It was completely dark, the sky was covered by thick clouds, and there was not a single star tonight.
The young national teacher walked slowly through the long corridor, and the dim light of the lantern along the way shone on his deeply contoured face, with deep black eyes and no expression at all.
Walking all the way to Zhuxing Courtyard, he paused at the entrance of the courtyard, and raised his head to look at the starry sky, but he only saw a thick and treacherous darkness.
The destined guardian of the Great Night Kingdom felt a feeling that he had never felt before, which seemed to be inexplicably melancholy.
He stretched out his hand and opened the door, but the people inside didn't notice him coming, but the war pigeon that was being fed as fat as a chicken was flapping its wings in the cage and "cheeping and cooing".
Ji Xiaoli ran out, holding a handful of pigeon food in his hand, and dragged his voice: "Xiaobai, are you hungry again?"
Jumping over the threshold and seeing her master standing in the courtyard at first glance, the little girl was startled, stepped back two steps, looked at him vigilantly, her face was full of anger and she dared not speak.
Chen Yubai knew it in his heart, and couldn't help but sneer: "It's just a small hole, so make a fuss."
The little girl who had been slashed by him became angry when she heard the words: "Cultivators of immortality cannot be injured! Bleeding will damage the soul! Isn't Master a god! Don't you even know this?!"
Chen Yubai raised his eyebrows slightly, "So, have you never been injured or bled?"
"Well... I used to have it when I was a child. Later, sister Qin Sang gave me an elixir. If I bleed, take one immediately, and my vitality will greatly increase!"
"Nonsense. How could there be such an elixir." Chen Yubai lightly provoked her.
"Who said there is no?!" The little girl was really anxious, eager to justify Qin Sang's name: "Sister Qin Sang gives me the elixir every month! Take it to prolong life and make me as light as a swallow!"
Chen Yubai said "Oh?", "How did you see that?"
Ji Xiaoli thought hard, and said loudly: "Twice she came late and didn't give me the elixir in time, and I fell ill! Lying on the bed, it was very hot and uncomfortable... Later she came and gave me the elixir , I’ll be fine in no time! So I must take the elixir so I won’t get sick!”
She was sure, and she wanted him to believe it. Chen Yubai quietly looked at her eager expression, but for some reason he couldn't continue asking, and turned his eyes away from her.
The lamp in the room illuminated him from behind Li Xiaoli, and the little girl looked at the man in the light, her eyes suddenly lit up, and her expression became happy: "Have you changed it? Hmm! It looks so good!"
Chen Yubai couldn't understand what he was feeling, he was taken aback by her joy, and then remembered that he was wearing the clothes she tailored.
Not knowing what to say, he lowered his eyes slightly as an answer.
But Ji Xiaoli thought he was wearing this outfit specially to apologize - after all her master's temperament is so shy.
She immediately forgave him, and said with relief: "Master really looks good in this pattern... I saw sister Qin Sang embroidering such flowers on her sleeves. She looks so good in clothes, so I embroidered this for Master too!"
The corners of Chen Yubai's mouth twitched, and Qian Mi Envoy's gorgeous face, which was all over the country and city, passed before his eyes, wishing to shatter his body immediately.
"Shut up!" He interrupted her endless compliments with a low voice, "Ji Xiaoli, I'll ask you a few words, and you answer me honestly. If there's even half a lie," he paused, raised his Opening her eyes, she saw the smoking alchemy furnace in the room behind her, with a flick of her fingers, there was a "boom" in the alchemy furnace, and the white smoke that came out turned purple!
"I can poison you to death by adding anything to your elixir, and no one will notice." The Master of the State Teacher said coldly.
Ji Xiaoli looked at his own pill furnace in horror, turned his head and tapped desperately.
"Has anyone told you, where are you from?" Chen Yubai asked her.
"I picked it up from... the mountain." Ji Xiaoli replied tremblingly, "Mother said... I was carried to her by Goddess Guanyin, but I know it was to make me happy. My mother picked me up on the side of the road!"
"Who told you this?"
"That's what the mothers in the princess's house said! They said I was born... stupid... the parents who gave birth to me didn't want me, so they lost me." She gradually lowered her head as she spoke, and it took a while to raise her eyes again , and asked helplessly and confused: "But I have seen a newborn child who has been sleeping all the time, so I can't tell if he is stupid or not!"
The light in the door leaked out on the ground at the door, she stood in the light and faced him, her facial features could not be seen clearly, only her eyes were as bright as stars, "Is that right, Master?"
Chen Yubai pursed his lips and nodded slowly.
The little girl who got the affirmation was very happy. She jumped down from the steps and stood in front of him. She raised her face and said with a happy smile, "So it's not because I'm stupid that my parents don't want me! Sister Qin Sang said they have nothing to do. Take care of me, they are going to heaven, and leave me to the care of the princess, they know that the princess is a good person, so they put me on the side of the road for her to pick me up!"
"... Mmm." She smiled so happily, she was so close, her smile seemed dazzling, Chen Yubai couldn't help narrowing her eyes, "She's right."
Qin Sang was meticulous and meticulous, and this girl... Chen Yubai knew that if he continued to ask, there would be no result, so he asked all the necessary questions, so he raised his hand: "Okay, I'm done asking, you go to rest."
Ji Xiaoli looked back at the alchemy furnace that was still emitting purple smoke, and asked cautiously: "I'm not telling lies, won't I be poisoned to death?"
He just used his fingers to snap off two hairs of hers and put them into the alchemy furnace just now to scare her, so there was no poison.
Feeling amused in his heart, Chen Yubai let out a "hmm", turned around with a straight face and wanted to leave, but suddenly couldn't help calling her: "Ji Xiaoli."
"Ah?" The little girl turned around and stopped just as she ran up the steps.
"Why do you want to learn to cultivate immortals so much?"
What is the reason for such persistent desire to become a god? He had long wanted to ask. He has seen a lot of people in the world who are obsessed with fame and wealth, and there are also people who seek immortality, and they are all people who are afraid of losing. She has no worries about food and clothing at such a young age, what is it for, even enduring him treating her so badly, and stubbornly wanting to become a fairy
The little girl in the evening breeze stood on the steps and smiled silly: "I want to see my parents, but I have never seen them. Sister Qin Sang said my mother is beautiful, and my father is very good at martial arts... I want to see them, And I want them to see me."
In a starless night, thick clouds and treacherous clouds in the dark night, in a small courtyard with lights on, an innocent little girl is talking about her wish, while the national teacher in black stands in the darkness and looks at her from a distance.
He suddenly felt that he should teach her some things. Of course it is impossible to cultivate immortals, but it is also good for self-defense in the future.
He turned and walked out, telling her in a cold voice: "Change the name of your war pigeon."
"Why?" Ji Xiaoli asked strangely, "Isn't 'Xiaobai' nice?"
"Don't be so wordy. If you dare to say that again, I'll poison you to death."
"...I'll change it! Change it to what?"
"idiot."
The corner of the black ice silk clothes flashed at the gate of the courtyard, and the person had already walked out, leaving only these two words in the cold voice.
Ji Xiaoli stayed there for a long time, then turned his head and walked silently to the side of the pigeon cage, fed him the pigeon food he was clutching in his hand, and sighed softly with sympathy: "Eat it... idiot."
The war pigeon, as fat as a chicken, turned his face away with dignity.
**
On the second day, Xiaotian came to Zhuxing Courtyard to inform Ji Xiaoli: her rest and bath time will be changed to once every 40 days.
Ji Xiaoli was shocked, and ran to the Star Observation Tower to ask her master why.
"You have been in the teacher's school for so long, what have you learned? You can only talk about cultivating immortals all day long." The national teacher frowned coldly, "You have achieved nothing, what face do you have to rest once every ten days?"
Ji Xiaoli felt that this made sense, and the master said that he would spur and teach her starting today, so she accepted it with high spirits.
But Ji's house exploded.
As soon as Ji Bei heard the news from the National Teacher's Mansion, he rushed out with a big knife and a horse riding a murderous look. Ji Xi couldn't stop him and chased after him with a sullen face. Seeing that the situation was not good, Ji Nan also chased after him , and then the three brothers of the Ji family... were trapped in the ten-mile formation.
When the old housekeeper came to report the news, Chen Yubai was teaching Ji Xiaoli lightness kung fu in the backyard of Wanqian Hall. This girl followed the Ji family's martial arts, and she finally had some basics, but she was too stupid. He was very annoyed by the teacher, and when he heard that the brother of the stupid girl dared to trespass, he sneered.
The old butler knew the meaning of "trapped" as soon as he heard it, and he tried to persuade him: "Little General Ji Nan is also trapped in the formation. If... the second prince comes down, you will be unhappy..."
Sure enough, Master Guoshi immediately waved his sleeves in disgust.
The old housekeeper hurried to help the three Ji family brothers out of trouble, and brought them into the mansion.
Seeing the three of them coming, Ji Xiaoli happily jumped down from the tree, Ji Bei smiled and took a step forward to catch her, while Ji Xi pinched her cheek and whispered "naughty" dotingly.
Standing with his hands behind his back in the shade of the tree, the master of the state teacher fixed his eyes on Ji Xi's hand, and then turned his eyes again. Seeing that the pinched person dared to laugh happily, his expression became a little colder.
The old housekeeper observed the words and expressions, and stepped forward with a smile to interrupt the brother-sister relationship: "The three Mr. Ji, please sit in the front hall. My lord will come after teaching Miss Xiaoli this lesson."
Ji Xi and Ji Nan kept their etiquette and went forward after being invited by the old housekeeper. Ji Bei took two steps and quietly turned his head to make a face at Xiao Li. She was taken aback by her master's very displeased cold face.
"Master... did I do something wrong?" She asked cautiously.
"There is a difference between men and women, and there are different seats at the age of seven. Didn't your mother teach you? You have done the hairpin ceremony, why can't you kiss them?" The national teacher put on a male and female defense on her with a straight face. class.
"Mother seems to have said," Ji Xiaoli tilted his head, "but that's brother, brother...isn't there a difference between men and women?"
Master Guoshi raised his eyebrows, thinking that what he said... Well, it makes sense.
"Just like Master." The little girl happily added.
The national teacher's breath was stagnant, he pursed his lips, did not speak any more, turned around and strode towards the front hall.
The three brothers of the Ji family who were waiting in the front hall were drinking tea, when they suddenly saw the master in black walking in coldly, his expression looked more gloomy and displeased than before...
The author has something to say: This is tonight's update, and the third update that is owed will be made up as soon as possible.
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