Lu Mingshu lowered her head, looking at her nose with her eyes, and her heart with her nose. Even when the old lady walked in front of her, she just lowered her head a bit to show her respect.
The crutches stood in front of her for a long time before she heard the old lady say, "How is your master now?"
Lu Mingshu was slightly stunned, and quickly replied: "Back to the Supreme Elder, Master is fine now. He reads books every day, goes fishing, and talks about his travels and experiences with his disciples in his spare time. It's a pleasure."
The old lady nodded lightly: "It's good that he can think about it."
Lu Mingshu didn't know how to answer, so he remained silent.
The old lady stared at her, and slowly said: "I have been in martial arts for a hundred years, and I have seen countless geniuses, but only your master deserves to be mentioned, do you know why?"
"The disciple doesn't know."
The old lady took a few steps slowly, and looked at the flowing clouds and pines in the distance: "Martial arts, not only martial arts, but also Dao. Martial arts is the form, Dao is the heart. There are so many talents who practice martial arts, and there are ten or eight of them every year." It’s not unusual, but if you don’t know how to find it, it will be nothing but rain and wind to blow away.”
Before Lu Mingshu answered, all the elders responded in unison: "Thank you, Elder Taishang, for your guidance!"
Unexpectedly, the old lady glared at them in displeasure: "I didn't talk to you guys!"
"Uh… "
The old lady walked back again: "Liu Jizhen taught you very well, but I have a word here for you."
Lu Mingshu bowed his head: "Please give instructions to the Supreme Elder."
"It's easy to break when it's rigid, but it's humiliating when it's extremely strong. It's best to do it yourself." After finishing speaking, the old lady turned around with her crutches on her back, "Okay, my old lady won't be a nuisance here anymore."
Everyone hurriedly saluted: "Respectfully send off the Supreme Elder!"
"Alas..." The old lady sighed again, waved her hand back, her figure was like smoke, she took a few steps forward and disappeared.
Seeing this scene, everyone on the platform was envious. Transforming things into a realm, not sticking to things, life expectancy greatly increased, how chic? I don't know if I have the opportunity to step into this realm...
Elder Yuan Xi came forward, Elder Zhou had nothing to say, he led his disciples to carry the corpse away, and the interrupted ceremony continued.
Lu Mingshu took the talisman, feeling calm in his heart.
Before the Tianmen War started, she was looking forward to becoming a true disciple, so that Master could feel at ease. But now, when she actually got the talisman, she wasn't excited at all, she just felt that it was boring.
These people, these things, and this sect all made her feel boring.
"Mingshu?" Gao Xiang's voice sounded in his ear, and Lu Mingshu realized that the ceremony was over.
Gao Xiang said: "Now you have lost all your skills, why don't you ride on my master's horse?"
Lu Mingshu nodded, and said again: "Little Dai..."
"Don't worry, Xiaodai, I'll send you back."
"it is good."
…
The veil of night covers the vegetation of Bixi Valley a little bit.
Liu Jizhen sat in the courtyard, slowly sharpening a rusty sword. This sword was the first gift he gave Lu Mingshu, but it was corroded during the spring hunting and became a useless sword. But she brought the sword back anyway and kept it safe.
This child probably received too little love, and would cherish a little bit of it.
Liu Jizhen sometimes thinks that he is really not a good master. In the first four years, she didn't take care of anything. As a child of seven or eight years old, she not only had to take care of food and daily life, but also groped her way through martial arts and cultivation.
Even later, he gave too little. He has no resources at all, teaching, and he who has lost his skills can only rely on experience most of the time. And this time, he could only sit here and wait for the Tianmen battle, and let her go alone—he knew exactly what kind of dangerous situation it was.
Hui Niang's voice came from next to my ear: "Headmaster, it's getting dark, why don't you go into the house? Ah Sheng is waiting at the intersection, and I'll let you know when Miss comes back!"
He shook his head: "It's okay, it's the same everywhere."
Hui Niang still wanted to persuade him, but suddenly she saw Ah Sheng rushing towards him from the other side of the path, and went out to greet him: "But Miss is back?"
Liu Jizhen couldn't help standing up.
A Sheng nodded and took a breath: "Elder An sent Miss back, Miss... Miss won the first place!"
"Really?!" Hui Niang was very surprised.
"En!" Ah Sheng nodded heavily, "It's absolutely true."
"Is that young lady injured?" Hui Niang asked.
Before Ah Sheng could answer, the snow lion jumped out from the shadow of the tree, and in the blink of an eye, it arrived at the gate of the yard.
"Miss!" Hui Niang hurried forward.
An Tongchen got off his mount, and bowed his hands to Liu Jizhen who came out to meet him: "Senior Brother Liu."
"Junior Brother An." Liu Jizhen replied, watching Hui Niang help Lu Mingshu down, he hurriedly checked her situation.
"Miss, are you injured? Is it serious? Why is your face so ugly? Your hands are so cold..."
"It's okay." Lu Mingshu showed a weak smile to Hui Niang, walked up to Liu Jizhen, "Master."
Liu Jizhen carefully looked at her from beginning to end, and smiled: "I'll talk about it later, let's go back and rest first."
"Yes, disciple will leave first." Lu Mingshu was really tired, and it was not the time to speak, so he saluted An Tongchen, and entered the room with Hui Niang's support.
Watching her disappear, Liu Jizhen turned around and said, "Junior Brother An, do you have something to say to me?"
An Tongchen nodded: "Well, let's talk after we go in."
As soon as he got off the cloud platform, Lu Mingshu lost his energy.
Listening to Hui Niang's nagging concerns and feeling the peaceful and warm atmosphere at home, she became more and more confused.
After much difficulty, with Hui Niang's help, he washed and dressed, re-packed the wound, and fell asleep next to the pillow.
Hui Niang looked at her peaceful sleeping face with pity in her eyes.
…
The night finally fell completely. In Liu Jizhen's bedroom, the candlelight reflected two figures sitting opposite each other.
The tea was poured into the cup, and there was a clear sound. An Tongchen looked at Liu Jizhen pouring the tea, and couldn't help saying: "Brother, the current appearance is quite similar to that of the past."
Liu Jizhen put down the teapot, and said in a low voice, "I'm a useless person now, how can I talk about demeanor?"
An Tongchen smiled, and picked up the tea: "Brother's meridians are useless, but his heart is still alive." After taking a sip, he said, "I have regarded my brother as a guiding light since I was a child, and I used to feel sad when the light went out. Seeing that the senior brother is still bright in his heart, I am very relieved."
Liu Jizhen stared at him for a while, then suddenly smiled and said: "Junior Brother An, you are not someone who can say such things, what happened?"
An Tongchen stared down at the cup, waited for Liu Jizhen to fill it with tea again, and opened his mouth softly: "I know, it is that child who revived the heart of senior brother. If it weren't for her, brother would probably be still alive." Sharpening a wooden sword, my heart is as dead ashes."
"So?" Liu Jizhen looked at him with a smile.
"So," An Tongchen met his eyes, "if she has to leave, will Senior Brother still be like today?"
~~~~~
Fu Shangqing: I heard that today is Father's Day, what gift will I receive? Really been waiting!
"Crack!" A rotten egg.
"Gulu." A rotten potato.
"Go to hell!!!" The crowd was passionate.