Mo Ran Villa.
When the owner of the manor, Mo Bai, heard that there were guests visiting, he immediately ran out of the study in a hurry. He had received a letter written by a gentleman from the academy a long time ago. He was eagerly waiting for the visits from his junior brothers and sisters from the academy in the next few days. Now that the guests had finally arrived, he was extremely excited.
In the years since I left the academy, I have missed the people, the scenery, and the things there so much. It's a pity that I am trapped in this Mo Ran Villa and have never been able to go out. Now I can finally meet my fellow disciples, but I must talk with them by candlelight at night. Mo Bai ran to the door excitedly, and his heart trembled when he saw the dazzling red dress at first glance, and then he saw Nangong Xier standing next to him, and his heart trembled again.
"In the more than ten years since I left the academy...how come the master has accepted so many beautiful female disciples?" Mo Bai murmured in a low voice.
"Nangong Xier, nice to meet Senior Brother Mo Bai." Nangong Xier saluted with her fists clasped.
Jimo Huaxue looked at the middle-aged Confucian scholar coldly and said nothing.
Mo Bai didn't seem to mind Jimo Huaxue's indifference at all, and quickly returned the greeting: "It turns out to be Junior Sister Nangong Xier. We met before, but you were still a little kid back then, but now you have grown into a big girl. Junior sisters, come in, come in."
"Hey, hey, senior brother, can you see me?" Su Baiyi stretched out his hand and waved in front of Mo Bai.
"Hmm? Oh. Who is this little brother?" Mo Bai turned his head.
"Su Baiyi, I just entered the academy, and I'd like to meet Senior Brother Mo Bai." Su Baiyi said with a smile.
"Hello, Junior Brother, Hello, Junior Brother." Mo Bai smiled a little embarrassedly, "Hello, Junior Brother, please come in."
"I'm not your junior sister." Jimo Huaxue suddenly said.
"Hmm?" Mo Bai was stunned. "Who is this girl?"
"Who is older, you or Yulou?" asked Jimo Huaxue.
"Yulou? Are you talking about Second Senior Brother? I am four years younger than Second Senior Brother." Mo Bai was confused but still replied.
Jimo Huaxue nodded: "Then I am your second sister-in-law."
“What!” Mo Bai was shocked. When Nan Yulou came down the mountain to challenge the swordsmen of the world, he was still studying in the academy, so he knew all about Nan Yulou. Although Nan Yulou did not really get married, he did have a legendary love story in the martial arts world. He took a closer look at the woman in red in front of him and became more certain of his thoughts. He was so scared that he stuttered, “Sword… Sword… Sword Immortal, that is… Mo…”
“Just call me second sister-in-law.” Nangong Xier reminded.
Mo Bai immediately swallowed the words in his mouth and changed his mouth to say: "Second sister-in-law!"
Jimo Huaxue nodded with satisfaction, her expression became much gentler, and she walked towards the villa. Su Baiyi and Nangong Xier looked at each other and smiled.
The only sword immortal in the world is usually cold as ice and seems to be disdainful of everything. However, as long as he talks about things related to his second senior brother or meets people related to him, he will become gentle.
Nangong Xier followed him. Mo Bai immediately felt that Su Baiyi beside him was particularly friendly. He enthusiastically put his arm around Su Baiyi's shoulder and walked in together: "How did you meet this Sword Immortal City Lord! How many people are willing to spend thousands of gold to meet this immortal figure. Although this Sword Immortal City Lord is not included in the main list of the Tianwu List because she has made too few moves, as the only Sword Immortal recognized by Elder Tianwu, many people say that she can be ranked in the top three in the world! Above Bai Jile, the Hand of the Heavenly Palace!"
Su Baiyi smiled awkwardly: "It's a long story, it's a long story."
"It's okay, it's okay. Let's chat by candlelight tonight. You can tell me about it." Mo Bai said with a smile, "It just so happens that I have been away from the academy for too long. In addition to the story of the Sword Immortal, you can tell me about what happened there."
"Senior brother, I just entered the academy." Su Baiyi looked helpless.
"Just entered the academy?" Mo Bai sighed, "Whatever, it's good to listen to the story of the Sword Immortal."
Then Mo Bai led the three to the main hall to rest. There was a scroll hanging in the hall with four characters written on it - "Unconstrained by rules and regulations". These characters were written as freely and unrestrainedly as the meaning of the poem, and were hung in the most conspicuous place. The three saw it as soon as they entered the door. Su Baiyi had learned calligraphy from Xie Kanhua for many years, and he could tell at a glance that the characters were extraordinary, and praised: "Good characters, there is true meaning in the characters."
Jimo Huaxue even laughed: "No rules. No rules." But such an unrestrained person was willing to be trapped in a city.
Mo Bai noticed the gazes of these three people and was also delighted. He liked this calligraphy very much. He had specially asked his second senior brother for it before he went down the mountain. Later, when he returned to the villa, he hung the calligraphy on the wall of the main hall. It was a pity that most of the guests could not see the true meaning of the calligraphy. They just felt that it was not a masterpiece of a famous calligrapher and was not very impressive.
Jimo Huaxue suddenly turned around and asked Mo Bai: "Do you practice sword?"
Mo Bai immediately straightened up and said solemnly, "I am Mo Bai, a disciple of the academy. I respect the teachings of the Confucian sage. After coming down the mountain, I practice sword every morning and sunset. I have never fallen behind in this lesson."
"Okay, do you have any pen and ink here?" Jimo Huaxue asked again.
Mo Bai couldn't help but laugh: "Sword Immortal..."
"Call her second sister-in-law." Su Baiyi reminded her immediately when he saw Jimo Huaxue's face change.
Mo Bai immediately changed his words and said, "Second sister-in-law, both of your questions hit the nail on the head. My Mo Ran Villa is engaged in the business of writing brushes, inkstones, paper and inkstones, the four treasures of the study, so of course we have them."
"Then let's put some paper and ink on it. The size of the paper can be the same as this one." Jimo Huaxue looked at the calligraphy.
"Okay, okay." Although Mo Bai didn't know what the sword immortal was going to do, he immediately asked his servants to prepare paper, pen, and ink and send them up.
Jimo Huaxue nodded, picked up the brush, closed her eyes, and then slowly wrote down five words.
I wish to win one person’s heart.
These five words were written in an extremely beautiful way, and each stroke was extremely gentle. Even though they were just five large black characters, when one looked up, one could see the warmth on the paper. And the three sword practitioners present could see the supreme sword intent in them.
Mo Bai's eyes widened and he exclaimed: "It's a really good word, and it's also a good sword. You are worthy of being my second sister-in-law, and you are worthy of being a sword fairy!"
"Do you like it?" Jimo Huaxue asked.
Mo Bai nodded: "More than just like!"
"Okay. I'll give you this calligraphy and give me that one, how about that?" Jimo Huaxue asked.
Mo Bai was stunned and frowned slightly. Although the four words written by the second senior brother were written in a free and easy manner, full of the second senior brother's heroic spirit, they were not as good as the words in front of him, because these five words were not only beautiful, but also deliberately concealed the sword meaning in them. For a sword practitioner like him, looking at the sword meaning left by the sword immortal every day, he didn't know how much his sword skills would improve. But after hesitating for a moment, Mo Bai shook his head and said, "This was given to me by the second senior brother. I didn't have a deep relationship with the second senior brother, but he was still willing to leave such a calligraphy for me. I am very grateful to him. Second sister-in-law, your calligraphy is also very good, but I can't change it. Although you have a special status, please keep this thought of Mo Bai." After speaking, Mo Bai bowed and saluted.
Su Baiyi glanced at Nangong Xier and said with a smile: "People in the academy are really as interesting as those on the mountain and below the mountain."
Jimo Huaxue smiled and said gently, "Very good. You shouldn't change it. If you really change it, you will be sorry for the four words that Yulou left for you. Although you can live in this secluded mountain villa, you can also be free from the rules. Let's put it this way, I have another request."
Mo Bai nodded and said, "I will do my best."
"Put my five words under those four words." Jimo Huaxue pointed at the calligraphy and painting on the wall and said, "This way, they will be—"
"No rules, no rules. I wish to win the heart of one person."
For some reason, Mo Bai suddenly felt a lump in his throat. He was already middle-aged, and his parents had passed away many years ago. He hadn't cried for a long time, but at this moment he suddenly had the urge to cry.
Nangong Xier also wiped her eyes and murmured in her heart: It’s great that Second Senior Brother can meet this sword fairy girl.
Su Baiyi smiled and said, "Brother Mo Bai, my second sister-in-law gave me a name. I will serve you good wine and food tonight to thank you. It must be good wine."
Mo Bai wiped his eyes with his sleeves: "Naturally, naturally."