CHAPTER XIV

Coming upstairs, standing at the door of Xiao Erzhi's room, knocked on the door, and then there was a sound of "Come in", the two pushed the door open, only to see five old men sitting scattered inside, but all of them looked energetic and radiant, and they couldn't see their real age at all, Li Tianya was not timid when he saw this, but just signaled to Xie Piaoran beside him, and then the two said in unison, "Juniors Li Tianya, Xie Piaoran, have seen all the elders"" Don't be polite, we also know the intention of your coming, because you left in advance, and you don't know all the subsequent situations, since you are here now, if you have anything you want to ask, just ask directly" Hearing the old men say this, Li Tianya also asked straight to the point, "I wonder if we have really passed the test?" "Passed, plus you, this time a total of 79 people will go to Lingyun Sect with us to practice" "So when will you leave, and what do you have to prepare?" After several rounds of competition, everyone is a little overdrawn, and this will be a long time to stay, so we are going to give you 5 days to recuperate, and then catch up with your loved ones, and bring some change of clothes. "Well, more seniors to point out" Seeing that the old men spoke softly and answered everything, Li Tianya also felt a lot closer for a while, and said to the seniors. After speaking, Li Tianya didn't know what to do, so he said tentatively, "If the seniors don't have any instructions, Tianya will leave, my friend's injury is a little serious, I'm afraid that it will affect your rest here" I thought I would leave after that, but as soon as I finished speaking, I heard one of them ask, "Young man, what is the name of the swordsmanship you used in the competition, I see that you are very handy, and it seems to be integrated into your own understanding of swordsmanship"

The person who asked the question was "Senior Brother Li" on the sidelines yesterday, this person's name is Li Xianhe, he also has a very high status in Lingyun Sect, and his swordsmanship is quite high, at this time he is also sitting in the center of the room, and there are two people sitting on the chairs on the left and right. These four are also the other elders of the Lingyun Sect who accompanied them this time, the one on the left with a white beard is Wu Xianfeng, the elder of the Law Enforcement Hall of the Lingyun Sect, the other is the Great Elder of the Library Pavilion Zheng Xiandan, the one on the right who is close to Li Xianhe is the Elder of the Hidden Sword Pavilion Sun Xianhai, and the last one is Deng Xianqing, the second elder of the Lingyun Sect, who is also entrusted by the sect master to select talents for the Lingyun Sect. Hearing Li Xianhe's question, Li Tianya suddenly felt sad, but he still replied seriously, "The sword technique used by the younger generation is called 123 romance, which was taught to me by my father before his death, but unfortunately the younger generation has only learned the first three styles, and the others have no chance to practice" Hearing this, Li Xianhe was a little excited, but after calming down a little, he asked again, "Can you tell my father's name, and you said that it was taught before his death, could it be?" My father was Li Rongguang of the Jiuding Dart Bureau in Rongzhou City, but unfortunately he was killed by a traitor a month ago and has been sleeping underground" Hearing the news, Li Xianhe was also stunned, and then comforted "The young man doesn't have to be too sad, he has to live well, your father knows and will feel gratified" "More seniors are worried, and now the younger generations are relieved, just thinking about avenging their father as soon as possible" "Okay, good, those who don't mess with their hearts when they encounter major events are the big husbands" "I don't know why the seniors asked this," ' Li Tianya was also a little puzzled at this time, why did this elder keep asking about his family affairs, "Oh, it's nothing, it's just that your swordsmanship is a little strange, curious, curious" Li Xianhe didn't directly explain his identity to Li Tianya, let alone tell him about his past with Li Rongguang, he was afraid that Li Tianya would become dependent after knowing his relationship with Li Rongguang, so he stopped at the point. So that's the case, Li Tianya thought that he thought that this elder had a reason with his father, but he didn't expect that he was just curious about swordsmanship, and he couldn't help but feel a little lost in his heart, but it returned to normal in an instant, and the revenge of his family was only valuable if he had a reason to avenge his father, not to mention that even if this elder had a reason with his father, would he be willing to avenge himself, after thinking about it, Li Tianya asked again, "I don't know if the elders still have any questions" "There is nothing, take your friends home to recuperate, and try to recover some before returning to the sect"" Well, the junior took his leave."

"Brother Li, why don't you directly identify yourself, or directly help him take revenge, this kid looks strange and pitiful" Wu Xianzun took the lead in asking when he saw Li Tianya leaving, "That's right, Brother Li, you are usually happy to be revenged, why is it that your mother-in-law suddenly has a mother-in-law at this time" Deng Xianrong also asked suspiciously. "What do you know, I see that this kid's eyes are resolute, and his eyebrows are also full of confidence, so I believe that he can solve these problems by himself, not to mention that if I confess my identity or help him take revenge, it will affect his fighting spirit, wouldn't it be self-defeating" Li Xianhe analyzed unhurriedly, "It makes sense, young people do have to go through some hardships to thrive, Brother Li is really hard-working." Okay, let's not talk about it, it's hard for us to get a trip to the world, let's go to the bustling Yizhou City today" "Okay, okay, let's find a restaurant to have a good drink, haha!" A group of old men suddenly seemed to have changed people, all of them were alive and well, and walked happily towards the street.

Xie and Li, who returned home, were extremely happy, and everyone in the Xie Mansion who knew the result was also happy for them, and Master Xie was even more overjoyed, and said directly, "We have a big feast at noon today, and everyone in the house has come to the banquet, so let's celebrate for them." So from noon to afternoon, the entire Xie Mansion was in a jealous, joyful, and lively atmosphere, looking at the scene in front of him, Li Tianya was also inexplicably moved, because it gave him a real feeling of home, and he also secretly swore in his heart that he must repay Master Xie well in this life, and treat Xie Piaoran well.

Happy times are always short-lived, five days passed quietly unconsciously, today is the time of parting, at the door of Xie's house, Master Xie said earnestly, "The two of you should take care of each other in the door, practice well, Tianya, you should avenge your father as soon as possible, and then do a good job of eliminating harm for the people, don't let your own experience happen to other innocent people, drifting, you too, you must pay attention to your words and deeds in the future, don't make trouble for Tianya, he will learn martial arts wholeheartedly in the future, don't let him be distracted to take care of you" Thank you more for your concern, the younger generation must practice hard" "My daughter knows, you can rest assured, you also take care of your body, let's go first" After speaking, the two of them gradually disappeared in the eyes of everyone.

Not long after, they came to the meeting place that was agreed in advance, 79 people have arrived 75 people, everyone knows that they are going to leave today, and they are very excited, so it is not yet time to leave, there are only 4 people left to arrive, and 4 people are running from the rear, "I'm sorry, we are late, the family is a little reluctant, so we delayed for a while" "Not late, everyone came in advance, since they are all here, let's go" It was Li Xianhe who spoke, and he could be said to be the leader of this selection meeting, so when he saw that everyone was there, he opened his mouth and said so.

So the people on the street saw a group of neatly dressed, energetic young people walking neatly on the bluestone slab of Yizhou City, walking towards the distance, a few hours later, the group also left far, far away, Yizhou City has long disappeared from their field of vision, and the more they walk, it seems that the more sparsely populated, some curious disciples asked Li Xianhe, "Elder, I don't know how long it will take to reach the destination, and also, isn't it said that the Lingyun Sect has developed very prosperously in recent years, but how do you feel that the more we go, the more remote and desolate we are?" Hearing this question, Li Xianhe also said with a half-smile and half-breath, "You young man, what are you doing in such a hurry, those who practice martial arts must be calm, don't be impatient" After a pause, Li Xianhe continued, "Lingyun Sect, as the largest sect in the southwest region of the Tang Dynasty, must be particular, if it is too close to the world, it will inevitably make some disciples unstable and unable to stand the temptation, which will affect their cultivation, so they will place the sect in a quiet place far away from the world, understand." This answer was very subtle, and although the disciple who asked the question did not understand much, he did not dare to continue to ask, but walked forward silently. Along the way, most people feel very bored, because they are not familiar with each other, and there is nothing to say, but Li Tianya and Xie Piaoran are not among them, the two of them talked and laughed all the way, flirting and scolding, while watching the scenery, and felt that time passed very quickly. At lunchtime, the group did not go down to the restaurant like in the city, just just find a wide place to rest cross-legged, everyone ate dry food with them, did not stay long, then got up and started to hurry, Li Xianhe means that everyone wants to work harder, try to arrive before dark, otherwise it is inconvenient for everyone, so the afternoon journey, everyone walks very quickly, there is no kind of procrastination in the morning, and no one complains or complains about being tired, after all, they are all people who practice martial arts, and a day's journey is nothing to them。

When night fell, there was still no shadow of the sect, at this time some disciples seemed to be a little tired, so they proposed to take a break and then continue to hurry, but Li Xianhe and others did not agree, saying that it was not far away, and they would arrive at the insistence on persisting, so everyone also dragged their tired bodies and continued to walk for about two quarters of an hour, and finally, in the exclamation of a disciple, everyone saw the outline of the sect. At this time, the disciples completely forgot to hurry, just stood in place stupidly, looking intently ahead-majestic gate, two huge stone pillars standing at the foot of a towering mountain peak, you can vaguely see the stone pillar on the left carved "The world is leisurely and I gallop alone", the stone pillar on the right is to deal with the "mountains and rivers are slim and I stand proudly", and the beam at the top of the two stone pillars is engraved with the eye-catching three words "Lingyun Sect". Two columns of elegant door couplets, domineering revealing a kind of lonely height, wild revealing a deep heritage, looking at it will make people have infinite pride in their hearts, and even their minds seem to drift away with the penmanship of those words, to chase a free and free life. Li Xianhe saw that everyone was intoxicated and explained on the side: "This is the ancestor of my sect who opened the mountain to Lingyun personally waved his sword book, it is said that he inscribed this couplet in the hope that his disciples can devote themselves to penance, and in the future, they will go out of the mountain gate and smile proudly, but in recent years, the people of the entire southwest border area have no intention of martial arts, and my sect has also sunk for a long time, and I will no longer accept the style of the year." Listening to Li Xianhe's explanation, and then looking at the couplets on the stone pillar, all the disciples were full of pride in their hearts, and secretly vowed to realize the grand wish of the ancestor, but whether anyone could really realize it, everything is unknown now, but in the past hundred years, no one has been able to bring the martial arts of Lingyun Sect to the extreme, so now Lingyun Sect's status in the martial arts has not been very high, although it has a very high reputation in Yizhou City, but it has never been able to change the trend of Lingyun Sect's declining river.

After a long time, everyone finally came back to their senses, and then walked towards the gate with confidence, entering the sect, hundreds of steps made of bluestone slabs of the stairs continued to extend upward, the number of lush on both sides of the stairs was arranged in an orderly manner, walking on the stairs, the enthusiasm in the hearts of the disciples was ignited again, it seemed that at the end of the stairs displayed their future, to the end of the stairs, a wide staircase appeared in front of them, as far as the eye could see, sporadic lights flashed on the mountainside, and a group of small and exquisite houses were densely spread out in the night, which was charming, "Don't be stunned, it's getting late now, and you can't see why you come, let's wait for tomorrow to watch it well" Seeing that the disciples seemed to be very nostalgic, Li Xianhe also opened his mouth to remind, listening to Li Xianhe's words, everyone didn't make any stops, and continued to follow a few elders upward, and after a while, they came to a platform, this platform building is a little less, just a few tall buildings standing in front, it feels as if it has been inserted into the sky, very majestic. There was nothing to say all the way, and finally, everyone came to the end - an empty platform, there was a huge building in the distance, although it was late at this time, but this building was also shining in the night, very dazzling, "This is Feiyun Square, which is not only a place where everyone usually practices martial arts, but also a place where large-scale gatherings and ceremonies are held, everyone will take a rest first, and the sect master will come to speak to everyone and make some arrangements" Looking at the empty square and the starlight that flashed in the sky from time to time, many disciples suddenly felt that they were so small, but it also strengthened their belief in cultivation, Li Tianya and Xie Piaoran also stood aside and sighed constantly, they felt that this square was about to catch up with the size of a third of Yizhou City, and they didn't know who could actually open up such a scale of sect in this secluded deep mountain, both of them sincerely admired it in their hearts," Tianya, this place has an elegant environment, majestic momentum, and it feels like the building is surrounded by clouds and mist, it is exactly the same as the fairyland I imagined, we practice here, we will definitely have something to do, and then you will soon be able to avenge your family" "You are right, such a good place, we must not waste resources, concentrate on cultivation, strive to achieve our goals as soon as possible, and at the same time contribute to the sect" As he was talking, he saw an old man walking not far away, followed by two teenagers, the old man looked about 50 years old, dressed in a gray robe, clean and tidy, walking steadily, but every step seemed to be very light, a long hair hung down to the back, giving people a feeling of fairy wind bones, at this time he was holding his hands behind his back, smiling towards them, and the two teenagers behind him were also personable and radiant. Seeing that the old man was walking slowly, everyone also consciously stood in line, and the old man just came to the front of everyone and said, " All the young people have worked hard, I am the current sect leader of the Lingyun Sect, Xianyun, I have not come to the sect to welcome, don't be surprised, now that the hour is late, I will make a long story short: everyone will have dinner tonight, and then rest early, the specific matters, let's talk about it tomorrow, let my two disciples take you to the meal now, someone will take you to the residence later, tomorrow at three o'clock, and then gather here for this year's orientation ceremony, everyone has no doubts" "No, no" Then let's do as we just said," and the crowd walked in the other direction under the leadership of the two teenagers, and after a while they disappeared completely into the night