In the early morning, a thin cold mist shrouded the dark green mountains. Among the sparse clouds, the stars and moon that were not very bright in the sky were looming, covered with a hazy color by the weak brilliance.
Early in the morning, as agreed in advance, the disciples of the Xuyang Sect who needed to travel came to the cylindrical marble outside the sect one after another, waiting for the arrival of their respective captains. Among the three disciples who were at the twelfth level of Qi training who were about to lead the team, Ye Xiuwen was the earliest to arrive, even earlier than the other disciples. For him, this hour is also the time when he usually gets up to practice sword practice, so he has long been used to it.
The fellow disciples beside Ye Xiuwen yawned frequently, which was in sharp contrast to the calm Ye Xiuwen.
It can only be said that it is not without reason that Ye Xiuwen walks faster and more steadily than his peers - as the saying goes, the stupid bird flies first and diligence can make up for the stupidity. What's more, with Ye Xiuwen's talent, it has nothing to do with "stupid" and "clumsy" .
Ye Xiuwen, dressed in white, just stood there quietly, with a calm and independent temperament. His tall and straight figure was like a green pine, and his cold calmness gave people the illusion of being inaccessible.
The sect disciples who had arrived at the meeting point gathered together in twos and threes, chatting endlessly about various topics. Some of them were extremely excited because they were going out for the first time in the sect, and some were afraid of encountering surprises. They are nervous and anxious because of the situation, and these small talk can temporarily calm their mood.
But none of them got close to Ye Xiuwen, not to mention that Ye Xiuwen would not be interested in their topic. The most important point was that whenever they met this senior brother (junior brother) with strong strength and special temperament, they always... They would unconsciously open a certain distance, so that in the end, a vacuum zone formed around Ye Xiuwen.
The same was true for Jun Xiaomo in the past, but now she took the initiative to open a gap in Ye Xiuwen's heart and stuffed herself in.
After a while, Ke Xinwen and Qin Lingyu were finally late for Shanshan. They almost appeared in everyone's field of vision together, and each of them was accompanied by an outstanding-looking female cultivator.
"Hee hee, it is indeed Senior Brother Ke and Senior Brother Qin, they are very lucky." One disciple said quietly to another.
"Of course, if you can reach the peak of the twelfth level of Qi before the age of thirty-five, you can also take a beautiful senior sister or junior sister to travel, but it depends on whether you have such talent and luck. ." Another male cultivator nodded and said, actually quite envious of Ke Xinwen and Qin Lingyu.
You must know that the two female cultivators next to Ke Xinwen and Qin Lingyu are among the best in the sect in appearance, especially the female cultivator Yu Wanrou next to Ke Xinwen. She is beautiful, kind-hearted, and has a gentle temperament. She is almost She is the dream lover of 70% of the male disciples in Xuyang Sect.
As for the remaining 30%, only a cultivating madman like Ye Xiuwen from Lintian Peak would be indifferent to beauties.
Yu Wanrou enjoyed the vague and admiring gazes of other male cultivators. She walked beside Ke Xinwen, talking to him softly, and from time to time she glanced at the other disciples of the sect with her watery eyes, her pink lips slightly raised. Her lips made people feel that she seemed to be in a good mood, and many male cultivators were seduced by her glances from time to time.
However, only Yu Wanrou knew that she was not happy at all, and could even be called extremely depressed. At the beginning, the reason why she chose to join Ke Xinwen's team was just to make Qin Lingyu jealous and realize her importance in his mind. However, the result was good. Qin Lingyu not only did not notice the situation on this side at all, but was also Another female nun got entangled.
Therefore, Yu Wanrou didn't know whether Qin Lingyu was jealous or not. She only knew that she was about to be overwhelmed by the jealousy in her heart.
The female cultivator walking beside Qin Lingyu was named "Zhong Ruolan". Like Yu Wanrou, she was also from Danding Peak. Her appearance is also very beautiful, but her temperament is a bit proud, so her status in the minds of the male cultivators is not as good as that of Yu Wanrou. What's more, Zhong Ruolan is already twenty-nine years old. Most of the disciples in the sect who are older than her and have high talents have entered high-level sects. Those who stay in intermediate sects like Xuyang Sect are often those with some talents. Ordinary disciples who are not high-ranking will naturally look down on her because of her arrogance and arrogance.
As a result, Zhong Ruolan, a proud orchid, ended up falling in love with Qin Lingyu, the first disciple of the sect leader who was seven years younger than her. At first, when she found out that Qin Lingyu and Jun Xiaomo were engaged, she almost crushed the cup in her hand. If Jun Xiaomo hadn't been backed up by a whole Lintian Peak, she might have gone straight to Jun Xiaomo for a duel. .
In the world of cultivation, it is not uncommon for male or female cultivators to fight for their sweethearts. As long as these duels are in the ring and both parties agree, they will not be blamed or punished. The last time Dai Yue was in the wrong place and it was a sneak attack, not an honest duel, that's why Jun Xiaomo caught him.
Zhong Ruolan thought she had no chance, but seeing that Qin Lingyu was not enthusiastic about Jun Xiaomo, plus this time she had the chance to be alone with Qin Lingyu, her thoughts started to move again.
She decisively applied to join Qin Lingyu's team. She had reached the tenth level of Qi training, and it was not difficult to become a member of Qin Lingyu's team.
Sure enough, after the elders considered all the circumstances, she was selected for this trip to the sect and became Qin Lingyu's team member. Zhong Ruolan's idea is very simple. Now that Jun Xiaomo's cultivation has dropped to the first level of Qi training, it is hard to say whether Qin Lingyu will abide by the engagement. If she can warm up Qin Lingyu's heart during this journey, maybe Qin Lingyu and Jun Xiao The engagement between strangers was also voided.
Zhong Ruolan never expected that her real love rival was not Jun Xiaomo, but Yu Wanrou, who had been walking behind her, staring at her slim back with a vague and resentful look.
It was a pity that Jun Xiaomo was not present and did not see this scene, otherwise, she would have had fun for a long time.
- Fight, fight, whoever can win Qin Lingyu, she will definitely pack up this ambitious fiancé for free!
In this way, the four of them came in front of everyone with their own thoughts. Ye Xiuwen stood closest to the sect gate, so the first person these four people met was Ye Xiuwen.
"Junior brother Ye."
"Senior Brother Ye."
These two sounds came out from the mouths of Ke Xinwen and Qin Lingyu one after another. The former was said by Ke Xinwen, and the latter was said by Qin Lingyu.
"Senior Brother Ke, Junior Brother Qin." Ye Xiuwen replied calmly and nodded towards them. Across the curtain, Ye Xiuwen met Qin Lingyu's gaze - yesterday, Qin Lingyu was extremely cold towards his senior brother because of Jun Xiaomo, but today Qin Lingyu seemed to have forgotten the previous unhappiness and looked at him with a peaceful expression. Treat him as a senior brother.
However, Ye Xiuwen doesn't just look at people's expressions. More importantly, he looks into the person's soul through their eyes. No matter how calm Qin Lingyu's expression was, the coldness in his eyes still showed through unconcealedly.
Oh, what kind of attitude is this? Is it because he feels that his fiancée is suspected of "cheating", so he hates himself as an "adulterer"
However, if he really cared about his little junior sister, why would he let his little junior sister break into the forbidden area and get so seriously injured? In the final analysis, this is just a selfish mentality that "only state officials are allowed to set fires, but the people are not allowed to light lamps."
Ye Xiuwen was also very dissatisfied with Qin Lingyu, a person who ate from the bowl and looked at the pot. The most important thing is that the person Qin Lingyu is sorry for is Jun Xiaomo. Even if the junior sister repeatedly expresses that she no longer likes Qin Lingyu, a scumbag, Ye Xiuwen still feels an inexplicable irritation when he thinks of their engagement.
This kind of irritability often disappears in an instant. Ye Xiuwen didn't think about it deeply and just regarded it as the psychology of protecting one's shortcomings.
Jun Xiaomo has entered his heart and has become like a sister to him. Naturally, he doesn't want to see her get hurt.
Although Ye Xiuwen's expression could not be seen and Qin Lingyu's expression was very natural, a small number of people around him were still sensitive to the smell of gunpowder between them.
Ke Xinwen's eyes flashed, and then he showed a big smile, and said like a good brother: "Aha, Junior Brother Ye, you're really early." When Ke Xinwen said this, he immediately broke the moment of depression. atmosphere of.
Ye Xiuwen calmly replied: "It's not too early, you are already a stick of incense too late."
Ke Xinwen was choked instantly. Although Ye Xiuwen was telling the truth, he still felt very embarrassed when he said it to his face.
This is also Ye Xiuwen's personality. He rarely talks in a roundabout way unless necessary. What's more, he doesn't think that latecomers have the right to be condoned. You know, if this is during a battle, being late for a moment may lead to the annihilation of his teammates.
This is a consciousness that must be developed. Unfortunately, neither Ke Xinwen nor Qin Lingyu understand this, especially Ke Xinwen. He only thought that Ye Xiuwen was mocking him for being late.
Ke Xinwen almost couldn't keep the smile on his face, but he still grinned at the corners of his stiff lips and said with a fake smile: "Haha, Junior Brother Ye is right, this is our fault, we will definitely not be late next time .”
Ke Xinwen's generous look endeared him to other disciples in the sect. If Qin Lingyu, with his status and strength, had gathered around him a group of highly talented followers in the sect, then Ke Xinwen was Someone who can get along with most of the disciples in the sect.
In fact, Ke Xinwen's mind is smaller than that of many people.
Ke Xinwen reached the peak of the twelfth level of Qi training earlier than Ye Xiuwen and Qin Lingyu. If he hadn't been too old, he might have become one of the key disciples to be trained in the sect.
After reaching the twelfth level of Qi training, Ke Xinwen wanted to become the default disciple of Hanjianfeng, a high-level sect. As a result, the third elder of Hanjianfeng came to Xuyang Sect as a guest. After walking around for a while, he didn't look at it. Ke Xinwen, who had reached the peak of the twelfth level of Qi training, fell in love with Ye Xiuwen, who was still at the eleventh level of Qi training at that time. He said that Ye Xiuwen was very talented at practicing swordsmanship and was willing to endure hardships, so he decided to be his disciple without hesitation to prevent him from being snatched away by elders from other sects.
Ke Xinwen originally wanted to recommend himself, but as soon as Hanjianfeng's third elder said something, all his drafts were invalidated.
He knew that even if he continued to recommend himself, the third elder of Hanjian Peak would not accept him as his apprentice and would only bring humiliation to himself.
No one knew about this episode of Ke Xinwen, and Ke Xinwen didn't show it at ordinary times. Every time he saw Ye Xiuwen, he still laughed heartlessly, so no one knew what he was thinking. How jealous of Ye Xiuwen's existence.
If it were Ye Xiuwen, and the position he originally wanted was occupied by another person, he would only calmly accept this fact, and then work harder to improve his cultivation so that one day he can stand in a higher field. .
This is the difference between people. Until now, Ke Xinwen has not been able to understand where he fell short.
Ke Xinwen's "performance" could deceive ordinary disciples, but it did not deceive the eyes of Qin Lingyu and Ye Xiuwen. One of them was a more advanced and terrifying conspirator than Ke Xinwen, and the other was aware of everything around him. A keen thinker would naturally not believe the appearance on Ke Xinwen's face so easily.
Ye Xiuwen nodded to Ke Xinwen and Qin Lingyu and said, "Since it's already late, don't delay. Let's leave now."
His style is always the same, crisp and neat, never sloppy.
After speaking, Ye Xiuwen took the lead and walked in front of them.
Ke Xinwen's eyes flashed with viciousness for a moment, but his standard generous smile appeared on his face and he followed.
Qin Lingyu walked behind them, followed by a large number of sect disciples.
No one saw Qin Lingyu staring at the backs of Ye Xiuwen and Ke Xinwen, with a calculating look in his eyes.