Zi Ning and Mo Yikui had lunch, and chatted with Empress Hua Yao for a long time, then said goodbye and left, and hurriedly returned to the other garden where they lived.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw Huan Ling running out, and said urgently: "Ning'er, the head of Shushan sent someone to find you, please go to Nanshan Lingdong for a tea banquet quickly." It is said that many people from the immortal clan have come, and the goddesses have rushed to the banquet, so you should hurry up and take a look. ”

When Zi Ning heard this, he secretly wondered in his heart: "The head of Shushan has just arrived in Xiqi Kingdom, and everything has not yet settled properly, so he immediately opened a tea banquet to invite people over, so anxious and urgent, I don't know what medicine is sold in the gourd." But Empress Hua Yao specially instructed her that no matter what the other party had in mind, she would always have to see this side, and I was afraid that she would not be able to hide from it.

Zi Ning has long been famous, and now no one in the immortal world knows that she is a Wuji Xuannu, and the head of Shushan invited her to the banquet, which is also in line with the etiquette of meeting.

Mo Yikui frowned slightly, and said, "If you are worried, let's go to the tea banquet together, and the more people are bolder." Han Yingbai was very inconspicuous in Shushan back then, and I also want to see what she looks like now. ”

She knew Han Yingbai in Shushan when she was young, a female disciple who was black and thin, only three years older than her, and she was in her early twenties this year. Although Han Yingbai was just an ordinary female apprentice in Shushan back then, it is not what it used to be, and she has not seen her for a few years in the blink of an eye, and she has become the head of the house.

Nanshan Spirit Cave is located in the southern suburbs of Xiqi Capital, this place is the position of Yanmen Vermilion Bird, the Spirit Cave is prosperous with fire, and it is most suitable for the qualification cultivation of fire spirit root.

Xiqi spent countless spirit stones to build the Nanshan Spirit Cave, which was originally used for Yuzun's cultivation, but Yuzun loved to be lively by nature, and practiced alone in the Spirit Cave for a month, unable to bear the loneliness, and would rather return to the bustling mansion to be accompanied by beautiful women. Therefore, although the spirit cave is magnificent, the spirit stone rockery, the warm spirit spring, like a fairyland, but several years of uninhabited, also desolate and empty.

Han Yingbai, the head of Shushan, led the disciples of this sect to visit Xiqi country, and it was inconvenient to live in the forbidden place of the palace because of the noisy people, so the Xiqi emperor cleaned up the Nanshan Spirit Cave properly, and the pavilion and water pavilion were renovated and cleaned. It took a lot of thought to set up a long pavilion and a high platform for feasting, drinking, and dancing, just to entertain the goddess disciples from the immortal clan.

Zining and a group of royal fans came to the Nanshan Ling Cave, and saw a forest garden building in the distance, separated from the capital, and opened up a spacious and magnificent five-entry courtyard alone, with a garden courtyard before and after, dozens of houses stacked and scattered, and a forest of high-level attics.

As soon as Fu Song turned over and the auspicious clouds fell, he said with a smile: "The scenery of this Nanshan Spirit Cave is good, the place is big enough, we should also move here." Moreover, there is enough spiritual energy inside, and it is more convenient to cultivate the wind knife. I saw a winding and wide road, with lush vegetation on both sides, ancient trees towering to the sky, and green bamboos, revealing some sense of sparseness in spring.

Zi Ning floated down side by side with Mo Yikui and Huanling, and the three of them were amazed when they saw such a beautiful scenery. On both sides of the road are groups of female disciples of the immortal clan, either laughing and playing, or chatting freely, or meditating and taking breath, and when they see them coming over from the clouds, they can't help but turn their eyes.

Bai Qiu squatted on Zi Ning's shoulder, a pair of small eyes looked curiously left and right, and let out a chirp of laughter, which attracted a group of female disciples of the Immortal Clan to discuss and comment in a low voice.

"What kind of fairy girl is that, she was born beautiful, and her clothes and jewelry are also good-looking. You know, Xiqi Yuzun likes such beauties. A short and fat female disciple said enviously. Since she came to Xiqi Kingdom, she wanted to see Yuzun, but she didn't have such an opportunity, so she could only be aggrieved in her heart, "Look at us, a Taoist robe will be worn for a few years, and it will be in tatters, how can Yuzun take a fancy to it?"

Another female disciple with a mole on her face said: "Don't be presumptuous, although that beauty is handsome, but her skills are low, I'm afraid she is a mortal girl who has not cultivated, how can Yuzun like it? ”

An old woman in Taoist clothes walked over and reprimanded sharply: "All go back to cultivate, that beauty is also something you can talk about?" She is the Wuji Xuannu, the daughter of Empress Hua Yao, and the descendant disciple of Shushan Yunzu. If you are envious, go back and cast a good baby, and recognize the empress as your mother, you will be satisfied!"

The short and fat female disciple pursed her lips, reluctantly shook up the dust in her hand, and muttered: "Who doesn't want to be the daughter of the empress of the fairy clan, when she comes to this Nanshan Spirit Cave, she must also look at Yuzun, but she looks beautiful and beautiful, hook Yuzun to see her." Hey, how many times can I meet such a good thing in my life? It's a pity that I don't have that kind of good life......

The old woman knocked on her head with a stick in her hand, and scolded: "This ignorant girl, I want to see Yuzun all day long, no matter if I am a disciple of the immortal clan, stick it up, I will wake you up with a stick!"

This scene was seen by Zi Ning and a few people, Mo Yikui frowned, and said: "I have heard that Yuzun likes women, but today I saw it really well, even the female disciples of the fairy clan want to see him." If anyone marries Yuzun, I don't know how much jealousy it will cause. ”

All the way to the front of the wide garden, a colorful weeping cloud pavilion door looms between the two rows of willow trees. An old woman wearing an embroidered brocade robe greeted them at the door, and when she saw them coming, she said, "Miss Zining, please, the head of Shushan and the goddesses have been waiting for a long time." ”

At this time, a little maid ran from the door and shouted, "The girls from Shushan are here." ”

I only heard a crisp sound, and two rows of young women lined up neatly and walked out from behind the side door, all dressed in the same blue and gray robes, each with their hands in their sleeves, solemn and unsmiling.

Seeing that they were walking as if they were floating, Huan Ling suddenly felt curious, and whispered: "Ning'er, look, their clothes are all the same color and style, but they are exactly the same sisters. ”

Fu Song raised his eyebrows, raised his hand and shook his sleeves, and muttered: "The female disciples of Shushan are like a group of wood carvers, which is really boring. ”

Mo Yikui looked at them with a somewhat gloomy expression, "There have always been many rules in Shushan, they have been trained since childhood, if I stay in Shushan, I will be the same as them." ”

The female disciple of Shushan did not squint, and walked straight away in front of several people, her figure was fluttering, and she disappeared in the dense immortal qi in a blink of an eye.

The four of them retracted their thoughts, walked to the cloud pavilion door, looked up, the white jade on both sides of the carved inlay colored glass, the black lacquer gold powder word on the horizontal plaque wrote "Qingshuang Yuan" three words, a single painted hanging flower cloud pavilion door has been extremely gorgeous.

I couldn't help but marvel at the fact that the forest garden of the Nanshan Spirit Cave was called "Qingshuang Garden", which was just a cultivation residence, and it was built so gorgeously. The corners of his mouth were pursed, and he said: "Luxurious and exquisite, this is like the style that Yuzun likes, which is very different from Kunlun." ”

Huan Ling couldn't understand what was written on the horizontal plaque, and he didn't care much, he only felt that the white jade carved glazed hanging flower cloud pavilion door was good-looking, and turned his head to talk to Bai Qiu, "It's not good to look here, leave you behind, let's go." Bai Qiu was startled, and his little paw hurriedly scratched Zi Ning's shoulder, "I don't want it, I don't want it!" Turning his little eyes to look at the Cloud Pavilion Gate, his head shook into a rattle.

Mo Yikui looked at the horizontal plaque and said, "Qingshuang Garden, it's really an elegant and deep name. ”

Zi Ning felt the same way, and nodded, "Clear frost, clear frost, clear field like frost, if the people living in the garden are like clear frost, it will not live up to the reputation of this place." The three words on the horizontal plaque are vigorous, with an indescribable ambition, and the inscription is the four small characters of "Yuzun Jiansu".

I couldn't help but think for a while, and thought: "Xue Yin said that Yuzun's calligraphy is smooth and pretentious, and his words are really beautiful." ”

As they spoke, the four of them had already stepped into the door of the hanging flowers, and suddenly felt a light in front of them. Huan Ling glared and exclaimed: "Oh my God, there is such a beautiful scenery, there is nowhere to land...... eyes " As far as the eye can see, the aura of spiritual mist is swirling, the trees are full of green feathers and flowers, and the colorful Dan water flows out from the pavilion, reflecting the infinite and beautiful brilliance.

Baiqiu's two little paws were held on his chest, and he chirped again and again: "It's fun here, I want to live here with Xi'er......." I couldn't help but laugh out loud, and the white wings flew up, very happy. Zi Ning couldn't help laughing, her emotions were stirred by the beautiful scenery of the wind and lotus and green bamboo, green mountains and blue springs.

The four of them walked all the way, looked left and right, and praised repeatedly. I saw the verandah water pavilion in the fairy mist, the side wall added a series of finely carved assorted window lattices, the carving of Meilan bamboo chrysanthemum reflected in the colorful Dan water, like a dream, Huanling couldn't help but turn his head and smiled: "Look at it, this is like walking into a painting, we are all fairies in the painting." ”

Zi Ning clapped his hands and smiled, "When I finish practicing immortal arts, I will really turn you into a fairy in the painting, stick it on the wall and hang it quietly, you don't have to laugh and laugh all day long." ”

The four of them are of the same age, very playful, and the white ball is coquettish, and they are constantly frolicking along the way, and even the steady and cautious Mo Yikui is smiling. Suddenly, the old woman who was walking in front stopped, turned around and said, "Girls, be quiet, after this Xuanmen, you will go to the tea banquet." ”

Zi Ning stuck out her tongue and quickly closed her mouth. Walking through the double wide Xuanmen, I suddenly heard a faint fairy music coming, the old woman nodded and smiled: "The Jingxiao goddess of Danxue Mountain is playing the piano, this fairy music is startled, listen to it a few more times, and my wife will also prolong her life." ”

The shadow of the afternoon sun shrouded in a faint layer of clouds, neither dazzling nor scorching.

The female disciples of the immortal clan waited in the corridor on the east and west sides of the front courtyard, standing in two rows on the left and right, standing solemnly, the shadows of the trees left a swaying circle of light on the top of their heads, reflecting the light and dark mottled on the Taoist robes, and the hair bun was black and shiny.

In the middle of the spacious courtyard, two rows of ebony low couch tables were set up, thick felt mats were neatly laid out, cups and pots of fresh fruits were placed on the couch tables, and the goddesses of the Immortal Cave Mansion knelt down peacefully, silently waiting for the tea banquet to begin.

Most of the goddesses are female disciples with inheritance, and they have a very high status in the sect, and some are the inheritors of the sect, and they will succeed to the position of head elder in the future. If the goddess's cultivation breaks through the level of Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang, she can seal the rank of Zen Empress.

The goddesses at the tea banquet were of different ages, the youngest was fifteen or sixteen years old, and the older ones were middle-aged. Everyone sat at a few desks, and the hairpin rings on their heads were shining.

As soon as Zi Ning walked into the tea banquet, she felt that her eyes were full of bright colors. Suddenly, someone shouted: "Wuji Xuannu, Zining girl is coming-" The voice was long and sharp, and the disciples in the corridors on both sides looked over.

Bai Qiu was very curious about the sound of the announcement, flapping his wings on Zi Ning's shoulder, chattering happily, "Zi Ning girl is here, Xi'er is also coming, Huanling is also coming, Chu Song is also coming, Mo Yi is also coming, I am also here......" It still can't tell Zi Ning and Xi'er, and its memory is not good, so it always thinks that they are two people.

There was a burst of laughter, and the goddesses at the tea banquet all covered their mouths and laughed, and the female disciples standing in the corridors on both sides were already trembling with flowers and branches, and they bent over with laughter. They usually practice in the sect, and the rules are extremely strict, but when they saw such an interesting fairy pet today, they forgot the rules for a while, and they laughed one after another, very happy.

Zi Ning's face turned red, and she was very embarrassed, and walked over from a cool stone slab, and all eyes were focused on her, and her eyes moved forward with her steps.

Suddenly, a heart in the chest "poofed" and beat wildly, as if it was about to burst out of his throat. She was taken aback, this was a powerful oppressive true qi. Hurriedly raised his eyes and looked forward, only to see a spacious and open area in front of the stone platform, covered with a thick mat blanket embroidered with auspicious patterns, a young woman wearing a light cyan robe facing south, sitting in front of several tables on the throne, with a long face, not smiling, and solemn eyebrows.

On the long tables in front of her are openwork and carved smokers, fine porcelain tea bowls and cups, and red lacquered and wooden snack boxes. The incense of the furnace rises in a swirling manner, reflecting the uncertain expression on the face.

Zi Ning's chest was tight, and she suddenly felt that her throat was sweet, and she was almost forced to vomit blood by her true qi fluctuations. Guessing that this woman must be Han Yingbai, the head of Shushan, she held on to her complexion, stepped forward, saluted and said loudly: "Zining meets the head of Han." Mo Yikui and Huan Ling, who were behind him, didn't know anything, and they also stepped forward and said in unison: "Meet the head of Shushan." ”

When Bai Qiu heard this, he chirped straight and happy, learning the appearance of the three people, the two little paws were together, and he shouted again and again: "I also see Han...... Master. It sniffled, felt a strong cold air flow on Han Yingbai's body, and looked at her face with a solemn expression, mistakenly thinking that she was called "Han Zhangmen".

The women at the banquet couldn't help but cover their mouths and smile, Han Yingbai put away the suppressed true qi, and said lightly: "No courtesy." Kneeling near her low table to the left sat two young girls, one of them with two blush on his egg face, a slight smile, and a pair of eyes full of intelligence.

Zi Ning looked over, her eyes lit up, "Xue Yin!"

The girl was Qianji Xueyin, who she hadn't seen for a few days, she nodded with a smile, turned her head to a woman with a white skin and a long face next to her, and said, "Sister Ziqi, she is the Zining girl I told you." ”

The girl named Ziqi next to her looked proud, her eyes glanced slightly, she glanced at Zi Ning with great disgust, and turned her eyes to Han Yingbai and said: "Master, we have set up this tea banquet, all of them are immortal goddesses to gather, this Zi Ning is from the Taoist clan, and she is a Xuannu, and she is destined to give people the life of cultivating in the furnace." How can she be worthy of sitting with us in such a lowly status? Why did the head of the family call her over?"

The banquet fell silent, and everyone was silent, looking at Han Yingbai, who was sitting facing south.

The aura of the incense burner swirled, Han Yingbai's cold eyes scanned the audience, and said slowly for a while: "Since you are here, let's sit down." This head looked at the face of Jian Zun and Empress Hua Yao, and invited her to come over. Xuannu is a descendant of my Shushan, don't be lazy. ”

She deliberately emphasized the word "Xuannu", Zi Ning sounded extremely uncomfortable, but in front of everyone, she didn't want to conflict with her, so she raised her hand to thank her, and took Mo Yikui and Huanling to sit at the second table on the right.

Qi Song was angry, a pair of eyes swept from Ziqi's face to Han Yingbai, looked at the women in the seat one by one, and said with annoyance: "You heads and goddesses, how can you have the slightest immortal temperament, and you have lost the 'two words' of the immortal clan, my Five Elements Qilin has always been reluctant to deal with such laymen!"

Turning around, he arched his hand towards Zi Ning and the others, "Qi Song will retire first, and when the master cultivates successfully, he will come to Nanshan Lingdong to pick up the three girls." With that, he turned around, and the emerald green light and shadow flashed away and disappeared in front of everyone.

The goddesses were very stunned, turned their heads left and right and whispered, I don't know which immortal clan drove the Five Elements Qilin Beast, and they are even more curious about who the master of the young man's mouth is. Han Yingbai's face changed slightly, and she returned to normal, and said softly: "The piano of the Jingxiao Goddess has been interrupted, we should finish listening to this song." ”

Zi Ning raised her eyes and saw a plain white girl on the opposite side with low eyebrows and a smile, as if her ears didn't hear the affairs of the banquet, and all the troubles and mixtures had nothing to do with her. The face is quiet and graceful, out of the dust, and looks like a fairy far away from the red dust.

On the table in front of her was a pair of guqins, the dark brown body was like satin, and the white spider silk strings were slender and flexible. Raise your hand to stroke the piano slowly, and the sound of the piano like a pearl wafts around the beam.

"This is the Silent Sky Priestess. Mo Yikui whispered in Zi Ning's ear, "She is both talented and beautiful, and she should be the first among the goddesses of the entire immortal clan." ”

The spider silk strings are extremely precious, and they are a perfect match for the satin-glazed rosewood piano.

Spider Silk Strings –

Zi Ning's eyes trembled, staring at her guqin, her thoughts were ethereal, thinking of the purple sandalwood qin in Yuehengtang, and an indescribable worry suddenly rose in her heart.

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Q version:

Zining: Brother Tang, do you know the Divine Maiden Jingxiao?

Yuehengtang: Acquaintance.

Zining: Have you ever seen the spider silk strings on her piano?

Yue Hengtang: I gave her that spider silk string.

Zining: ......

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