The dinner prepared by the Ivy Sword Academy for the students of the various institutions who came to watch the ceremony was very exquisite and beneficial to practice.
The wine is brewed from the green Bodhisattva on the nearby mountain, which can invigorate Qi and prolong life.
Some rare medicinal herbs are added to the grains and miscellaneous grains, which are of great benefit to practice.
One main course is cold Jiao meat.
Frost Jiao is a kind of flood dragon that haunts the cold lake. This is a truly rare thing. Only a few practitioners above the sixth realm can join forces to kill it. Although the most valuable ones are Jiaojiao and Jiaodan, Next came Jiaogu bones and Jiaopi, but even the cold Jiao meat contains a lot of vitality that is beneficial to the practitioner's body, so there is no market for it, and ordinary practice sects can only get it by chance.
The dinner in Wutongluo Street Alley is very simple. When Ding Ning pushed open the half-hidden door of the wine shop in the night, he saw that he was greeted with a rice bowl covered with several slices of bacon and cabbage.
This rice bowl has obviously just been brought out, so there is still steam rising.
Ding Ning looked at the eldest grandson Qianxue who was sitting at the table with this rice bowl, with a warm smile on his face.
He sat down and began to eat.
"You came back earlier than usual today." Changsun Qianxue looked at him and said.
Ding Ning hummed, and said while eating: "Because tomorrow is the sword sacrifice trial at the Ivy Sword Academy."
"You don't find it troublesome to rush back and forth like this?" Changsun Qianxue didn't know what to think of, and her originally soft face became a little cold, "You don't need to come back every day at all now."
"But not here, I really don't sleep well."
Ding Ning looked at her and said seriously: "I don't think it's troublesome, but Li Daoji and the others do. I want to come back today, and they sent three carriages to follow... So I decided to try to win the sword this time." After I got a good ranking, I proposed that I can practice outside most of the time in the future, so I will be much freer to inquire about things."
Changsun Qianxue sneered and said, "Even if it's the trial of this small sect, with your current strength...you shouldn't think about ranking at all, but how to save your life."
After Ding Ning finished all the food in his rice bowl, he said, "The reason why I must get the ranking is that besides the fact that Baiyang Cave is really good and I really need that spiritual vein to practice, there is also your relationship."
The eldest grandson Qianxue frowned slightly: "My relationship?"
Ding Ning looked at her and said, "Because the most important reward of the Ivy Sword Academy is the Qingzhi Yupo."
"You should know that besides the green fat jade amber can play a good role when breaking through the third to fourth realms, this kind of jade amber can also allow practitioners to better accept some natal objects." Wei Wei After a pause, Ding Ning continued with an accentuated tone: "This is especially important to you."
Changsun Qianxue was silent for a moment, and then said without emotion: "You and your master are indeed not the same people, he only knows how to think about himself."
Ding Ning was dumbfounded.
During these years of getting along with Changsun Qianxue, he has become very familiar with Changsun Qianxue, unless it is very special, Changsun Qianxue will never take the initiative to mention that person.
And although Changsun Qianxue's face didn't seem to have any obvious emotions at the moment, he could feel a different mood deep in Changsun Qianxue's eyes.
In just a few short breaths, his body trembled unconsciously.
He thought about what today is for the eldest grandson Qianxue.
There are many special days in a person's life.
For example, meeting for the first time, for example, seeing each other indefinitely after a farewell... It's just that these days are very special to me, others may not know or remember them at all.
Ding Ning's body was slightly stiff. He looked at Changsun Qianxue and said softly, "Is that person really only thinking about himself?"
"At least from the perspective of others." Changsun Qianxue looked at the flickering candle and said, "At least from the perspective of others, he only does whatever he wants for his own ideas."
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The real late autumn is only one line away from the first snow.
Many tall trees in the canyon have only the last few yellow leaves hanging on the branches. Looking down at the forest from a high place, there are many fewer obstacles.
You can enjoy wild chrysanthemums in the mountains and forests, as well as swords.
This is indeed a good time for viewing the ceremony.
In the early morning, all the students from the Ivy Sword Academy, as well as the students from more than 20 colleges who came to observe the ceremony, finished washing early and waited for the arrival of the students from Baiyang Cave.
However, it was not the carriage from Baiyang Cave, but a galloping horse that first broke the silence among the outer circles of the Ivy Sword Academy.
The short-haired man on a steed horse was wearing a purple general's official uniform, with a majestic and colorful tiger on his chest.
There were tens of feet away from the mountain gate of the Qingteng Sword Academy, but the rider seemed to think that the galloping horse was too slow, so he flew up and landed in front of the stone tablet at the mountain gate of the Qingteng Sword Academy after a few ups and downs. .
"I have something to see Nangong Caishu."
Facing the students of the Ivy Sword Academy who were here to pick up the people of Baiyang Cave, the stern man with a weathered face said simply and politely.
"A general in the army wants to see me?"
Nangong Caishu, who was waiting quietly at the student gathering place of the Ivy Sword Academy, the moment she received the news, she thought of a possibility, her heart beat violently, and she almost rushed all the way to the mountain of the Ivy Sword Academy the door.
"Uncle Hua Qingfeng?"
Seeing the short-haired man standing at the gate of the mountain, Nangong Caishu exclaimed directly: "Why are you here?"
"It's not that your letter is more urgent than Changling's military order."
Seeing the shocked Nangong Caishu, the short-haired general smiled slightly, took out a jade box from his arms, and handed it to her: "Also, this elixir is a bit domineering. I'm afraid your father just wrote a letter. You don’t pay enough attention to it, and I happened to pass by Changling for military affairs, so let me stop by and explain to you face to face.”
Nangong Caishu's breathing suddenly paused, and the moment she took the jade box, her palms were covered with sweat, "What kind of elixir is this, I need you to come here in person?"
"It's the Huangting Golden Pill of the Huangting Pill Sect of the Han Dynasty." Hua Qingfeng suppressed his smile and said seriously: "The Huangting Pill Sect was not very famous before the fall of the Han Dynasty, but most of the pills it refined were heresy. An extremely violent thing. The effect of this Huangting Golden Pill to improve the cultivation base is amazing, enough for practitioners who have just entered the second realm to directly break through to the late middle-level bone-cutting stage, but the medicinal power of this kind of pill is also extremely mixed. After many medicines enter the human body, they are even more deeply rooted, and after reaching the true essence state, the true essence will not be so pure."
Nangong Caishu hesitated for a moment.
Many impurities in the practitioner's body cannot be discharged, which will cause many follow-up problems. If the true essence is not pure enough, it will even affect the power of the true essence.
"For a normal cultivator, the disadvantages of this elixir outweigh the advantages, so your father also specially asked me to see if you have really broken through, whether this elixir is really just for trading, and It's not for your own use, he's actually very worried that you're stuck at that pass, and he's getting anxious." Hua Qingfeng looked at Nangong Caishu's moist complexion, and his expression relaxed a little, "When I really see you, I'll let it go too. Heart."
"Normal practitioners..." Nangong Caishu was hesitant at first, but when she heard Hua Qingfeng's words, her mood suddenly calmed down.
She thought of Ding Ning's body, thought that Ding Ning didn't have much time, thought that Ding Ning seemed to only care about immediate affairs, and couldn't care about things that were too far away.
She nodded without saying anything, and then opened the jade box in her hand.
She saw that there was a white sealing wax block inside the jade box, and in the center of the wax block was a yellow pill the size of a longan, which looked very elastic but gave off a heavy feeling.
This is a elixir that came much later than she expected, but it is extremely timely if it can arrive now.
Nangong Caishu talked a few more words with the military general who had watched her grow up, asked about her parents' recent situation, and talked about her learning to practice.
The general who was already absolutely relieved left with confidence.
Nangong Caishu returned to the meeting place where the students of the Ivy Sword Academy and the spectators gathered. She always held this jade box in her hand. As time went by, she became more and more excited and nervous.
Several carriages slowly passed through the mist in the mountains and appeared at the gate of the Ivy Sword Academy.
The people from Aries Cave finally arrived.
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At the forefront is Li Daoji.
Behind him are Zhang Yi and Su Qin.
Xue Wangxu and more than ten teachers from Baiyang Cave are at the end.
Ding Ning, who was not outstanding in figure, was only in the middle of a large group of Baiyang Cave students, but the eyes of countless people still naturally focused on him.
That young man who looked so thin and immature turned out to be Ding Ning who was refining Qi in January
It looks so ordinary, not like those monsters at all, born with a certain kind of divine light... How can such a person be able to refine Qi in one month
With a buzzing sound, countless small discussions sounded.
Duanmu Lian, who was in charge of the affairs here and carried two swords on his back, had an unknowing expression on his face.
This was the first time that the students of Baiyang Cave entered the Ivy Sword Academy after Baiyang Cave merged into Ivy Sword Academy. In his original imagination, the loser's Aries Cave would naturally be a surrendering gesture.
However, at this time, because of Xue Wangxu's revealing state, and because of such a student who has been refining Qi for one month, the arrival of the students in Baiyang Cave at this moment has an aura of turning against others.
Di Qingmei obviously expected it long ago, so the sword sacrifice trial was kept simple in terms of everything, just waiting in the back mountain.
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The people in Aries Cave are getting closer.
Xu Heshan couldn't help turning his head to look at Xie Rou. He didn't know if what happened here last night had spread to Baiyang Cave, and he didn't know how Xie Rou would react at this moment.
However, what he didn't expect was that at this moment, Xie Rou seemed calm and showed no special expression, but Xie Changsheng suddenly took a few steps forward, saluted Ding Ning directly in the crowd, and said, "Hi brother-in-law. "
It was already an eerie moment.
When Xie Changsheng made such a sudden move, even Li Daoji was completely stunned.
Ding Ning naturally recognized Xie Changsheng.
It's just that he really didn't know what happened here during the night banquet last night, so he was completely confused, looked around, then looked at the serious Xie Changsheng, pointed at himself, "Are you talking to me?"
"Of course." Xie Changsheng looked respectful and polite.
There was an uproar.
Xu Heshan, Nangong Caishu and the others looked at each other in astonishment, and couldn't help but look at Xie Rou again, wondering if the siblings had reached some kind of agreement, and today they really wanted to solemnly mention the matter of marriage up
However, in their eyes, Xie Rou's face was flushed red, as if she didn't look like she had made an appointment.
Ding Ning was stunned. He also noticed Nangong Caishu in the crowd, so he looked at Nangong Caishu as if asking for help, trying to figure out what was going on.
"Yesterday, my sister made an oath in public that as long as you really break through to the Qi Refining Realm yesterday, she will insist that you not marry, so you will naturally be my brother-in-law." Xie Changsheng had already looked at him and said it.
"Are you really kidding?"
Ding Ning was stunned, and then he couldn't help laughing, "This joke is too big."
"This is not a joke."
A clear female voice sounded.
All the noise in the venue disappeared, and it was the sound of the Lord.
So people's eyes were focused on Xie Rou, and even most of the people present at the Ivy Sword Academy forgot about the sword sacrifice trial for the time being, wanting to see how it would end.
Ding Ning stared blankly at Xie Rou, and began to understand that this was the elder sister Xie Changsheng mentioned, the eldest lady of the Xie family in Guanzhong.
At this moment, the blush on Xie Rou's face has all faded away, her face is very white, shining like porcelain.
Xie Changsheng quietly retreated a few steps, and retreated to the side of Xu Heshan, Nangong Caishu and others.
"What are you doing?"
Both Xu Heshan and Nangong Caishu whispered in his ear incomprehensible. They even felt that Xie Changsheng's eyes were full of gloating.
"I did it on purpose… "
Xie Changsheng lowered his voice, and the look of gloating spread from his eyes to his face, "Marriage is a trifling matter, not to mention that Ding Ning didn't know her before, even Ding Ning agreed, how can she be alone in this marriage?" It's up to me. It's all nonsense, and my father will never agree to her actions... It's so violent, maybe she will be arrested and beaten. My father has thought that she is stable all these years and let her control me. Next time, I will let my father know that she is messing around even more, and then she will not be the one to discipline me, and maybe she will take money from me instead."
"..."
Xu Heshan and Nangong Caishu were completely speechless.
After a few breaths, Nangong Caishu finally choked out a sentence, "It's all because of your extravagant money, but in the end it pushed your sister to the forefront... Is she your real sister?"
"When she hit me, when she stuck me with money, she didn't know if I was her own brother or not. Out of the ten times I was beaten, at least nine times she complained to my father." Xie Changsheng curled his lips: "It's not my fault this time, it's her own nonsense, otherwise I would have made at least fifteen hundred gold, and let her suffer a bit and improve her memory."
"You are younger than us, so you are more naive than us." Nangong Caishu took a deep breath, looked at him and said seriously, "It's a good thing I don't have a brother like you, otherwise I would definitely beat him every day."