Xu Chunniang thought about it for a moment and found this person from her memory. It was Zhou Cang who had troubled her several times at Lingzhi Peak.
After not seeing each other for more than twenty years, Zhou Cang's cultivation has improved slightly and he has reached the sixth level of Qi training.
His right leg seemed to be sick and his walking was slightly bumpy.
I don’t know why he came looking for me at this time.
A complex expression flashed across Zhou Cang's face, he gritted his teeth and clasped his fists, "Xu...Hello, Senior Sister, I wonder if you still remember me?"
Xu Chunniang nodded slightly, "You have troubled me several times, I am deeply impressed."
When she was at Lingzhi Peak, Zhou Cang gave her a lot of stumbling blocks.
It's just that she has been busy cultivating for so many years and has no time to trouble him. She never thought that he would come to her door on his own initiative.
Zhou Cang's face stiffened and he smiled awkwardly, "Senior Sister Xu, I am here specifically to apologize to you."
As he spoke, he carefully looked at Xu Chunniang's reaction.
A few days ago, Zhou Cang came to watch the outer sect competition. He originally just wanted to join in the fun and see the grace and skills of his brothers and sisters. However, he never thought that he would see a familiar person on the ring.
At first, Zhou Cang couldn't believe his eyes, and suspected that he had seen it wrong, but when he heard Uncle Ji Zhu read her name, he was convinced that he had seen it right.
Zhou Cang was shocked. The junior sister was obviously not as good as him back then, so how could she now reach the ninth level of Qi training?
Thinking of how many times he had trouble with Xu Chunniang, he even had trouble sleeping and eating, fearing that Xu Chunniang would come to trouble him.
After all, with her ninth level of Qi training, it couldn't be easier to embarrass him.
His left leg was disabled by a young disciple he had bullied a few years ago.
Since his left leg became disabled, Zhou Cang's life has plummeted, and he has slowly calmed down his former arrogant temper and lived in silence.
A few days after meeting Xu Chunniang, Zhou Cang locked the door tightly at first and refused to go out. But after waiting for a few days, Xu Chunniang didn't come to the door. He was so tormented that he gritted his teeth and took the initiative to find her.
Xu Chunniang glanced at him in surprise, not expecting him to come out like this.
Under great pressure, Zhou Cang spoke out what was in his heart, "I was disrespectful to my senior sister. I did something wrong. Please consider that it has been so long. Please don't care about it. If you really want to care about it...
...Sister, please give me a good beating to vent your anger!"
After he finished speaking, he felt as if a stone had been lifted from his heart. Even if he was beaten by Xu Chunniang, he deserved it.
Xu Chunniang pondered for a moment and probably understood Zhou Cang's intention.
He may have felt that she had advanced in cultivation and was afraid of retaliation, so he took the initiative to plead guilty and wanted to clear up all the past.
Her eyes fell on Zhou Cang's lame left leg. It seemed that his life had not been easy in recent years.
"There is an old saying: Thirty years to the east of the river, thirty years to the west of the river. If you want to live a stable life, remember this saying so that you can take care of yourself."
After saying that, Xu Chunniang stopped looking at him and left.
Although when Zhou Cang made things difficult for her, she had the idea of teaching him a lesson, but in Xu Chunniang's eyes, cultivation was the top priority, and the matter between the two was not considered a deep hatred, so she naturally put it aside.
Now that Zhou Cang has taken the initiative to apologize, the matter has been revealed.
Looking at the direction Xu Chunniang was leaving, complex expressions flashed across Zhou Cang's eyes, including envy, unwillingness, fear, and a little gratitude.
"Thirty years to the east of Hedong, thirty years to the west of Hexi, the situation has changed. It's not even thirty years yet, hey!"
Zhou Cang shook his head bitterly and looked at his already lame left leg. If he had understood this truth earlier, how could he have ended up like this.
Zhou Cang's apology was just a small episode and did not affect Xu Chunniang's life at all.
After returning to the teaching room, she did not practice, but picked up the metal puppet and looked at it carefully.
The forging process of this small puppet ball used to teach students who have not yet started is not complicated, and the materials used are not many. Its grade is only an ordinary first-class low-grade one.
But the reason for the decline of puppetry is not only because it is difficult to learn, but the materials for refining puppetry are becoming increasingly scarce, which is the fundamental reason.
Xu Chunniang thought of Fan Youdao, an evil cultivator she met in the mortal world. The silver corpse he refined seemed to have something in common with this puppetry technique.
However, the puppet technique is made from inanimate objects, which is very different from the evil corpse refining technique.
She put down the puppet ball and began to meditate to recover. Whether it was puppetry or anything else, Xu Chunniang should not be exposed to it at this stage.
Although the various arts of cultivating immortals are good, their use is only to assist cultivation. Only cultivation is the foundation of everything.
Just one talisman and seal art was enough for Xu Chunniang to learn for a long time. Learning too much would only distract her energy and make it difficult to gain anything.
Time passed quietly, and one night passed. Xu Chunniang, who had regained her energy, opened her eyes, and there seemed to be light flashing through her eyes.
She stood up calmly, put away the spiritual soil and spirit gathering array used for meditation and recovery with a wave of her hand, and walked towards the practice field.
Compared with yesterday, there were more disciples coming to watch the training ground.
Xu Chunniang recalled that she had watched the scene before the competition, and it was no different from now.
Heat rose in her heart. Twenty years ago, not long after she arrived at the eighth level of Qi training, she could only sit in the audience and watch others participate in the competition.
Today, twenty years later, she has reached the late stage of the ninth level of Qi training, and is finally qualified to stand on the competition stage and compete for the top ten positions in the outer sect.
Every time a senior brother or sister participating in the competition walks into the arena, you can hear the cheers from the disciples outside the arena.
Especially those who are already famous, everyone can cause a sensation.
A woman with a strong aura walked into the arena, her expression exuding strong confidence.
"Look, it's Senior Sister Lan Wei, Senior Sister Lan is here!"
"Ah ah ah, Senior Sister Lan joined Xiaoyao Sect together with me. I have only reached the seventh level of Qi cultivation. Senior Sister has already completed the ninth level of Qi cultivation. Alas."
"Senior Sister Lan should have entered the top ten last time, but lost by one point in the end. This time, Senior Sister will definitely be in the top ten!"
While everyone was talking, other people entered the room one after another. One of them, a man with a gentle temperament, attracted a lot of attention as soon as he appeared.
"It's Senior Brother Xia Changge. Senior Brother Xia is here too."
"I wonder if Senior Brother Xia and Senior Sister Lan will meet in advance before the finals. If they fight, who is more likely to win?"
"This... I'm more optimistic about Senior Sister Lan, but Senior Brother Xia is not weak either. It's really hard to say who will win or lose. But the possibility of the two meeting before the finals shouldn't be high."
"Haha, that's true."
"Hey, the senior sister with the birthmark on her face seems to be named Xu Chunniang. She is the dark horse in the Yijiu Arena this time. I have watched her compete and she can easily win with just water archery."
"This is the first time I have heard of the name of Senior Sister Xu, but those who have been able to reach this point, except for a few people with unlucky fortunes, are all powerful people. Let's see how she can perform in this battle.
How far to go."
Among the crowd, Zhang Donglai looked shocked and uncertain. He clenched his fists tightly and could hardly believe his eyes.