Chapter 6: There were teenagers who were confused, and there were elders who explained
Su Changan found a pretty good room in the yard. Although there were no students in Tianlan College for many years, the furnishings of that year were still there, and the house was clean, so you just need to clean up a little.
Su Changan was not sleeping soundly. After all, the divine blood was still inside his body, and he was in danger of his life and death. Su Changan could not put life and death outside. He tossed and turned and fell asleep until very late.
"Hey! Get up!"
A sound like a yellow oriole sounded in Su Changan's ears. He opened his eyes reluctantly. The upper and lower eyelids seemed to be reluctant to leave, and he opened his eyes a little hard.
What caught my eye was a beautiful face. Su Changan felt familiar. Is it Momo? No? Su Changan was still a little confused. He rubbed his eyes and finally saw the owner of the face clearly. It turned out to be the girl yesterday, the eldest princess of the Great Wei Dynasty, His Highness Xiahou Suyu.
Su Changan instinctively stepped back into the inside of the bed, "You...why are you here?" Su Changan was a little shy and his face became rosy unconsciously.
"Why can't I be here?" Xiahou Su Yu felt that Su Changan was very interesting when blushing, so she leaned forward again. "Did you forget that Grandpa Yuheng agreed to let me practice in Tianlan Courtyard yesterday?"
A faint fragrance lingered on Su Changan's nose, and his heartbeat was beating violently. He didn't even hear clearly what Xiahou Suyu was saying, but just subconsciously responded: "Oh. That's it."
"Get up quickly, Senior Chu Xifeng asked me to wake you up." Xiahou Suyu urged.
When Su Changan heard Chu Xifeng's name, his eyes suddenly lit up and his spirits improved a lot. He had been thinking about learning knife, but he was suffering from lack of a good teacher. He immediately sat up and was about to lift the quilt and get out of bed, but stopped. He turned his head, looked at Xiahou Suyu with a little twist, and said hesitantly: "Your Highness, can you...can you avoid it first?"
"Why?" Xiahou Suyu looked at Su Changan with his big black eyes.
"This...there is a difference between men and women..." Su Changan felt a little embarrassed. He rarely had the opportunity to be alone with a girl of his age. He was inevitably a little nervous.
Xiahou Suyu also reacted at this time. Her face turned red and she said, "Then... then hurry up." Then she flew out of Su Changan's door.
When Su Chang'an finished tidying up his clothes and walked out of the room, he found that Xiahou Suyu was still waiting at the door.
She stood there, lowering her head, kneading the corners of her clothes, her face was rosy and indescribable.
Su Changan walked forward and said, "Let the princess wait for a long time."
Xiahou Suyu raised his head, gave him a blank look, and said angrily: "Let's go, Senior Chu has been waiting for a long time." After that, without waiting for Su Changan to answer, he walked straight in one direction.
Su Changan hurriedly followed. The two walked in front and behind for less than a quarter of an hour and then came to an empty square platform paved with stone slabs. Chu Xifeng was standing on it with his hands in his hands.
The two hurriedly walked up to salute Chu Xidao. Chu Xidao is now a teacher at Tianlan Academy, so they naturally need to give him enough respect.
"Well." Chu Xidao nodded, as a gift. He said, "I will be your teacher from today. Since Chu has agreed to Lord Yuheng, he will naturally work hard. If there is any problem in his practice, both of you can come and ask Chu." When he said this, Chu Xifeng paused and looked at Xiahou Suyu hesitantly. He said, "It's just that Chu has learned all of his learning on this sword. Your princess has practiced the sword art..."
"Don't worry, Senior Chu, Grandpa Yuheng has handed me a sword technique. If you don't understand, you can ask him for advice. It won't be a problem for you." Xiahou Suyu said with a smile.
"Well, Chu will feel relieved like this." Chu Xifeng looked at Su Changan again, and his expression became serious. "Senior Yuheng has explained that from this day on, you will learn swords with me in the morning and practice swords with His Royal Highness the Princess in the afternoon. I don't know the others, but if you learn swords with me, you will definitely endure hardships. If you feel that you don't have this perseverance, it's best to say it now, so as to save you and my time."
"Don't worry, Senior Chu, I will definitely work hard." Su Changan hurriedly responded. He had been waiting for this day for many years, so he would not miss it. But after saying that, his face suddenly became a little strange. He said hesitantly: "Just... just..."
"Yeah? Just what? But it's okay."
"It's just...I haven't had breakfast yet. Can you..." Su Changan whispered.
"Hmph!" Chu Xifeng waved his hand and said coldly: "The plan for one day is in the morning, and now you will start practicing. If you want to have breakfast in the future, get up early."
Su Changan could only respond with a bitter face, which made Xiahou Suyu on the side chuck.
Since then, Su Chang'an's practice time in Chang'an finally began.
He has never practiced, and everything is so fresh to him. Although Chu Xifeng is strict, Su Changan loves swords because he is influenced by Mo Tingyu, so he doesn't feel that it is hard. But his qualifications are not good. Chu Xifeng was a well-known genius back then, and his vision is inevitably a little high. He is not very satisfied with Su Changan's progress in his practice, so he becomes more and more rigorous.
In Jiandao, it is said that he practiced swords with Xiahou Suyu. In fact, Xiahou Suyu taught him to practice swords. Xiahou Suyu is the eldest princess of the Great Wei Dynasty. Since she was a child, she has been taught by the famous teacher invited by the Holy Emperor. She is also very talented, so it is natural to guide Su Changan, who is just starting out. But it is strange that Su Changan did not have much interest in Jiandao, but he seemed to be very talented in this area, and many things were clear at a glance, and even Xiahou Suyu was surprised by it. At the beginning, Xiahou Suyu needed to mention a few words from time to time, but later, the two could actually compete with each other.
In this way, nearly two months passed.
On this day, Su Changan ended his afternoon swordsmanship practice.
Yuheng, Chu Xifeng, Su Chang'an, and Xiahou Suyu were eating supper around a table. Xiahou Suyu also lived in Tianlanyuan, and the house was next to Su Chang'an.
At this moment, Xiahou Suyu angrily picked up some vegetables and put them into her mouth, chewing them hard, as if she wanted to bite something. But her eyes seemed to be about to spew out flames, staring at Su Changan straight.
Su Changan was uncomfortable being seen, and he even felt a little nervous even sitting there.
"Su Yu, aren't you competing with Chang'an today for sword techniques? What's the result?" Yu Heng asked with a smile, squinted his eyes.
"Hmph!" When Xiahou Suyu heard this, her expression became even more ugly. She pounded the chopsticks in the bowl for a few times, lowered her head and did not speak.
"..." Su Changan became more and more embarrassed when he saw this scene. He scratched his head in distress and said, "I was lucky enough to beat my senior sister in one move."
Xiahou Suyu was one year older than Su Changan, so she forced Su Changan to call him his senior sister.
"Chang'an's talent in swordsmanship seems to be much stronger than that in swordsmanship." Chu Xifeng, who had always been silent, said at this time.
"Uncle Master, I have practiced swordsmanship and swordsmanship for a while. But I found that it is difficult to make progress in swordsmanship, but I have a thousand miles of miles in swordsmanship. I like to use swordsmanship and learn more seriously than swordsmanship, but why do I get more effective? Can I really not have the talent to learn swordsmanship?" When Su Changan asked this, he was not in a good mood. The only person he had ever seen who could compete with those heroes in the novels was Mo Tingyu.
So he always regarded Mo Tingyu as his goal and wanted to be a swordsman like him. But when he was practicing, he found that things were contrary to his wishes. Just as a dream was suddenly shattered, his heart was inevitably filled with loss.
Yuheng turned a deaf ear to his loss. He narrowed his eyes and said, "Although there is a talent for practicing, I have seen too many geniuses over the years, and too many so-called mediocre talents in the end to achieve extraordinary results."
Speaking of this, he paused, his squinting eyes looked at Su Changan with an intriguing smile, and asked, "Do you know why I have to practice swordsmanship?"
"I don't know." Su Changan shook his head.
"Blades and swords are both weapons. Using swords or using swords is a weapon. Ordinary people learn swordsmanship and swordsmanship, which is a weapon with their body. This is a result. The swordsmanship taught by Chu Xifeng, or the swordsmanship I gave to Su Yu, let you learn with her are all weapons with your heart, which is the best."
"Chu Xifeng's sword technique emphasizes strength, open and close, advance as retreat, attack as defense. He is domineering. This is not in line with your way."
Su Changan felt enlightened. He tilted his head and thought for a while and asked, "What is my Tao? I seem to be able to practice swordsmanship easily. Is that my Tao, that is the Tao of that swordsmanship."
Yuheng shook his head and said, "A weapon is dead, and a man is alive. Using a certain sword technique as the way, wouldn't it be confined to form and cannot become a great weapon?"
"Then I want to practice swordsmanship?" Su Changan felt suddenly enlightened. Since he could not use swordsmanship as the way, he would use swordsmanship as the way. The swordsmanship contained all the methods, which were not bound by the form of swordsmanship, but also fit his handy sword. Swordsmanship seemed to be the most suitable way for him to practice.
Who knew that as soon as this said, Yuheng shook his head again.
"The sword technique you have learned is called "Spring Breeze Ferry", which I created in my early years. You can practice it easily because this sword technique seems smooth and gentle, but in fact it is soft on the outside and hard on the inside. It is somewhat similar to you, but this is my way, like you, but not you. You have to find your way yourself, and I can't help you."
Su Changan was confused and said that it was still too far away for him. He couldn't understand, "Then do I have to continue learning the knife? I feel that I don't seem to be suitable for me, and it always makes Senior Chu angry." When Su Changan said, he subconsciously looked at Chu Xifeng, but saw Chu Xifeng eating the food as usual, and then he felt relieved.
"If you don't learn to kill, can you not be as troubled as you are now?"
When Su Changan heard this, he thought about it very seriously, but finally shook his head and said, "I like knives."
"If you like it, go and learn. As you learn, you may find your own way." Yuheng said meaningfully.
Su Changan didn't understand very much, but with Yuheng's permission, he could continue to learn swords. This was a very happy thing for Su Changan.
"Chang'an, have you gathered spirits?" Yuheng asked again at this time.
"Yeah." Su Changan nodded. He had already gathered spirits a few days ago. It took about one and a half months in total, which was an amazing speed.
The so-called gathering of spirits is to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into star spirits in the body. This process is generally very long. It takes one or even several years according to the different skills of each person's practice and his affinity for spiritual power.
Su Changan did not need such a long process because there were inherited star spirits left by the death of two stars in his body.
This is different from the star spirits trained by ordinary practitioners. If the star spirit is compared to a seed, then the inherited star spirit is a seed of a towering tree as long as there is enough nutrients.
Su Changan has two such seeds, and gathering spirits is not too difficult for him. He only needs to refine the inherited star spirits in his body into his own things, and then he is in the spirit gathering realm. Although he is gathering spirits, he has two star spirits in his body, and the two star spirits contain the original power of star death. In terms of spiritual power strength alone, there are few people who can match it even in the Nine Star Realm. This is one of the important reasons why he can defeat Xiahou Suyu with such cultivation.
"Yesterday, I received an invitation from the Bahuang Academy. They are going to hold a new General Star Meeting. I have not had a new student in Tianlan Academy for ten years. This time, I can't refuse. You can go to Su Yu tomorrow." Yuheng said.
"Eight Wilderness Courtyard? General Star Meeting?" Su Changan asked.
"The Eight Wilderness Academy is the second college arranged by the president. The Jiangxing Club is a conference held by each college in Chang'an after recruiting new students. Each college sends the most proud new students to compete in the conference, decide on a sequence, and then select a list." Xiahou Suyu, who was standing beside him, answered.
"This Jiangxing Club was originally organized by our Tianlan Academy, but because there have not been any new students in recent years, it was handed over to the second-ranked Bahuang Academy."
"I'm afraid the visitor is not good." Chu Xifeng, who was standing beside him, suddenly said: "I heard that over the years, the Bahuang Academy has been eyeing the reputation of Chang'an No. 1 College. I think it was the place to peek at the Tiandao Pavilion. This time, I'm afraid that we would like to lose the majesty of our college in front of everyone."
"Hehe. Why don't you care about false reputation?" Yuheng waved his hand indifferently.
"As long as I, Yuheng, are still alive, no one can take away this Tiandao Pavilion." He said, and a terrifying light suddenly shot out from his eyes that were narrowed into a slit.
Chapter completed!