"Is that a little mirage just now? Why did he run away?" Feiyu came over and patted Que Xianming on the shoulder.
"The little brat ran very fast." Chi Chu noticed that Que Xianming's expression was wrong, "What happened? Tonight Baihe invites you to eat river fresh food, are you coming?"
Que Xianming cleaned up his mood and fixedly stared at the two demons: "It's nice to meet you, I have a bad temper, and I have offended a lot in the past, please forgive me."
Chi Chu and Fei Yu were confused by him: "Huh?"
"In the future, I will do it according to the instructions of the King of Snow Mountain. It's hard for you." Que Xianming patted the two demons on the shoulders, "I'm leaving."
After speaking, he turned into a peacock and flew high.
Fengyue City is located in the center of the demon world. In Meng Xueli's plan, a school will be built here in the future.
The ruined city has now been rebuilt, and the construction was organized by Chi Chu's design drawings and Fei Yu, and supervised by King Baihe. Fengyue City has become more livable, not as refined and extravagant as it used to be.
During the construction period, Qu Xianming flew around the city at sunrise and sunset every day to check what was missing. He watched with joy and relief as the streets of houses rose from the ruins day by day, one after another. It seems to see a beautiful picture of the demon world.
The two demons on the ground were confused, and they didn't recover until the blue-green streamer disappeared in the sky.
Feiyu: "Where did he just say he was going? Looking for Mirage?"
Chi Chu: "I don't know, it's like saying it's not coming back hahaha."
Feiyu also smiled: "Let's go, let's eat fresh river."
Que Xianming all the way to the west, flying over the mountains and rivers. At this height, it is rare to encounter other bird clans, and even if there is, they will change to avoid it in advance because of the fear of his big demon's coercion.
The high-altitude gale blew his eyes slightly, and the white clouds passed through his colorful feathers. He loves freedom by nature, and enjoys flying in the sky and the earth the most, but at this moment, he feels that there is a heavy stone pressing against his heart, like a moth that cannot fly through a glass cover.
After flying for half a day, he descended. The sea breeze is salty, the waves are raging, and the snow-white waves are rolled up, one wave higher than the other. As soon as the peacock landed, a sharp whistling sound came from the bottom of the sea, like a warning. A group of sharks, armed with tridents, rushed onto the white beach and surrounded Qu Xianming in an instant.
The shark people have fish tails, scales on the temples, hair like seaweed, and they are dressed in soft shark gauze. They wept into tears, and some sharks were washed ashore by the waves and scattered among the white sand beaches, sparkling.
Que Xianming knew that they were beautiful in appearance, but cruel in character. More than 200 years ago, he came here, trying to take away the small beads on the beach to coax Hu Xiaoyuan, but he was discovered by the sharks, and the two sides started to fight. He was young at that time, and his demon power was weak, and he almost died on West Beach.
A group of sharks couldn't help but stab with their halberds. Que Xianming turned into a human body, dodged several times, and narrowly escaped, but they didn't fight back. They only said loudly, "Is the queen of the sharks here
A shout came from the bottom of the sea: "Pearl thief, you dare to come?!"
The sharks stopped moving. The sea water separated on both sides, and a merman with a cold face and gorgeous clothes emerged from the sea and looked at him: "Don't think that you have the support of the King of Snow Mountain, you can do whatever you want and come to the mercenary land to snatch!" Having said that, but All the sharks know that Que has a demonic power, and its status is not what it used to be.
Que Xianming: "I want the best shark bead."
The sharks were terrified and angry, as if they saw blood stained the West Beach.
Que Xianming raised his hands: "But this time, I want to use a fair method to trade, buy or sell or exchange."
The sharks were in an uproar. A shark shouted, "Can't trust him!"
The Queen of the Shark Clan stared at Que Xianming for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "Then what do you think about this one?"
She flipped her palm and held up a bright pearl in the palm of her hand. The pearl shone with a soft brilliance, which could illuminate objects at night. Compared with the broken beads on the beach, the sun and the moon were like fireflies.
"It's the best shark bead in the world. It's beautiful and flawless, just like a star in the sky." said the queen of the shark clan, "but what do you exchange for it?"
Que Xianming: "I brought the money."
"Money is a vulgar thing. We have fish tails, we can swim in the sea, we give up fish tails, we can get legs to walk on land. What do you think I need?"
Que Xianming: "...I don't know."
The shark queen sneered: "I still lack a pair of wings!"
Que Xianming's eyes were full of fierceness: "You!"
"I want you to pluck out half of the feathers on your wings. If you really want shark beads, exchange them for feathers."
The sharks burst into laughter, raised their eyebrows and shouted, "Exchange feathers!"
Birds raise their feathers, just like humans grow their hair. The gorgeous feathers are not only used for viewing and flying, but also represent the dignity of the big demon. Occasionally gifting a feather to others is to express love, just like Qu Xianming gave to a young Hu Si.
A phoenix with feathers is not as good as a chicken, let alone a peacock. When this matter spreads out, Que Xianming will become the laughing stock of the demon clan, and don't want to lose face and show prestige again.
Que Xianming looked around and vaguely understood something. It turned out that sometimes bowing his head to ask for help requires more courage than killing the Quartet.
"Okay, I'll change with you."
The queen of the shark clan did not expect the peacock to really agree, she was stunned for a while, and it was difficult to go back on what she said in public, so she could not help frowning slightly, raised her hand to signal the group of sharks to be quiet:
"Raising feathers is not easy, you really think about it, is it worth it?"
Bird Xianming nodded, showing his true form—
The peacock made a long cry, and its wings suddenly spread out, like a light satin interwoven with blue and green fluttering in the wind, and suddenly collapsed in all directions. Countless feathers floated down and fluttered. The roots of the feathers were stained with dark red blood, sprinkled on the white beach, and the stars were like plum blossoms in the snow.
The sharks looked at each other in dismay, silent.
The queen of the shark clan said: "I really don't understand. What do you want the best shark beads for?"
Que Xianming turned into a human body, his face was pale, and his eyes were calm.
He wiped the blood from his lips and looked at the sky in the distance: "Send a friend. This is the last thing I can do for him."
***
Meng Xueli sat by the window listening to the spring rain. In the second half of the night, the sound of the rain gradually subsided, and the shadow of the moon leaked out from the crevices of the clouds, glowing with azure light.
After the rain, the garden was full of fallen leaves, and the moonlight in the sky was hazy, casting a halo on Meng Xueli by the window.
After counting the time, the mirage had passed the secret code to Qu Xianming, Meng Xueli thought, with the mind of the mirage, he would never be able to imagine the meaning of it, and it couldn't be safer.
The door opened gently, letting in a few wisps of cool breeze and moonlight. Ji Xiao brushed off the flowers on his clothes before entering the door.
"Tomorrow, I'm going back to the demon world." Meng Xueli turned his head and said in a casual, casual tone, "I stayed in the world for half a year, and only communicated with the demon world by sending letters. I explained that I did a good job, and Baihe helped, but I was always thinking about where…”
The overall situation of the world has been decided, Meng Xueli proposed to go back to build the demon world, and the timing is reasonable.
Since the opening of trade routes between the two realms, the secret operation of "Hengtong Juyuan" has changed from dark to bright. Bi You, Ruan Hui and other half-demons have traveled between the two realms more frequently, conveying Meng Xueli's instructions to Chi Chu and Fei Yu. For the rest of their lives after the catastrophe, the group of demons was grateful for the righteousness of the King of Snow Mountain to save their lives.
"I'll accompany you." Ji Xiao closed the door and approached, took off his hair crown for the little Taoist companion, and combed his hair.
"No. Don't delay the schoolwork of the children in the academy." Meng Xueli said with a smile, "The book says, 'If the relationship lasts for a long time, how can it be in the morning and evening'. We will grow long after coming to Japan."
Ji Xiao felt something vaguely, and frowned slightly: "Xueli, no matter when, I will always stand by your side."
Meng Xueli's heart trembled, and he forced himself to calm down: "Me too."
Ji Xiao smiled: "My way is not alone. Thank you."
"Why should I thank you?" Meng Xueli's smile faded, and he blew out the candle on the case: "Go to sleep."
Sleeping together in the same bed, but having different dreams in the same bed. Meng Xueli had a shocking event hidden in her heart, but she had to remain calm, it was really hard in front of Ji Xiao.
He never thought that there would be a day when he and Ji Xiao finally became the model Taoist companions in the practice world, the kind of "close relatives and estranged".
In the public and private, Hu Si must be killed, one is for him to cause harm to the human and demon worlds, disturbing the wind and rain; the other is for him to imprison his friend Qu Xianming, who insulted him. But this matter must not be told to Ji Xiao.
Ji Xiao has already killed a saint, and if he kills another one, he will still kill his senior brother. Even if he makes some sense, he still looks ruthless and frightening - killing the other two saints in the world, he is the only one who has the sole honor and exclusive luck. . Now that Ji Xiao has a very high reputation in the world, there is no need to add such a fierce name.
As for what Hu Si did and how much he did, it might not be necessary for Gui Qing to provoke him before he died. Ji Xiao had already guessed it and knew it clearly. It is normal for the junior brother to understand the senior brother. But Ji Xiao didn't want to pursue it, and even didn't want to ask one more question.
Indifference does not mean there is no attitude. Ji Xiao's attitude is clear enough, that is, let it go.
In the final analysis, Ji Xiao was still unwilling to be the enemy of Hu Si. Meng Xueli also didn't want the Taoist companion to be caught in a dilemma, entangled in his mind, and left behind any demonic obstacles.
He is fighting with Hu Si. Once he makes a move, the aura of heaven and earth will change drastically, and Ji Xiao will notice it.
So in this plan, he needs someone to lead Ji Xiao to another place to help hold Ji Xiao down, and every point is a point.
Meng Xueli stayed up all night, and his mood became calm. At dawn, when I pushed open the door, I saw flowers falling all over the courtyard.
The mirage is not there, nor is Yu Qishu. Meng Xueli had fed the koi in the pond, so he went down the mountain with Ji Xiao and sent Ji Xiao to the front of Yongxue Academy.
A day's plan is in the morning, and the sound of morning reading floats out through the heavy courtyard walls. This is different from the tidy recitation of books in ordinary private schools. The students read their own Taoist scriptures, which is noisy and noisy like a bustling city.
Although the resources and ways of practice have become richer, the practice itself has not become simpler at all. It still requires extraordinary perseverance, courage, and talent. Students cherish the opportunity to study here, so they are more diligent.
The deacons of the academy are held by the capable buddies and confidant shopkeepers trained by Qian Yuzhi. They are responsible for chores such as the logistics arrangement of the college and the overall planning of income and expenditure. The gentlemen are only responsible for giving lectures.
At the beginning of the academy, there were only Mr. Meng Xueli and Mr. Ji Xiao, and now there are elders from various sects and authorities representing a certain type of Taoism who often give lectures. The bulletin board is posted with a few latest news:
"At the end of the day, Elder Liu of Wuyinguan will talk about the 'screening of the formation'. The venue is in the main hall of the South Building. There is no limit to the number of places. Please be there on time."
"When you apply tomorrow, Master Huide of Nanling Temple will talk about 'Introduction to the Dao of Alchemy'. The number of places is limited, students who are interested in alchemy, please go to the West Building to register."
"On the first day of next month, 'Daily maintenance and recasting of the sword'..."
"On the third day of next month, 'Primary Identification and Cultivation of Spirit Grass'..."
"On the fifth day of next month, 'Small animal fur care'..."
Some of the disciples were too young, so the bulletin board told everyone to try to write in vernacular so that everyone could understand it.
Yu Qishu has done a good job in the admissions assessment. Yongxue College has gathered a group of high-quality students. Whether it is a sectarian without a school, or a mortal who has just entered the Dao, they are all excellent cultivation seedlings.
With so many good seedlings, it is impossible to go to Hanshan to learn swords in the future. Each sect began to think about it: "We need to think of a way to cultivate their interest and goodwill in our sect in advance. When they graduate from the academy, the saying is that they are graduating. Yes, they can become my sect's disciples after graduation."
So he took the initiative to come to the academy to give lectures, and Ji Xiao never refused such a thing. After the strong men of each faction finished their lectures, they often publicized the benefits of their respective schools, but after all, under the eyes of Ji Xiao, no one dared to talk nonsense out of nothing, and the atmosphere of the discussion was warm and harmonious.
Although each sect started out of selfishness and self-interest, the result was to do good things for the progress of the entire spiritual world.
In addition to the elders and seniors giving lectures, in Yongxue Academy, students who are particularly excellent in certain aspects can also become teachers. For example, Ning Wei, he took Ji Xiao's advanced swordsmanship class, and at the same time he opened another class to teach the basic swordsmanship to the younger disciples who had just entered the Dao.
Although the students are all young people, some disciples are of high seniority in their respective sects, such as the direct disciple of the head of the sect and the elders, which makes the seniority complex in the academy and inconvenient to call them.
If it is called "Friends of Taoism", it seems too natural, as if they have met by chance; The academy aims to be inclusive, to communicate with each other, and to learn from each other's strengths. It may not be true that they practice the same way, but they just learn from each other and respect each other.
Yu Qishu came up with a name - "classmates", people who study together, it can't be wrong.
The title "classmate" is very popular, and everyone is happy to call it. There is precedence in hearing the Tao, but there is no high or low. It is a rare experience to study together at the academy and travel together for a while.
Meng Xueli looked at the bulletin board and said, "Course titles are being classified more and more carefully, but I didn't know that there are so many mysteries in each course. I'm just a little bit stronger in combat skills, I have no limit to learning, and I want to understand a hundred ways of Taoism. , I'm afraid it's a long way off."
"There is someone who can do everything except swordsmanship. Unfortunately, he won't be a gentleman." Ji Xiao said.
"You said your brother?" Meng Xueli asked.
Ji Xiao nodded.
Meng Xueli smiled and didn't answer: "I'm leaving."
As soon as he said it, he took off with his sword without hesitation.
Every time Meng Xueli came to Yongxue Academy, listening to the sound of reading in the academy, he would always be happy for Ji Xiao, and at the same time observe and reflect, learn from experience, and think about how to teach Wan Yao.
But today is different.
Ji Xiao took three steps, suddenly stopped, and looked back, as if he was reluctant to give up, but also seemed to notice something.
When Ji Xiao walked away, the young deacon waiting at the door couldn't help but sigh in a low voice:
"That's the Sword Master and the Demon King? What an immortal couple!"
"That's right, you're new here, it's the first time I've seen you. I'll get used to seeing you often in the future..."
Another humane said: "May they last forever. Peace in the world and peace in the three worlds."