A huge jade disk stood in the center of the camp, surrounded by monks from various sects who had set up simple sheds and traded goods.
On one side of the jade disk, the three words "Battle Merit List" were written in a vigorous and powerful manner. They were personally engraved by Yuanying Sword Master of Guiyuan Sword Sect.
It counts the achievements in battle and ranks them according to the exploration of secret realms, killing of ghosts, submission of materials, etc., to make the disciples of each sect famous.
The first person at this time was "Tian Yan Zong, Jiang Yuebai", with a line of small characters specially marked after it.
[I have made great contributions in stabilizing the secret realm by setting up the formation. I hereby announce this.]
Behind Jiang Yuebai's name, there are ten other people with the same label, namely Ge Yuchan, Zhuo Qingfeng, Hua Yingshi, four people from Liuyun Sect and three people from Jingangtai.
Although Jiang Yuebai was in the first place, there was no serial number marked in front of the eleven of them.
"Wasn't the Four Symbols and Eight Trigrams Formation set up by True Lord Fuyi?" someone asked in confusion.
The people around answered, "No, no, these eleven names on the battle merit list were written by True Lord Fuyi himself. She also went to Guiyuan Sword Sect, Liuyun Sect and Jingangtai to express her gratitude and informed the True Lords in charge of those sects to reward these people."
"Yes, True Lord Fuyi said it herself. She was ambushed as soon as she entered the secret realm. If it weren't for True Lord Jiuchuan's direct disciple Jiang Yuebai, she wouldn't have survived. So she dare not take credit for it this time."
"Master Fuyi is really open-minded. He is not like those uncles and elders in our sect who would like to take all the credit for themselves."
"I heard that Jiang Yuebai has five spiritual roots and has already reached the early stage of foundation building at the age of fifteen. In the previous competition of Tianyan Sect, he defeated Zhuo Qingfeng of Guiyuan Sword Sect."
"Is this true? It's so fierce. Tell me what happened."
A group of people gathered in front of the military merit list and talked about Jiang Yuebai's deeds. Jiang Yuebai himself was shaking his head as he listened from behind.
He almost went down in person several times and told them that he did not fall off the cliff, did not survive a life-and-death struggle to obtain the elixir, and had never seen any old man with a white beard.
In the end, their talk became more and more outrageous, saying that she was some kind of bird person, the reincarnation of the Nine-Sky Mysterious Bird. She didn't even know where to start to correct them.
Forget it, let them be. They don’t even know what she looks like and they’re just talking nonsense.
"No wonder famous people have autobiographies circulating around. If I hadn't written down the truth, I really don't know what kind of monster I would have been portrayed as."
Jiang Yuebai stepped out of the crowd and turned around to see Ge Yuchan, who was dressed in black and leather armor. Her eyes were alert and as agile as a fox. She flashed through the crowd and disappeared.
Judging from her appearance, she was no longer in any condition, but she couldn't sit still for a moment and continued to fight among the crowd.
"Amitabha."
Three monks passed by and stopped to salute Jiang Yuebai with their hands clasped together. Jiang Yuebai didn't know that they were the monks guarding one of the formation points, and they had no intention of explaining.
Jiang Yuebai walked through the bustling and noisy market and saw all kinds of monks bargaining in front of stalls. Some said nice things, while others cursed.
She saw some good spiritual medicines that could be used to make pills, but she didn't have a single spiritual stone in her pocket, so she couldn't help but recite a few more words to Zhao Fuyi.
"I'll take all the spiritual spring water. Just tell me how many spiritual stones you want. The four of us almost died in the secret realm. From now on, we have to wear a water gourd around our waists."
"Hahahaha, Zhuo Qingfeng, you are a swordsman, but you actually carry the Heavenly Thunder Seed on you. Aren't you ashamed? Hahaha."
Hearing the familiar voice, Jiang Yuebai's gaze shifted from the Liuyun Sect cultivator to the distance, and saw Xu Qiancheng following behind Zhuo Qingfeng and laughing. Zhuo Qingfeng had a dark face, holding the sword, and said nothing.
Xu Qianjin stepped forward from the crowd and twisted Xu Qiancheng's ear, "I'm sorry, Brother Zhuo, this is a misfortune for our family. I'll take you down to clean up."
"It hurts, it hurts, sister, please let go. We are in the market, I don't want to lose face."
Behind Zhuo Qingfeng, the big guy Zhao Kunling was accompanying Hua Yingshi, picking ore on the roadside.
Zhao Kunling kept shaking his head, "It's too expensive, it's all too expensive."
"Why is it so expensive? I'll buy it for you." Hua Yingshi paid the bill readily.
Their eyes met, and Zhuo Qingfeng walked in front of Jiang Yuebai.
"I wanted to bring everyone to visit you today, but I didn't expect you to be well enough already." Zhuo Qingfeng said.
Jiang Yuebai smiled, "Well, everything is fine. By the way, I also want to ask you, why did you go to the formation at that time? You knew it was very dangerous."
Zhuo Qingfeng looked at Jiang Yuebai, a young girl in her prime, pretty as a peach in spring, graceful and lively.
Zhuo Qingfeng's cheeks were slightly hot, and he avoided Jiang Yuebai's gaze slightly, "I saw the words you left."
"Ah?" Jiang Yuebai found it a little unbelievable.
Zhuo Qingfeng explained, "When I went to Huaxi Valley to look for you in Tianyan Sect, I met the disciple who helped you with chores. I saw your writing in her hand, so I recognize your handwriting. When I saw that line of words, I thought that you were able to explore the outpost camp and remind everyone to be aware of the traps, so you must know that you can't escape."
"I think if it were you, you would definitely not sit there and wait for others to rescue you. Just like how you broke through the formation and escaped during the competition. So I persuaded several brothers and sisters from Liuyun Sect and Jingangtai to go to the formation separately and take the initiative to fight for the chance to escape."
Jiang Yuebai nodded, "Luckily you are here, otherwise we would all be dead this time."
“We just did what we had to do.”
Without much greeting, Jiang Yuebai bid farewell to Zhuo Qingfeng and went through the market to look for Lu Nanzhi. She said that something was wrong with Xie Jingshan.
Zhuo Qingfeng watched Jiang Yuebai walking away against the flow of people. In this bustling market, his back figure was so radiant and moving that it was hard to ignore.
Thinking back to that day when the moon was high in the sky and the stars were shining, and that figure standing in the wind, Zhuo Qingfeng's heart was beating fast.
Zhuo Qingfeng clenched his fist and coughed, his expression returned to calm, and he walked away alone, holding the sword.
Little did they know that it was not just Zhuo Qingfeng at this time. Many young men who escaped from the secret realm and saw Jiang Yue's graceful figure under the white moon were all obsessed with her.
Li Jiuchuan's doorstep is almost broken down by the True Lords of various sects.
"Master Jiuchuan, Brother Jiuchuan, my Yuling Sect has always been on good terms with your Tianyan Sect. I have no other intentions. I just want my boy to be friends with your Yuebai."
Master Gu Tianzhen of the Yuling Sect came up to Li Jiuchuan with a flattering face and tried his best to persuade his disciple who was almost going crazy.
"We don't follow the ways of the mortal world in the world of cultivation. I really don't mean anything else. If they can get along well, they can practice together. If they can't, they can go their separate ways. More friends means more paths, right?"
Li Jiuchuan had a dark face. Before Jiang Yuebai hadn't woken up, he had closed the door to visitors. He only let him in today. This was the fifth person who came to his house, all for the same thing.
"No need to say more. If you want to make friends with my Yuebai, you have to get past me first. Now, make your move!"
Gu Tianzhenjun: …
On the other side, Jiang Yuebai and Lu Nanzhi were standing together, looking at Xie Jingshan who was crying while holding a jar of wine on the hillside in the distance.
“… Why did you die? I haven’t even told you that I think you’re pretty. How could you die like this? My heart aches. Why does it hurt so much? I didn’t seem to like you that much… Tton tton… I’m so sad…”
Jiang Yuebai frowned, "What's wrong with him?"
Lu Nanzhi sighed, "I don't know. He fainted in the medical tent that day for unknown reasons. After waking up, he was dazed for the whole day. Then he suddenly became like this. He sits here crying with a jar of wine in his arms every day."
"From what he said, it seemed like he had taken a fancy to a girl, but before he could say a word to her, the girl was in the secret realm... But I couldn't find this girl at all."
Xie Jingshan cried and snotted, and he howled with every sip of wine, crying so hard that anyone who saw him was sad, and anyone who heard him cried.
Jiang Yuebai sighed, "He might be sad because of Shen Huaixi's betrayal. Memories can disappear, but emotions cannot."
Lu Nanzhi was confused, and Jiang Yuebai briefly explained Shen Huaixi's matter to Lu Nanzhi. Lu Nanzhi didn't know that Xie Jingshan was fed the Forget-Sorrow Pill by Shen Huaixi.
After listening, Lu Nanzhi suddenly understood Xie Jingshan.
After pondering for a moment, Lu Nanzhi said, "He treats Shen Huaixi as a brother. We should not mention this matter to him again. It's better to forget it."
Jiang Yuebai nodded, "That's what I mean. Xie Jingshan is too sentimental, so let him always remember Shen Huaixi's kindness in his heart. Besides, Shen Huaixi didn't kill him then, so he probably won't do it again in the future."
“… Why… Why am I so sad… Kill me, God… Ton tun tun…”
Jiang Yuebai shook his head, walked over and shouted to Xie Jingshan, "Xie Jingshan, how beautiful is that girl? Why do you keep thinking about her? I don't believe she is prettier than me and Anan!"
Hearing this, Xie Jingshan turned around with sobs, with two lines of snot hanging from his nose. He looked carefully at Jiang Yuebai, then at Lu Nanzhi, his mind filled with the images of the two of them when they were children, with their faces covered in mud.
There was also the matter of ganging up to bully him, and Xie Jingshan pouted, looking aggrieved.
"You are ugly~"
Jiang Yuebai couldn't hold back his anger and rolled up his sleeves to rush forward, "Who are you calling ugly? You're ugly, you're the ugliest. I've never seen anyone uglier than you."
"Xiaobai! Why are you suddenly so angry?" Lu Nanzhi grabbed Jiang Yuebai.
Jiang Yuebai was stunned for a moment, then gritted his teeth, damn the evil fire! !
Lu Nanzhi laughed, "Okay, you don't have to persuade him. I have completed my Qi training and plan to go back to the sect tomorrow to build my foundation in seclusion. I will bring him back to the sect to let him calm down. What about you? What are your plans?"
"After I collect my foreign debts, I plan to travel. I will first travel through the nine regions of the Central Plains, and then go to the 81 islands of the North Sea to see some of their sights."
After all, she still had to find the other four spiritual creatures and travel to many places.
Lu Nanzhi bowed and smiled, "Then I wish you a safe journey, everything goes well, and may you be blessed in times of trouble and turn misfortune into good fortune!"
Jiang Yuebai smiled brightly, "I wish you success in building your foundation!"
"Ah... my beloved girl... ttttt... ah..."
Lu Nanzhi wanted to look after Xie Jingshan, Yun Shang was called away by True Lord Canghuo, and Jiang Yuebai went back alone. Before he reached Li Jiuchuan's tent, he received a flying sword message.
Li Jiuchuan arranged a very far and secluded tent for her to rest.
Jiang Yuebai was puzzled.
As soon as she arrived outside the tent, the wind net she habitually spread out suddenly captured a slight movement.
"who?"
Jiang Yuebai rushed into the tent, and found it empty except for a jade slip on the table. She examined it carefully and found nothing wrong, so she carefully inserted her spiritual sense into the jade slip.
"Shen Huaixi... life story?"
(End of this chapter)