Lin Xin grabbed the gift box in his hand and quickly chased him out. He remembered Xiao Lingling's stone house.≥,
In the dark night, the freezing rain hit his face in the direction of the rushing wind, making it cold and biting.
There was no one in Tingjian Valley in the dark night, only dark or bright stone houses sitting quietly without any big movement.
The sound of rain fell on the grass between the stone houses, making a soft swishing sound.
Lin Xin quickly came to Xiao Lingling's stone house and saw that the door of the stone house had just opened and Xiao Lingling was about to enter and close the door.
He stepped up with a few strides and pressed his hand against the stone door.
"Lingling, what's the matter with you?" He grabbed Xiao Lingling's hand with his other hand.
"It's nothing, Brother Lin, it's really nothing." Xiao Lingling lowered her head and mumbled a little.
"Then why did you give me all the elixirs?!" Lin Xin said in a deep voice.
Xiao Lingling was silent and did not reply.
The two stood at the door for a long time, and Xiao Lingling slowly took her hand out of Lin Xinxin's.
"Brother Lin, I injured my internal organs too much. The senior sister from Dantang said that there is no way to improve my cultivation level."
She said in a very soft voice.
"Those elixirs are useless to me. It's better to give them to you, Brother Lin, than to put them on a useless person like me."
"Cultivation" Lin Xin was startled.
"Well, I will leave the sect soon and go back to my hometown." Xiao Lingling raised her head and smiled palely, but a little reluctantly.
"Brother Lin will have to take care of himself from now on."
Lin Xin was speechless for a moment.
He knows what cultivation means to Xiao Lingling, but now, the cultivation is abolished, which means that Xiao Lingling's hope in the future is gone, and the masters of the inner family will go back. Naturally, he can sit back and relax in a small place, but for Prince Yu's Mansion,
In the core area of the Song Dynasty, there are many masters, and they only live on the first floor. They are not much different from ordinary people in the world, not to mention that they are everywhere. But they are not unusual.
"Brother Lin," Xiao Lingling opened her mouth and wanted to say something else.
"Okay." Lin Xin suddenly interrupted her.
"In a few days, pack up and come back to the family with me." His tone was unusually calm at this time.
"??" Xiao Lingling was suddenly stunned. She didn't expect Lin Xin to say this suddenly.
"But me"
"I'll break your legs if you run away!" Lin Xin grabbed her hand, pulled her in front of him, and put his arm around her waist. He looked calmly into Xiao Lingling's eyes.
"If you run, I will break your legs. Then I will tie you up with chains and take you back with me."
Xiao Lingling opened her mouth slightly, not knowing what to say for a moment. She was just a little at a loss, and her hands unknowingly wrapped around Lin Xin's waist.
"Brother Lin." The myriad of thoughts in her eyes finally turned into a wisp of emotion, and she slowly hugged Lin Xin and buried her head in his arms.
Recalling the girl Xiao Lingling, from the first time they met to the scenes that happened later, Lin Xin's heart unknowingly felt a soft color.
This is a woman who can be completely her own as long as she is willing.
He held Xiao Lingling and felt the poor and thin body of the girl in his arms. There was no evil thought in his heart. There was only peace.
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Half a month later
Southeast of Song Dynasty, Songjiang.
The river is calm and green like a shade, reflecting the green mountains and dense forests on both sides.
A flat fishing boat slowly floated down the river. The fishing boat was neither big nor small. It was gray-brown in color and had a canopy on it. There was a faint sound of bamboo and musical instruments wafting out from inside.
The boatman punting the boat, wearing a bamboo hat and raincoat, held a long pole and slowly pushed the boat forward.
The sky was bright, the clouds were misty, and the breeze blew gently, causing ripples on the river surface, slowly intersecting with the ripples caused by the fishing boats.
The boat was moving forward slowly. There were three young men and women sitting in the canopy of the boat. One of the two men had a gentle temperament, like a scholar, and they were gently tasting wine.
The other person looked calm, holding a yellow paper fan in one hand and tapping his palm gently to the sound of the piano, matching the rhythm.
There is another woman with a charming appearance, wearing a white skirt and a delicate black belt around her waist. She is sitting on the side of the boat and playing the piano gently.
The strings of the long harp played gently under her fingers, and the clear sound continued to come out.
"Brother Lin, after several days of exhaustion on the boat, you can still be in such a good mood. It's really rare." The man with the folding fan said softly with a smile on his lips.
Lin Xin shook his head slightly and glanced softly at Xiao Lingling who was playing the piano at the side.
"Lingling and I just went to enjoy the flowers and play in the water on our way home. But Senior Brother Huang, how could you have thought of joining us on the way home?"
"You think I do?" Huang Shan was helpless, "After leaving the sect, there is not such a good cultivation environment outside. But after becoming a formal disciple, you must choose a place as your base. This time you are promoted
As a formal disciple, Elder Yu has done his best to allow you to choose your family's settlement. I was sent out to help you set up a detection formation."
"Sit down?" Lin Xin had never heard of this.
"Of course." Huang Shan smiled, picked up the wine glass on the small table in front of him, and gently swayed it, watching as the wine almost swayed off the rim of the glass, then quickly swayed back.
"The location is a place where the sect allocates resources to help you build a practice point for outsiders to practice formations. The effect is much better than the stone house of a registered disciple. Various resources will be sent to you every once in a while, and formal disciples need to sit in various places.
, suppression of national borders, and the edges of the Yangtze River.”
"Just like the Peacock Sect? And the Plum Blossom Sect in my hometown?" Lin Xin thought thoughtfully.
"good."
Huang Shan nodded, "As a formal disciple, not only do you enjoy better treatment and resources, and all the training materials are open to the public, but you also have to undertake heavier tasks. Whether you are establishing a sect, growing your family, or building a villa, as long as you reach the
Everything the sect asks of you is no problem."
"No wonder, it is rare to see Qi masters coming and going in the sect." Lin Xin understood.
"That's right." Huang Shan nodded, "Except for a small number of qi practitioners in the sect left in Liutang, who are responsible for maintaining the order of the sect, the rest of the masters are scattered around to suppress evil spirits. Occasionally, some people will return to the sect.
.But they are not through Mingshui River boats, but there are other channels."
"The formal disciples in the sect all have official positions, and those who are actually stationed in the sect are more of the foundation-building elders who are latent cultivators. Even the principal and deputy masters of the six halls often go out and practice Qi for a long time. I heard that
A master of Jindan, sometimes several years may pass by just once when you go out to visit friends."
"I really don't know how long it will take for me to reach that state." Lin Xin sighed softly.
"Hey, what are you thinking about so much? The poet Meng Han of Gushan, the Immortal of Luofu is intoxicated with wine. Brothers and sisters, let's play one more song! Let's dance the sword for brother to cheer up!" Huang Shan smiled happily, stood up and got out of the boat.
He stood still at the stern of the ship and slowly drew his sword.
At this time, Xiao Lingling smiled, pressed her fingers little by little, and the sound of the piano slowly changed, suddenly becoming clearer and faster.
Huang Shan took advantage of the drunkenness and stabbed out his sword. The tip of the sword bloomed silently like a silver flower, turning into countless silver lights and blooming slowly.
The shadow of the sword danced. For a moment, it seemed as if several silver flowers lit up all over him, like silver plum blossoms.
Huang Shi seemed to be slightly drunk. His figure was swaying, moving and flickering, and it was like flat ground on the stern of the boat that was less than one meter. No matter how he moved, he could easily and accurately fall back to the small piece of the stern.
.
Lin Xin drank wine and watched Huang Shidan dance his sword. Xiao Lingling looked at him tenderly from time to time. She seemed a little intoxicated for a while.
The faint fragrance of plum blossoms in the wine flowed down the nose and into the heart. This was something he had never felt before.
Huang Shi danced and laughed, using his sword to interpret the plum blossoms. He admired Lin Xin but did not appreciate any poetic meaning. He did not understand poetry. But the extremely powerful Qinggong skill in his hand was clearly visible.
After playing the song, Huang Shan slowly stopped and sat back on the boat. The boatman over there clapped his hands and praised him, and Huang Shan politely bowed his hands and thanked her.
After Xiao Lingling finished playing, she stood up and sat next to Lin Xin, leaning against him gently, smiling softly and saying nothing.
In the past few days, Lin Xin showed his feelings and refused to let Xiao Lingling leave no matter what. The result was that the relationship between the two was naturally confirmed. This time he went back to take the opportunity to confirm the marriage. Xiao Lingling's injury only prevented the possibility of further cultivation.
But it is not a bad idea to live a good life as an ordinary person.
"Senior brother, your good lightness skills really opened my eyes." Lin Xin did not praise his swordsmanship, but instead praised his lightness skills.
Huang Shan gently poured himself a glass of plum blossom wine and said proudly.
"The sect has too many Qing Gong techniques, but they are all small paths that are only practiced during the Foundation Establishment period. It seems that Junior Brother has not yet come into contact with Qing Gong?"
"Yeah, I just haven't found a chance to practice the lightness kung fu." Lin Xin suffered a loss in lightness kung fu last time and was escaped by Zheng Xiuqin and the others. When he mentioned it now, he naturally wanted Huang Shan's guidance. After all, he was just
One year of joining the sect is too short.
"There are many types of Qing Kung. There are three main types of Qing Kung in the sect: Climbing the Sky, Nine-turn Cloud Ladder, and Shining Spirit. What I practice is Nine-turn Cloud Ladder, which is mainly about delicate movements and is suitable for small-scale fights. I have been practicing since I was a child.
I am very interested in Qing Gong, so I also dabble in the other two. If my junior brother is willing, I can teach him on his behalf." Huang Shan said with a smile.
"What are the effects of the other two?" Lin Xin asked.
"The Climbing Cloud Technique focuses on flight height and long-term running speed. Shining Spirit also focuses on killing enemies in a small area, but it is the most difficult technique to practice. Only a few people in the sect have mastered it.
One of them is He Tianhe. With my junior brother’s talent, I don’t recommend wasting time on The Shining. Based on my junior brother’s practical combat style, I recommend the Ascension to the Sky and Zongyun Jue.”
"Why is this?"
"The advantage of the Heavenly Zongyun Jue is that the more internal energy you have, the stronger the effect. Moreover, the practice is simple and will not delay your time to major in the Guiyuan Jue. Junior brother's main battle is to use formation magic weapons, which will not consume too much internal energy.
Qi. So you can take advantage of it.
The effect of Shining is to burst out in a short period of time like teleportation, quickly approaching the opponent, catching them unawares. It consumes a lot of internal energy, and this method is not conducive to manipulating magic weapons in combat."
Lin Xin thought for a moment.
"Senior brother, you have thought carefully about it. I will learn the Ascension to the Sky and Zongyun Jue. As for the cost, I need to trouble my senior brother to report it back to the clan."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to the right, and Xiao Lingling handed over a jade plaque and put it in his hand.
"How much does Qinggong cost? Just ask senior brother to deduct it from the top." The reward of 10,000 jade coins and jade tokens was directly handed over to Huang Shan.
"Aren't you afraid that I will take it for you and not give it back to you?" Huang Shan smiled.
"It's only 10,000 jade, I guess senior brother won't notice it." Lin Xin didn't care. For a master with an innate eighth level, he is still a determined official disciple, and there is no way he can violate this amount of money.
Faith.
"That's right." Huang Shan nodded and began to explain in detail the general outline of the Climbing Heaven Zongyun Jue to Lin Xin.
Even if Xiao Lingling heard it, she still wouldn't be able to practice it. This light skill requires at least innate cultivation and is not something ordinary people can practice.
While the two were talking and asking questions, the boat slowly floated down the river and floated far away.
Not long after, Xiao Lingling slowly fell asleep leaning against Lin Xin. Huang Shan was still explaining the essentials in a soft voice, and Lin Xin memorized it carefully.
Suddenly, from the side of the river outside, there were waves of shouts of death. It seemed that many people were chasing someone, shouting and shouting each other's names. Various curses mixed with local dialects could be heard continuously.
Lin Xin gently put Xiao Lingling on the bench of the boat to sleep, took off his coat and put it on her. He and Huang Shan walked out of the boat. (To be continued...)