today's competition was so grand, and almost everyone in Cangming Valley was present!

On the cultivation ground, Luo Chen and Wu Han stood with swords in their hands, and the snowflakes fell on their heads and shoulders, like a hand caressing them. The corners of Luo Chen's mouth suddenly showed a smile, and then said: "You don't have to show mercy today, you can use all your skills to convince me of losing!"

Wu Han looked at the sword in his hand and said, "Today I will only compete with you in swordsmanship, whoever has high swordsmanship will be able to win this competition, what do you think?"

Luo Chen spread his hands and continued: "Except for swordsmanship, I won't be able to do anything else!Since that's the case, let's start!" After the words fell, the two of them, accompanied by Xuehua, started this competition.

Yan Zong, who was standing on the edge of the cultivation ground, looked at the childish swordsmanship of the two of them, and said to the old man of Qingjian on the side: "This kid is really stubborn, he knows that his strength is far inferior to Wu Han, but he still has to go to the appointment on time, and let all the people in Cangming Valley come to see him lose, I really don't know what he thinks!"

The old man Qingjian touched his white beard and said with a faint smile: "This kid is indeed very stubborn, but losing this competition in front of the public may not be a good thing for him, sometimes, losing completely can survive in a desperate situation and stimulate his potential!"

Yan Zong took a deep breath and continued: "I didn't expect this kid to think of such a way to force himself, not bad, not bad! I hope he can gain something from this doomed competition!"

Although Luo Chen's swordsmanship seems a little weak, his speed every time he strikes his sword is quite fast, and Wu Han is already letting him, so in the competition, Luo Chen is always on the offensive, while Wu Han is moving defensively. Compared with swords in the snow, the picture looks a little beautiful, the two swords collide together, making a "ding" sound, like a beautiful melody. At first glance, it seemed that the two were not competing, but dancing with swords, which caused the disciples to applaud.

Luo Chen saw that Wu Han was deliberately letting him, so he stopped and said, "I said I didn't want you to let me, you have to do your best to compete with me, otherwise I will ignore you in the future!"

Wu Han hesitated for a moment, raised the sword in his hand, and said to Luochen: "Okay, since that's the case, I'm going to make a real move next, you have to be careful!"

Luo Chen chuckled lightly and said, "Let the horse come over!" The words fell, and the two fought together again, this time, Wu Han's sword was out of the blue, turning defense into offense, forcing Luo Chen to retreat again and again.

Looking at Wu Han's swordsmanship, Yan Zong, who was on the edge of the cultivation ground, smiled, he clapped his hands, and said, "Wu Han, this kid's swordsmanship has really improved a lot, among the disciples of Cangming, it is really rare for someone of her age to practice swordsmanship like this!"

Yan Zong's words are true, Wu Han's swordsmanship is really good, light and flexible, and every blow does not leave a chance for the opponent to counterattack. On the other hand, Luo Chen, after a few moves, he was already a little overwhelmed!

The old man Qingjian didn't think so, he always believed in his eyes, even if Luo Chen lost completely this time, he also firmly believed that Luo Chen would learn one day. Because what the ancient bird said to him when he was on the bank of the Luo River has always remained in his mind and has never forgotten it!

After a while, Wu Han's sword was on Luo Chen's neck, and Luo Chen's competition ended in failure, without any suspense, but Luo Chen already knew in his heart that this was the result, so he didn't look so sad. The same is true of all the Cangming disciples present.

Wu Han withdrew the sword in his hand, took two steps forward, came to Luo Chen, and said, "I won, according to the agreement, you should call me Senior Sister, Little Senior Brother!"

Luo Chen wanted to speak and stopped, he was already ready for this, but he couldn't call out. Seeing this, Wu Han immediately said: "You don't want to cheat, this is an agreement you made yourself!"

At this time, the old man Qingjian and Yan Zong came to the side of the two, and when Wu Han saw this, he immediately said to the two: "Master, Third Master, you came just in time, Luo Chen wants to play tricks, you have to judge!"

The old man of Qingjian smiled and said, "Luo Chen is a man of his word, how can he break the agreement, but you have to give him a little time!"

Luo Chen cleared his throat and said to Wu Han: "I, Luo Chen, am not a person who can't afford to lose! Senior sister!"

Wu Han jumped up happily when he heard this, and said, "I will be your senior sister in the future, I will protect you if there is anything!"

Luo Chen snorted coldly and said, "Although you won me today and became a senior sister, it doesn't mean that you can always win me, I will work hard to cultivate, and then defeat you!"

Wu Han tilted his neck and said with a smile: "Okay, I'm waiting for you to defeat me!"

The competition between Luo Chen and Wu Han came to an end, and the disciples of Cangming also started today's cultivation one after another, the old man of the green sword brought Luo Chen and Wu Han to the top of the tower, facing the cold wind, the old man of the green sword said to the two: "From now on, the two of you will cultivate together!"