After Ning Jiujiu finished speaking, he stopped and looked at Lu Wenwen calmly, hoping that the other party would see some sincerity in his eyes.
Lu Marian paused slightly. She looked at Ning for a long time and asked, "What are your plans?"
Ning Jiujiu said: "You can take a look at my body first."
"Who wants to see..." Lu Marian frowned slightly and looked at his indifferent gaze. She hesitated for a while before understanding what he meant. She closed her mouth slightly, feeling ashamed of what she had just thought. Her face turned cold. Said: "Come here."
Ning Jiujiu walked to her.
Lu Marry raised her hand, her delicate fingers like catkins poked out from Yun's sleeves, her jade-like nails touched the center of his eyebrows, and then her fingertips gently pressed on it.
Lu Yueyou closed her eyes, her mind moved slightly, and her consciousness spread out, entering his body through his eyebrows, following his spiritual veins extending in all directions, passing through each acupuncture point, and finally came to the Zifu at the core. Qihai.
The sea of Qi is like a pill, suspended between countless slender spiritual veins, like a ball of light densely covered with slender currents, while Zifu is like a purple flower blooming on a small ball, but this flower only has two petals. It was like a closed door, with golden light flowing behind it.
Lu Marian's consciousness stood in front of the Qi Sea Zi Mansion, looking at the golden elixir-like Qi Sea and the bottomless darkness inside. Her consciousness expanded and looked around.
Her teeth were slightly sunk, and she couldn't help biting her soft red lips. A look of doubt appeared on her cold and white face, which soon turned into shock.
She had once explored Ning Changjiu's body. The last time she saw it, the Zifu Qi sea was narrow, the spiritual veins were congested, and the acupoints were broken. It looked like the ruins of an ancient battlefield, and no one could see a trace of monasticism. hope, but looking back now, it has already undergone earth-shaking changes.
It's like an old tree that is about to die. I don't know what kind of sunshine, rain and dew it has gone through to nourish it. It not only sprouts new branches and leaves, but also seems to have reversed the time of more than ten years and is like a new life.
She felt that she had witnessed a miracle, and her heart couldn't help but feel hot.
Although the two acupoints of his Yunqi Baifu were more completely destroyed, if he really had such a miraculous creation, would he have a chance to recover in a short time
As she thought about this, she seemed to be able to hear her heartbeat, which was a little uneasy and full of hope. After a long time, she slowly withdrew her hand. The snow-white cloud sleeves fell down, covering the green-tip jade hands. In her heart Although the shock has been earth-shaking, his face is still cold and cold, without much expression fluctuation.
Ning Jiujiu asked: "How do you feel, Master?"
Lu Yueyou looked into his eyes and said, "This transformation of decay into miraculous creation is truly breathtaking."
Ning looked at her pretending to be calm face for a long time and thought that the Moon Dao realm had indeed increased a lot this time, but the changes in her heartbeat and breathing still revealed her emotions.
Ning Jiujiu asked further: "What does Master want?"
Lu Married Tan opened her mouth. She originally wanted to agree directly, but she glanced at Ning Xiaoling who was sleeping on the bed with a quilt, and hesitated: "There is no empty room here. Xiaoling is already asleep, so don't disturb her." , tomorrow.”
Ning Changjiu asked: "Where is Master's blue and white sedan?"
Lu Marian said: "It's just outside the hospital, but..."
Ning Jiujiu sighed: "Master, forget it if you don't want to. Let's talk about it later. Besides, this Golden Crow is my innate spirit and may not be useful to others."
Lu Marian's eyes flashed and she said, "If you really want to give it a try, it's okay to come with me to the blue and white sedan. Just don't disturb Miss Xiao Ling and Xiang'er."
Ning Jiujiu smiled and said: "Healing is a common thing, but it would be outrageous to do it secretly."
Lu Married said: "In name, she is your fiancée after all."
Ning Jiujiu looked at her with a smile and said: "Master, forget it if you don't want to treat her. It's getting late. Let's take a rest early and set off back to the peak tomorrow."
"No..." Lu Jianjian hesitated. She looked at Ning Changjiu's smiling eyes and knew that he was waiting for her to take the initiative to ask him for treatment. Although she had many concerns in her heart, she was not interested in repairing acupoints. Desire is still higher than anything else.
Ning saw her silent for a long time and made a gesture to see her off.
Lu Marian's ears were slightly red. She quickly remembered their identities. She raised her eyebrows and said with a hint of majesty: "Then listen to my disciple and give it a try."
With that said, she directly grabbed Ning Changjiu's wrist and pulled him outside the house. The two of them walked silently in the direction of the blue and white sedan.
The sedan chair with a light curtain of white gauze stood still in the night. Lu Marry opened the sedan curtain and let Ning Jiujiu go in first.
The sedan was not spacious inside. After Lu Married went through the curtain of the sedan, the two faced each other in the dark. They were so close that they could faintly hear each other's breathing.
Lu Marion sat in the sedan chair, turned her back and said, "There is a laborer in vain."
Ning Jiujiu hummed, and with a thought, the door of the Purple Mansion opened, and there were golden lights condensing in front of him. Those golden lights were like pieces of soft feathers, condensed into the shape of a three-legged golden crow, and the golden crow feathers were dark gold. Introverted, as thin as grass, with five crown feathers on top of its head like slender rolled petals. It stood on Ning Changjiu's shoulder, emitting a faint golden light that fell on the white back of Lu Jiaoyou's neck.
Lu Marian felt the temperature behind her. The temperature brought an indescribable softness, like an invisible hand holding her back, which relaxed her tight body little by little.
Then Lu Marian's back tightened a little more, because Ning Jiuchuan's hand had stretched out and pressed on her back, groping along her beautiful back little by little, looking for the location of the Yunqi Bai Mansion. The two apertures were located a little higher on the waist. When Ning Changjiu's hand passed over the waist, he couldn't help but think of Zhao Xiang'er and felt a little worried. Fortunately, although Lu Marian's body was a little tighter, she still kept her lips tight. He pursed his lips and said nothing.
After a while, Lu Marry suddenly snorted softly.
Ning Jiujiu asked: "Here?"
Lu Marian nodded, she was all too familiar with her injuries.
Ning Jiujiu rubbed it gently through his clothes and confirmed that this was the location of the Yunqi acupoint, while the Baifu acupoint was further down.
Ning Changjiu's fingers exerted a little force and sank into the tight skin. Lu Jiaimou gritted her teeth and grunted in pain.
The golden crow seemed to be spiritual. It jumped from his shoulder and gently jumped onto the back of his hand. Strands of faint golden threads followed his fingers forward, extending out bit by bit like water. Part of it was isolated by the clothes, and part of it penetrated into the skin through the clothes.
The brief stinging pain made Lu Marian's body tremble all over. The hand on her knee suddenly clenched into a fist, and her nails pinched the palm of her hand hard.
The pain that pierced her body quickly dissipated. She relaxed a little bit, closed her eyes, and her perception in the darkness became more acute. The light that penetrated her body was like the warmest water, pouring into the damaged acupuncture points little by little. Among them, it flowed through the tight and broken walls of the aperture, nourishing and warming her body and mind bit by bit.
She felt that her perception had never been so sharp. Even with her eyes closed and without opening her consciousness, she could clearly feel any movement around her—breathing, heartbeat, the angle of the curtains blown by the wind, the subtle movements of those fingers. With the changing power, everything seems to be revealed in detail.
And as she felt, her body was also keenly aware. Her body, which had always been cool, began to heat up little by little, centered on the damaged acupuncture point. Her breathing became slightly heavier, and her cheeks gradually turned a new color. She I silently recited the scriptures of "purifying the heart" in my heart, trying to calm down the heat to dissipate it.
Her body was extremely sensitive at the moment, so she was afraid of Ning Jiujiu's erratic movement of her fingers. Fortunately, Ning Jiujiu focused on healing herself, and her fingers accurately pointed at the direction of the clouds without moving.
She relaxed a little, and before long, her lithe body became as tense as a bow again.
"How do you feel, master?" Ning Changjiu leaned forward, leaned behind her ear, and asked softly.
This was originally just a simple question, but at this moment she could feel the airflow caused by the other person's words caressing her ears. Her ears were like jade carved from ice, and her small earlobes were exquisite and translucent, glowing like amber. Color, at this moment, the hot air hit her, she moved slightly, and an unspeakable feeling came from deep inside her body. She couldn't help but stretched out her hand to rub her ears, and softly scolded: "Stay away and talk."
Ning Jiujiu was stunned for a moment and said, "Didn't you say not to alarm other people?"
Lu Marian pursed her lower lip and said, "The blue and white sedan has a natural isolation function. Just speak normally."
Ning Jiujiu hummed, and put more force on his fingers. The golden crow turned into golden light and wrapped around his fingers. He pressed that spot and rubbed it endlessly. The waves in the lake in Lu Jiaojiu's heart were rolling, but her face remained calm. He pressed his fingers between his knees to form a meditation mudra to stop his swaying mind.
After an unknown amount of time, Ning Jiujiu released his fingers.
Lu Marian relaxed and leaned forward, her forehead almost hitting the sedan. She held it up with one hand and exhaled hot air from her lips. She raised the sleeve of her other hand and sucked away the fine beads of sweat on her forehead. Only then did she realize that her back Most of my clothes were wet.
"What on earth is your Golden Crow?" Lu Marian couldn't help but ask.
Ning Changjiu touched his fingers, and the golden light wrapped around his fingers turned into a golden crow and jumped onto his shoulders again. Three thin legs stood side by side, like a long inverted triangle.
Ning Changjiu said: "The red sun rises, the black air condenses, it is as big as money, and it is located in the center of the sun, which is the golden crow."
Lu Marian said: "That's not what I'm asking."
Ning Changjiu said: "Every innate spirit in the world has its own wonders. You have been practicing Taoism on the top of the mountain all year round, and your body is yin and cold. It should be because the breath of your body collides with the breath of the Golden Crow."
Lu Marian didn't agree with this explanation. She felt that her body had changed in some way, but she couldn't tell what it was.
Ning Jiujiu said: "How about feeling your body?"
Lu Marian nodded, and she took a deep breath. The sea of qi surged, and the spiritual energy came out of the sea of qi and flowed upwards. However, the look of expectation on her face quickly turned into disappointment.
She could clearly feel that when the spiritual energy passed through the Yunqi acupoint, it was still like encountering a strange peak blocking the way, with almost no improvement.
The fire in her heart was mercilessly extinguished just as it started to shine a little brighter. Lu Marry sighed softly, shook her head slowly and said, "It's not getting better."
Ning Jiujiu was equally surprised. He looked at the Golden Crow on his back and wondered in his heart. His health was far worse than that of Lu Jianwen, but the Golden Crow could heal, so why couldn't she? Could it be that my body was just a cover-up, and the appearance of the Golden Crow melted the veil that covered my body in the past
Lu Marian's back was turned to him, and her expression could not be seen clearly, but he could clearly feel her loss, which made him feel quite disappointed. He said with relief: "There is always a way."
Lu Marian nodded lightly and said, "Thank you for your hard work. After returning to the peak, there will be a sword trial in early spring. Prepare well. It shouldn't be difficult to get a good ranking with your current qualifications."
Ning Jiujiu was still puzzled and asked: "Would you like to try it again? Before, I could have... "
Lu Marian interrupted: "No need, let's take a rest early."
When Ning Jiujiu left the blue and white sedan, at the corner, a girl who had once again changed into a dark robe stood quietly. The gold-painted real dragon scales and claws were flying, lurking in the night, which made her look heroic. , she glanced at him from afar, then turned and walked into the shadow behind the corner.
Ning Jiujiu also looked at that place with a clear mind, but there was no human figure, only the shadows of trees swaying in the wind on the blue-grey wall.
He didn't know yet that the shadows of the trees swaying in the breeze would always be swaying in his memory. Looking back many years later, he was shocked to realize that this failed glance was almost an eternal farewell.
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On the other side of Linhe City, in a back alley, Shubai was finally discovered by several officers and soldiers.
He had a broken arm, his clothes were soaked in blood, and his thin face was also covered in blood, almost blocking his mouth and nose and making it impossible to breathe. When they first saw him, several officers and soldiers thought he was dead.
After they lifted him up, they found that the young man was still breathing. His chapped lips were flailing, and he repeated a name with difficulty in his throat, even though the owner of that name had turned into broken bones and ashes.
Several officers and soldiers quickly carried him to the military doctor's office to treat his wounds. Even though the accompanying military doctor had seen many soldiers struggling to survive with broken limbs and arms, he was still surprised to see this young man's body soaked in blood. , while he was bandaging the young man, he said that if you survive a catastrophe, you will have good luck in the future.
It's just that his body was too severely stretched, and there was no possibility of practicing Taoism anymore.
He was not injured by Mrs. Bai, but when he was out of balance on the other side, he was considered by Fengdu, who "went to the doctor in a hurry", as a container that could hold strength. Then his body was burst. If it arrives in time, he will explode and die.
He would wake up three days later, but after that he seemed to have lost the ability to speak. He just silently tied the knife to his left hand and left silently one day, unknown to where he went.
In the early morning, when Ning Changjiu woke up, Zhao Xiang'er was gone. In her room, the quilts on the bed were neatly folded, and the room was also tidy.
Ning took a long look around the empty room and closed the door, feeling a little empty in his heart.
He looked around the courtyard where all the walls had collapsed, recalling everything that had happened in the past month, and he felt as if he was in another world.
He walked out of the house onto the empty street, then turned and walked towards the other side.
The only bridge in the city is still under repair, and now only a few bundles of logs connect the two ends. The connecting Huangquan has also returned to its original appearance, and the water from the Shahe River flows in and gurgling through the city.
Ning Changjiu crossed the long river and walked into a small abandoned attic.
"Who are you!" As soon as he entered the door, he heard suppressed exclamations coming from the room.
Ning Jiujiu stopped and looked around, looking at the closed doors and windows, the fallen curtains, and finally looked at the bottom of the table, where a girl in plain clothes with her eyes covered with black cloth was curled up.
"Hei Wutong named Han Fu saved your life." Ning Jiujiu said: "Let me go."
The girl touched the black cloth covering her face and asked in a low voice: "Han Fu? Who... is he?"
She had forgotten almost everything except her instincts about life and death.
Ning Jiujiu took out a small porcelain vase and said: "Your body is too weak now. I will send you back when you have recovered. The gloomy quality of this sandy water is suitable for your body. You will practice well in the future and you can occupy this river." Just be a river god and don’t do evil.”
The girl hesitated for a moment, then took off the black cloth on her face, looked at the white porcelain bottle in his hand, and shrank in fear.
Ning Jiujiu did not feel embarrassed and just put the bottle on the ground. After a long time, the girl whispered: "Don't lie to me."
Ning Jiujiu said: "This is what I promised Hei Wuchang, and I will not go back on it."
Although she couldn't remember who Hei Wuchang was, she felt inexplicably relieved when she heard the name. After hesitating for a while, her body turned into a stream of green smoke and got into the bottle. Ning Jiujiu put the porcelain bottle into his sleeves and exited. inside the house.
Outside the old house, a blue and white sedan has floated into the sky.
"Back to the peak." Lu Marian opened the curtain. She had been sleepless all night, and her face could not hide the exhaustion.
Ning Xiaoling was also sitting in the sedan and waved to her senior brother excitedly.
Ning Jiujiu said: "Wait a minute, I have something else to do."
After a while, he brought a little boy to Lu Marian and asked, "Will Waifeng accept the disciples who are unable to practice?"
Lu Marian thought that it would be okay if you failed to achieve anything, why do you keep causing me problems
She sighed: "So what if I take it away? If you can't practice, your achievements will be limited. If you are among the practitioners, you will easily feel inferior over time."
Ning Jiujiu nodded and said: "Why don't you take him to Waifeng first, and I will find a way to find a martial artist for him."
Lu Marian asked: "Do you value him so much?"
Ning Jiujiu said: "I think he has a good character."
Lu Marry thought there must be some story in this, so she agreed without asking further: "That's fine, Waifeng's teacher is quite accomplished in boxing, kicking, and swordsmanship. He can go and observe first to lay the foundation."
The nervous Ding Leshi breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the beautiful sword fairy sister and bowed seriously: "Thank you, Master."
Lu Marion felt as if she was a hundred years older when she heard this title.
Ning Jiujiu patted his head and said, "This kid has always been quite polite."
Lu Marry sneered.
So the blue and white sedan became more crowded.
The three of them sat side by side, while Ding Leshi sat obediently on the floor of the sedan.
Ning Xiaoling continued to ask Lu Jianjiao about the legend about the Lord of the Kingdom of God. Yesterday, Lu Jianjiao told her the mythical stories of Tishan, Baizang, and Quanfu. When she was dreaming, she also dreamed of the fierce appearance of those gods. The meaning is still not finished.
Lu Jiaojiu said: "The three people after Quanfu are Lei Lao, Quan Lin, and Tian Ji. It is rumored that Lei Lao is in the shape of a dragon and has three heads. Its divine kingdom is hidden in the legendary sea of ruins. middle… "
Lu Yuaiyue followed the records in the mythology and Zhiyi and Ning Xiaoling listened attentively, showing signs of horror or sighing from time to time.
The blue and white sedan passed over the mountains and fields. The plains that were barren when they came have now grown many bright yellow new grasses.
The peaks are like a screen, and the blue and white sedan's flight like a boat breaking through the waves opened Ding Leshi's eyes. He was scared and happy at the same time. But when he thought that he could not practice and would not be able to fly in the sky like this in the future, he felt inevitably disappointed. .
Amidst the conversation, the blue and white sedan flew across the wilderness and finally arrived at the four peaks.
The peach curtain was gently opened, and the small sedan stepped inside. The scene in front of me was suddenly new. The familiar four peaks stood in front of me like swords, and they looked like wild cranes passing around the peaks.
The blue and white sedan stopped halfway up the mountain and placed it in a natural grotto. They first took Ding Leshi down the mountain and sent it to the outer peak for practice.
Although this is not in line with the rules, Lu Marian, as the master of a peak, is still responsible for these small things. It's just that she went at a bad time today. After she sent Ding Leshi to the outer peak sword hall, Suddenly, an old man in linen clothes like snow walked in. He and Lu Marian looked at each other, and they were both surprised.
"Yan Feng?" Lu Jianjian recognized the other party.
The old man in front of her is Yan Zhou's younger brother, but his talent is far inferior to Yan Zhou's. He only entered the realm of longevity ten years ago, and has been in retreat at Hidden Peak since then. She had almost forgotten his existence until she met him today. , just suddenly remembered.
The old man named Yan Feng stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Why, the little girl is so stubborn after becoming the peak master that she even refuses to call her uncle?"
Lu Marry's face was gloomy.
Yan Feng glanced at the disciples beside her and said, "Are these two your new disciples? This young girl seems to be quite talented, but this guy seems to be unable to even practice. How can he enter Tianku Peak?" We haven’t seen each other for several years, have I already become so well-educated?”
Lu Marion knew that the relationship between Master and him was not good during his lifetime, and that Master's death from illness had something to do with him. She had no good impression of him at all and said coldly: "What do you want to say?"
Yan Feng smiled and said: "When you entered the peak, I knew that you would be outstanding in the future, but more than ten years have passed, and you are said to be a genius who is not seen in a century, but now you only have the strength to survive for a long time? It seems that this sword spirit The same body is nothing more than this, and for this realm and the title of Peak Master, I’m afraid you don’t deserve it, right?”
Lu Marian was horrified that the other party could actually see through his own state when they met, which meant that he had taken a big step in the past ten years of seclusion. It was just that he was not yet mature and was not as good as Zi Ting, but he was at least half as strong as Zi Ting.
When Ning Jiujiu saw the old man for the first time, he knew that he had evil intentions. Now he was even more certain that he came out of seclusion just to seize the position of peak master.
Ning Xiaoling on the side looked at her master nervously, a little worried.
The instructor at Waifeng was also shocked by this sudden scene and didn't know what to do. He knew that after the peak master came back from the imperial city, his realm had not advanced but retreated, and now he was definitely no match for the old man.
At this moment, many disciples from the outer peaks gathered outside the sword hall. They stood outside the door and looked inside nervously. They didn't know what was going on inside, but they all turned their attention to the rare peak master. , all were shocked to be relegated to immortality.
Lu Married said: "The position of Peak Master was passed down to me by my master. You are the elder of the peak. I would like to respect you. But if you make rude remarks again, don't blame me for not caring about the friendship between master and sect."
Yan Feng looked at her and burst into laughter. He looked out the door, looked at the young girls gathered together, and said with a smile: "The Peak Master who has a long life, this has never happened since the founding of the Yujian Tianzong." ? I don’t want to go around with you, girl. If I hand over my position as Peak Master today, you will still have a place in Tianku Peak. Otherwise, don’t blame me for bullying this junior and preventing you from getting off the stage.”
Ning Xiaoling was furious when she heard that. She took a step forward and said, "You, a shameless and disrespectful person, are you worthy to be compared with Master?"
Yan Feng looked at Ning Xiaoling with a smile and said: "The juniors nowadays are really becoming more and more unreasonable. The peak master is really incompetent in teaching me."
Lu Marry's face was gloomy and she said, "The position of Peak Master will never be given away to anyone else. If you want to take it away, feel free to take action."
Yan Feng seemed to have been waiting for this sentence for a long time, and he said: "Since the peak master said so, then my sword is not considered an internal fight, right?"
As if he was afraid that Lu Yueyou would regret it, he formed a sword as he spoke. The sword was filled with the cultivation of the peak of Longevity Realm.
He concluded that it would be impossible for Lu Yuaiji to accept this sword in her current state.
Ning stared at this sword for a long time and felt it was quite tricky.
The tables and chairs in the sword hall were split into two halves in an instant. Between Yan Feng's fingers, a bright sword light flashed out instantly. This was a sword he had practiced for decades. He was sure that after the sword strike, Lu Marry Must be seriously injured.
But his smile quickly froze on his face, and the next moment, he retreated quickly and was knocked out of the door several feet away.
Yan Feng raised his head in shock and looked at Lu Wenwen, with a look of disbelief on his face.
Lu Marian did not draw her sword. She drew a "one" with her finger before she died, and a virtual sword learned from Lao Hu was instantly formed. This virtual sword not only cut through Yan Feng's sword, but even took advantage of the victory to pursue it and killed it. He forced back dozens of feet.
"How... how is it possible?" Yan Feng covered his chest, and there was a pool of blood in his palm.
Lu Marry looked at her sword-like fingers and frowned as well.
She knew that although this virtual sword was powerful, it was no match for Yan Feng now. She was determined to lose when she drew the sword.
But the moment she drew the sword, she suddenly felt that the sword spirit all over her body was incomparably harmonious, even more so than when she was halfway to Ziting. It was as if her whole body was now a real unsheathed sword. It was a real sword. Man and sword become one.
Although the power of Yan Feng's sword was terrifying, in front of this natural virtual sword, it could only be destroyed by one sword!
Ning Xiaoling jumped up excitedly and shouted the master's name. She was extremely happy. The disciples outside the sword hall also cheered after being surprised, thinking that the master was really a god-like figure. The old man kept saying harsh words for a long time. It turned out that He is a paper tiger, but he is so vulnerable in front of the master. They are full of expectations to join the inner peak practice in the future.
Lu Marry raised her head and looked at the sword wound on Yan Feng's chest. She suddenly remembered something and looked at Ning Jiujiu, who also looked at her with understanding.
They thought of a place to go.
Although the Golden Crow did not help her repair her acupoints, the blazing sun burned her whole body, like quenching pig iron, further forging her original sword-spirit physique, closer to a true sword body! At this moment, she is standing in white clothes, and she is a long sword as sharp as snow. If she has enough realm, she can even become the sharpest one among the four peaks!
Lu Marian's heart was burning, but now that everyone was watching, it was inconvenient to directly thank her apprentice.
Ning Jiujiu smiled knowingly, bowed, and shouted: "Congratulations, Master, for reaching a higher level."
But Lu Yuai clearly saw from his eyes that he was saying: Sword forging does not happen overnight, will it continue in the future
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(There was an error in yesterday's chapter, but the editor could not correct it during the weekend editor break. Hereby explain: the three kings after Zuijun, in order, are Tishan, Bai Zang, and Hufu. Yesterday, I missed one Tishan)
(I have to post 7k+ words a little later~)