Ning Ning huddled in Pei Ji's shirt, followed him step by step onto the flying boat, and sat obediently in a secluded corner, as quiet as a chicken.
When I came before, Zheng Weiqi sat next to her, but now the two of them can't see each other for a separate trial, and Ningning blushed so badly that no one wanted to see each other. After sitting down, she gently pulled La Peiji's sleeve: " Pei Ji, can you sit next to me?"
He pursed his lips, and although his face was expressionless, there was no impatient or rejected look in his eyes, and after a very short silence, he gave a low "um".
In fact, Pei Ji was a little unhappy.
From when Ning Ning said he was going to find He Zhizhou alone, he felt like something was stuck in his chest, and it was heavy on it, which made him feel stuffy and annoyed, and he almost blurted out and told her: Don't always be alone with Senior Brother He stay together.
As soon as the idea came to his mind, he was teased to secretly laugh.
Not to mention that he and Ning Ning are not close, there is no identity or reason to point fingers at her, just talking about himself—
Pei Ji thought, no matter how good the relationship between Ning Ning and He Zhizhou is, it has nothing to do with him. She is close to whoever she wants to be close to, why should he care all the time.
… but still somehow unhappy.
Even when he was helping Qiao Yan escort the dying demons out of the secret realm, his face was terrifyingly cold, and one of the demons was scared to the point of trembling, and he asked on the spot: "If you want to draw your sword, you can make me die. Is it neat?"
Later, when I saw her and He Zhizhou fighting each other in the mysterious mirror, it was the same.
Although Ning Ning felt shameless, Pei Ji didn't think it was such a shameful act. When he looked at the picture in the mysterious mirror, a small, cowardly thought quietly sprouted in his heart.
Ning Ning and He Zhizhou were always so lively when they were together. Brother He could laugh and play with her, but he couldn't do it anyway.
He is too boring and has a bad temper, because he has lived in beatings and scoldings and swords and shadows since he was a child, and he has absolutely no idea how to make others happy.
He is always silent like a background. Only when killing blood is seen, can he rely on swordsmanship and ruthless fighting to gain a little sense of existence, and at other times—
Thinking of this, Pei Ji couldn't help feeling upset again.
Ning Ning wouldn't care if he could make her happy, but he secretly struggled for so long. In her heart, this little junior brother who is not very familiar must be no different from anyone else.
"Huhu." Cheng Ying sensed his thought, and his tone was piercing: "So, in your heart, she is very different from others?"
Pei Ji: …
Pei Ji answered it dryly: "You think too much."
"I think she treats you very well. Remember those three words Ning Ning said before?"
It smiled and squeezed her throat and said, "Pei Jiji~ You heard this name at the time, but your heartbeat accelerated a lot~ Whenever you call her 'Ning Ning', try to call her 'Ning Ning', don't keep being 'Little Senior Sister'~ "
Pei Ji didn't speak, and pursed his lips calmly.
Even if he is unhappy, he will not deliberately show it to upset others, but is used to hiding all his emotions in his heart.
Ning Ning, who was beside him, was already restless, so naturally he didn't notice what he was thinking, so he was silent for a while in his jacket, and suddenly raised his head to look at him.
Her eyes were beautiful, round and pitch black like two grapes, reflecting a shallow streamer in the light. Especially at this moment, the long hair was messed up by the coat, and it was scattered on the white face, and the tip of the nose and the side of the face were still pink like peach blossoms, when he stared straight at him—
Pei Ji's fingers holding the sword clenched quietly, and asked in a deep voice, "What's wrong?"
"You," she hesitated, her voice was low, and she quickly lowered her eyes: "Did you see... what happened to me and He Zhizhou in the mirror?"
The answer to this question should be "yes" or "no".
But Pei Ji asked her back: "Did I see it, is it important?"
He didn't even think that he would say this subconsciously, and for a while, he and the little girl beside him froze in place.
This doesn't seem like a question that Pei Ji would ask. He has always been bored with superfluous things and never dragged his feet. Ning Ning was surprised because of this sentence.
- Is it important
It seems, it seems, that it really does matter a little bit.
She was inexplicably concerned about it.
It was not until she was asked by Pei Ji that she finally realized that when she left the secret realm, in front of so many people, what she thought was not "bad, social death", but "bad, won't be seen by Pei Ji".
Ning Ning did not speak.
After a while, he wrapped himself tightly in his jacket again, and pulled back into the corner as before.
Pei Ji couldn't see her expression, and could only hear Ning Ning's voice, she said softly with some hesitation: "... um."
Pei Ji never expected to get such an answer.
He didn't care about any pain and humiliation, but at this time, because of this short word, his heart fell heavily.
"I'd be happier if you didn't see it."
Ning Ning looked like a chubby hamster, his head was completely wrapped in his jacket, shaking from time to time. After a pause, he quickly added in a panic: "Actually, I don't really care...! Just, um, I want to know."
Pei Ji suddenly wanted to laugh.
The annoyance in his heart dissipated for some reason at this moment, he lowered his eyes and leaned back on the chair, glanced sideways at her shrunken appearance, and said in a reluctant tone: "No."
"real?!"
Ning Ning immediately poked his head out of his shirt when he heard the words, with a smile on the corners of his eyes and brows, and the corners of his mouth grinned happily, as if he felt something was wrong, and frowned again: "You're not lying to me, are you?"
Pei Ji's expression did not change: "No."
Only then did she feel at ease, and continued with a smile: "Then don't ask others what happened in the secret realm today!"
Pei Ji: "Okay."
Ning Ning was very satisfied, and after thinking for a while, he told him seriously: "Actually, nothing happened to us, we just had a fight... The ultimate showdown between swordsmen, do you understand? But you also know that my spiritual power Not enough, so I'm a little embarrassed."
Chengying "tsk tsk" a few times.
Looking at this girl's expression, it doesn't look like "I don't care very much" in her mouth.
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The trial meeting started and ended in the middle of the night, and the spirit fox and the magic cultivators were taken to the attic where the elders gathered, waiting for further discussions and decisions.
The disciples who passed the trial were very tired, so they returned to the inn early to rest and waited for the ranking results to be announced after a day.
Ning Ning slept until the next afternoon. In order to celebrate that the little apprentices under Tianxianzi had passed the first round of trials, everyone decided to go to the famous Tianxianglou to celebrate.
Tianxianglou is famous for its fusion of north and south, and a variety of dishes, especially the winemaking process. It is the leading restaurant in Luan City.
The group was placed in the private room on the third floor. After passing the test, Zheng Weiqi was refreshed and kept talking while going upstairs: "This is much more comfortable than the academic test! How good is it to fight and kill? To carry a sword is to fight, what kind of thing is reciting poetry?"
These remarks were shocking, Ning Ning laughed softly when he heard the words, remembering his previous promise to Pei Ji, and immediately said: "I'll treat you today."
"No, no! How can Ning Ning pay for this money? It must be my senior brother!"
He Zhizhou grinned ignorantly at the thought of having delicious food: "There is still a little left over from the private house that I earned in the Buddha Tower last time, so I should thank Uncle Tianxian for his long-term care, I will invite you for this meal. ."
Although Tian Xianzi was poor, he had the status of a master. This is just for a meal. If the younger disciples are invited to treat guests, the face will always feel a little overwhelmed.
So the poorest elder of the Quan Xuanxu Sect smiled, shook his head and said loudly: "The trial has just ended, so it should be me as an elder to reward you. Needless to say, this meal is covered by me!"
"Where is this going!"
As one of the poorest disciples of the Quan Xuanxu Sect, He Zhizhou was also unaware of his assets, and quickly took out his wallet from his arms: "I'm here, I'm here! Tonight we won't go home if we don't get drunk!"
Either you don't treat the guests in the first place, or you stick to it and pay the bills. If you retreat in the middle, you always feel that you are slightly inferior to the other party, which makes people feel uncomfortable.
Tian Xianzi secretly wondered how this is going to happen, and quickly took a small cloth bag from the storage bag, and pressed He Zhizhou's hands down: "Uncle Shi finally took you out for a while, so don't be stubborn!"
The two poor ghosts burst out with an extraordinary desire to win at the same time. As they walked to the top of the restaurant, they unwillingly took out their wallets and pushed them around, as if they were jumping around for two. Dancing up and down.
Ning Ning followed behind them. She was still guessing with Zheng Weiqi about who would take the order tonight. Halfway through, her voice almost choked in her throat—
Their small pavilion is located on the third floor of Tianxiang Building, so if you pass through the brightly lit corridor, you will inevitably pass the stairs.
And He Zhizhou and Tian Xianzi were still pushing and shoving each other deeply.
A familiar male voice sounded behind him. It seemed to be the voice of the city lord of Luan City, full of surprises and smiles: "Ah! Isn't this the Xuanxu Sword Sect's Tianxian Elder and all the little Taoist priests!"
The voice sounded so unexpectedly that Tian Xianzi heard its owner, was temporarily distracted, and turned his head quickly;
He Zhizhou didn't expect his sudden movement and distraction, he still put his right hand on the opponent's arm with all his attention, smiled shyly, and shoved it abruptly.
Unfortunately, this time it is no longer evenly matched.
So the city lord of Luan City and the city lord's wife saw the most terrifying scene today in the Tianxiang Tower at night.
Elder Tianxian was walking with a disciple, and after hearing the shout, he hurriedly turned around and showed a hearty smile to the two of them.
Then his face suddenly changed in the next instant, and at the same time, his body leaned back and slid down, and under all kinds of panic, he reached out his hand relying on his last instinct.
It's a pity that trust and the friendship between master and apprentice are wrong after all.
When his fingers swept across his sleeves, Elder Tianxian finally couldn't hold back his expression any longer. His eyes, mouth, and nostrils were in a state unimaginable by ordinary people, and they were all enlarged by more than 30% compared to the original, which was very scary.
From the horror and doubts in his eyes, anyone can make up the secret of the murder of master and apprentice in Xianmen.
—It was the disciple who was walking with him who took advantage of it and pushed him down the stairs!
The lady of the city owner, who looked like an immortal, took a deep breath and grabbed her husband's arm firmly.
He Zhizhou's rusty brain finally turned around, realizing what happened now, dancing with the purse in his hand and shouting, "Master-Uncle!"
The diners on the third and second floors of Tianxiang Building heard the commotion, and opened the doors one after another to find out.
I saw the young man in white was pushed violently and fell backwards with an extremely terrifying expression, like a big windmill that kept spinning, rolling down the long stairs continuously.
Head and soles of your feet, you sing, I will come on stage, and under the action of inertia, take turns to have intimate contact with the stairs. When a bloodless pale face is raised high in the air, it is full of life and love.
And when he finally lay down on the flat ground like a pie, he fell right at the feet of the city lord. The purse in his hand fell, and a few pitiful spirit stones fell out of it.
Someone who didn't know the truth passed by, looked down at the stones, and let out a slightly disgusting "ahhh".
Tian Xianzi twitched.
The money in this bag does not add up to his current high blood pressure.
He Zhizhou called tentatively, "Master, uncle?"
Tian Xianzi ignored him, but moved forward without saying a word, came to the handrail of the stairs, and tried to use it to stand up straight.
I saw him clinging to it with both hands, and his feet shrank upwards again; his thin body leaned slightly to the left, showing a look of hard work, He Zhizhou saw his back, and tears flowed down quickly.
I don't know if he immediately wrote a piece of "Back View", praising the kindness of the uncle who is like a landslide, can he let Tian Xianzi soften a little before he is beaten to pieces.
In the chaos, I don't know who hesitantly said: "The one who fell down... seems to be Elder Tianxian of the Xuanxu Sword Sect."
"Xuanxu Sword Sect? It's the Xuanxu Sword Sect that hangs the head on the flying boat?!"
Someone responded in shock: "First, they did such a depraved thing, and now they cannibalize each other in public - as expected of them!"
As soon as these words fell, the voices of discussion in the corridor rose one after another:
"Wait, have you noticed that the person who pushed him down... seems to be seven points similar to that flying head!"
"Could it be that the person's twin brother knew about this and came here to take revenge?"
"In my opinion, I am afraid that the dead person crawled out of the underworld and made a special trip to take Tian Xianzi's life! The entanglement of the fairy gate, how can I understand it!"
The associative ability of the masses is unparalleled, making up a revenge fairy tale horror Tianlei dog blood drama.
Poor Tian Xianzi didn't do anything, and was given the title of "the first beheading madman in Xianmen".
After watching the excitement, the diners slammed the door shut, and finally came to a conclusion: everyone is welcome, please do not sign up for the Xuanxu faction;
Several disciples, including Ning Ning, were silent, not knowing what to do.
Among all the people, only the city lord of Luan City was terrified and looked terrified.
- Because he finally remembered that the young sword cultivator who pushed Tian Xianzi downstairs was the He Zhizhou who was writhing and crawling all over in the mysterious mirror and accused of being a scorpion by Young Master Taohong!
As expected of a five-year-old smallpox stroke at a ten-year-old, and being bullied into a mental disorder in the Hualou, he is really cruel and not a normal person.