The journey up the mountain was a little tortuous, but it didn't seem long as the two young men walked and talked, and when the red glow flew in the sky, they had already returned to the vicinity of the gate of the Huaishan faction.

Just as the two of them were walking slowly, a man came from the direction of the gate and said loudly, "You two are still walking here slowly, are you planning to stay up all night?"

Jiang Jianqiu was stunned when he heard this, secretly grimaced, and said with a sneer: "Senior brother, why are you hanging around here today." ”

"You stinky boy, you just got punished last time, so you sneaked out again, and brought Senior Sister Ling with you, what if there was an accident!" Wan Qing looked at this little junior brother who didn't have a long memory, walked closer, and knocked him on the head twice.

Jiang Jianqiu covered his head and begged for mercy loudly: "Oh, senior brother, I was wrong, I won't dare next time." ”

Wan Qing found out that Ling Shengxue didn't go to eat at noon today, and later found out that Jiang Jianqiu was missing today's morning and evening classes, and after thinking about it, he had roughly guessed what happened, he originally wanted to go down the mountain along the road to find these two people, but he didn't expect that he met two children and came back by himself just after leaving the mountain gate, and his hanging heart could be regarded as letting go.

"Senior Brother Wan, this matter was done by me and Senior Brother Jiang together, and I should also be punished. Ling Shengxue said on the side.

Jiang Jianqiu frowned, how could this little girl not even plead, at least say something like "Senior brother is all for me, extenuating circumstances", now it's okay, I can't find it when I want to find the bottom of the stairs.

Wan Qing looked at the two children, frowned and muttered for a moment, and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to see the master first." ”

Jiang Jianqiu stuck out his tongue and thought to himself, this time he was really unlucky, he was caught by the senior brother, and the master happened to be in the door, it seems that he has been unlucky recently.

In the apse of the Huaishan faction, there was light smoke in the hall, Huainanzi sat upright, looking down at Jiang Jianqiu and Ling Shengxue who were kneeling on the ground, his face was stern, but there was a faint smile in his eyes.

"Jianqiu, did you slip down the mountain to play again?"

Jiang Jianqiu knelt there respectfully and said loudly: "Because my junior sister is not in good spirits, I feel that she is a little uncomfortable after coming to Huaishan, so I took her down the mountain to take a walk and be cheerful." ”

"I can't believe you'll care about people anymore. Ling Nanzi nodded, at this time Ling Shengxue raised her head and looked at Ling Nanzi, as if she had something to say, but before she could speak, Ling Nanzi stopped her with a wave of her hand, and the hall fell into silence.

After a while, Ling Nanzi's voice sounded again:

"Since there is a reason for the two of you to go down the mountain privately, then give a light punishment, punish you for a week, and clean up and down the entire bluestone road in front of the Huaishan faction and the mountain gate. ”

"Master, isn't he old and confused, this can also be called a light haircut? The Huaishan Sect's large courtyard, as well as the mountain roads in front of the mountain for more than 20 miles, have all been cleaned, I'm afraid that half of my life will be exhausted!" Jiang Jianqiu muttered as he walked on the corridor.

Ling Shengxue walked behind and whispered, "It's all because of me this time, I'm sorry." ”

Jiang Jianqiu waved his hand and said, "I'm just whining, just clean up, it's not a big deal." I'd rather sweep the floor than go to morning and evening classes, and now I can justifiably skip class. ”

Ling Shengxue glanced at Jiang Jianqiu and said, "Senior brother, are you so unwilling to cultivate?"

Jiang Jianqiu pursed his lips and said, "I don't have any immortal resources, it's annoying to sit there motionless, anyway, I didn't think about becoming an immortal or something." Now in the Huaishan Sect, both Master and Senior Brother are very good to me, and I have nothing else to ask for. In a few years, when I can support myself, I will go down to the town to find some livelihood, and in the future, I will often go up to the mountain to see everyone, wouldn't it be nice? ”

Ling Shengxue listened and nodded thoughtfully, it didn't sound bad to be an ordinary person. After all, immortals like the master who go to heaven and earth are still out of reach for them.

"Okay, we've played and played, and we've been punished, let's go to the dining hall for dinner, and if it's too late, we won't have anything to eat." Speaking of eating, Jiang Jianqiu felt that his stomach began to rumble again, and the food he ate at noon seemed to have been almost consumed after an afternoon. Ling Shengxue nodded, after eating those ice soups today, she felt that her whole person was in a lot of energy, and she didn't seem to be so repulsive to the third senior brother's craftsmanship.

Above the lobby of the apse, Ling Nanzi sat in the center, and Wan Qing stood beside him with his hands down. Ling Nanzi's eyes were slightly closed, and he seemed to have wandered out of the world.

"Wan Qing, do you think my punishment for them this time is too severe?"

Wan Qing pondered for a moment and replied, "Senior Sister Ling is withdrawn and doesn't like to socialize with people. But seeing her with Senior Brother Jiang today, she is still quite in love. I think the master is in the name of punishment, let Jian Qiu have more contact with her, and guide her to be more lively. ”

Ling Nanzi's eyes were closed, he nodded slightly, and said, "Yes, Sheng Xue's life experience is quite mysterious, and it is inevitable that there will be many ups and downs in the future. There are very few disciples in the sect, and I am afraid that the only one who can help her in the future is Jian Qiu. ”

Wan Qing nodded when he heard this, and said softly: "It's just that Senior Brother Jiang is a little overly playful, and he has been on the mountain for more than a year, but he still can't lead the spirit to build a foundation, and it's because I, the senior brother, is negligent in disciplining." ”

Ling Nanzi waved his hand lightly and said, "A hundred years of life will not happen overnight." Jianqiu, this child, just follow his temperament and go with the flow. ”

Wan Qing nodded, stopped talking, and the hall fell into silence again. After a long time, Ling Nanzi asked, "What else do you have to say?"

Wan Qing hesitated for a moment and said, "Master, I have been studying art with you in Huaishan for five years, and I have been away from home for a long time, and I often remember my family a little. My father is busy with affairs in the court, and I don't know how he is doing now, so I wonder if I can ......."

Ling Nanzi's eyes were closed, no expression appeared on his face, and after a while, he spoke, "Wan Qing, do you remember what I said to you when I took you up the mountain?"

Wan Qing's face froze, and he said in a deep voice: "Remember, as long as my father and I live in two places, we can keep each other safe. ”

Ling Nanzi sighed lightly and said: "Yes, the reason for this is tortuous, when you advance to the Ziyuan Realm and become a teacher, I will slowly talk to you as a teacher, and now you still feel at ease to practice on this Huai Mountain, don't be distracted." ”

Wan Qing clenched his hands tightly, his fingertips were a little blue from the pressure, but in the end he bowed deeply and said, "I know." ”

After finishing speaking, Wan Qing reflexively walked out of the main hall, and only Ling Nanzi was left in the hall to sit upright and ponder. In the midst of the smoke, it seemed that the hall was becoming more and more gloomy, and suddenly there was a soft "pop" sound, but it was a pillar by the wall that suddenly broke and rolled to the ground.

Ling Nanzi opened his eyes and looked at the severed wood on the ground, and after a long time, he let out a long sigh.