Tong Yan sandwiched the paper-cut sweeping Qingniang among the paper pages, then sat upright and started tinkering on the desk.
Half an hour later, she took the things she wanted to send to Ji Xing, walked briskly down the mountain, and handed them over to the Yi family who had sent the things that day.
It took her a whole morning to go back and forth. When she came back, she met Shang Xun who was not sure whether he was going out or just coming back.
He stood expressionless on the steps a dozen steps away, as if someone had offended him and was in a bad mood. As a result, when Tong Yan saw the person, he almost wanted to sneak away quietly without saying hello, so as not to get into trouble.
As soon as she turned around and took steps, Shang Xun called out coldly.
"Stop." He came to a stop in front of her and looked down at her using his height advantage, "What are you doing sneaking around?"
Tong Yan wanted to scream that she was wronged. How could she be so sneaky? She was clearly going up and down the mountain openly. She felt miserable but did not dare to say it out so arrogantly.
He bit the bullet and said politely: "I went to the city and sent a letter to a friend."
Shang Xun glanced at her hand and asked her about the progress of her practice in a calm tone, "Today's homework has been completed."
No, Tong Yan didn't dare to speak. She was worried about sending a letter, so she postponed her practice. She didn't want to delay the practice for too long and didn't come back until noon.
Seeing that she didn't answer, how could Shang Xun not know the meaning? His face became a little calmer and more serious.
"You have an impetuous mind. Do you know that cultivation is not a day's work. You need to persevere in understanding and learning in order to make progress. If you are so slack when you have just reached the golden elixir, how can you achieve anything?"
Tong Yan, who had been reprimanded inexplicably, put away the lax expression on his face and bowed cautiously, "I know my mistakes in what my master taught me. In the future, I will definitely practice hard and live up to my master's teachings."
There is nothing wrong with this answer. It is a sign of satisfaction after a teacher has given instructions to his disciples. However, at this moment, Shang Xun not only did not feel relieved, but instead felt a tightness in his heart. The irritability crept up between his brows and could not be relieved.
He didn't mean to scold her, but now that he had said it, how could he save it.
Shang Xun looked away and lowered his voice and ordered: "Go down."
"Yes." Tong Yan lowered his head and stepped back.
Shang Xun watched her with her head lowered like this. When she passed him, he felt an indescribable emotion in his heart, and his fingers in his sleeves gradually tightened.
"Come over on time tomorrow to practice sword practice and check for any mistakes you may have made."
He suddenly added something, and after finishing speaking, he walked straight up the steps to Luohua Hall.
Tong Yan was stunned for a moment, thinking that the master was too conscientious and helped her check her homework whenever she had time, but she had been a little lazy in her practice recently.
Not long after returning to her own yard, Ji Xing's message also arrived. The message she sent did not hide any secrets, informing the two of them that there might be mandarin ducks in their bodies and other speculations.
In the reply, Ji Xing said that she suddenly felt unwell a few days ago. This was expected by Tong Yan. What she never expected was that Ji Xing had already known that they had been poisoned.
There was no serious harm to her body, so she didn't tell her.
She believed that Ji Xing's starting point must be good. After all, even if she knew in advance that she had been poisoned, she still couldn't undo it.
He didn't have any need to conceal it intentionally, but he just didn't think it was a big deal. After understanding that the Gu insect was harmless, he forgot about it.
Not only did Tong Yan understand the reason, Ji Xing himself also explained it this way, but he still apologized for concealing it.
The reply was neither long nor short, but he did not mention that he had sent her a courier. Did he think that she had not received the item yet, so he did not want to reveal the news to her first?
Chuanyin was much faster than express delivery. Tong Yan replied to Chuanyin and told him that he had received the items and expressed his gratitude. At the same time, he curiously asked him why he suddenly thought of writing a letter.
As for her sending something back, Tong Yan didn't say anything. He gave her a surprise, and of course she had to give him a surprise in return.
Recently, Shang Xun has been very concerned about Tong Yan's cultivation. He takes Tong Yan with him every day and teaches him earnestly without getting tired of it.
Unlike in the past, she didn't have to train in a hurry, and she didn't make many demands. I practiced swordsmanship and Taoism with her every day, and shared a lot of my own insights on cultivation.
The experience of seniors is an honor that only those who have a master can enjoy. Being a teacher does not hide anything, which also represents the importance and love for his disciples. Tong Yan is grateful in his heart, and he also cheers up and shows a 120% learning attitude.
When Shang Xun saw this, he told her to relax and act like normal.
In addition to teaching body skills, Shang Xun also taught Tong Yan how to play chess, saying that playing chess can sharpen his mind. At first, Tong Yan was dubious, but until he lost the game, he deeply realized that his anxious desire to win and lose was crushed to the point where his mentality collapsed.
The numbness returned and I lay flat and let myself be laughed at, and gradually I understood the meaning.
Although Shang Xun's original intention was not like this, he just wanted to teach his disciples while adding some interesting things.
The teaching methods were static and boring, so he got her to play chess to cultivate feelings, but he didn't expect her to be so bad at the game...
Seeing that Tong Yan's expression became more and more expressionless while playing chess, Shang Xun touched his nose covertly. When he lowered his hand, he unintentionally disrupted the chess game halfway through, and then naturally made an emotional change from surprise to regret.
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"Forget it, let's not play anymore." He said in a lazy tone, as if he suddenly lost interest in continuing to play chess because the pieces were messed up.
After hearing that he could no longer speak, Tong Yan's eyes visibly lit up, as if he had suddenly been freed from some shackles, and his whole person was a little more angry than before.
Shang Xun:...Do you hate playing chess that much?
Tong Yan's gift in return, after more than half a month of twists and turns, finally reached Ji Xing's hands.
The attendant came to him with something and said it was a gift given to him by someone else. Yi Shiqing was already the young master of the Yi family. He came to give gifts every day and made friends with many people. After listening to the attendant's report, he thought
It was given by someone I didn't know, and without raising my head, I told him to take it to the warehouse and store it as usual.
Just when Meng Gu'an came to find him, he happened to see the attendant holding something and turning to leave. After asking the reason, he jokingly said to open it and see which of his new friends this was.
Yi Shiqing glanced at him lightly, "You can take a look if you want."
They were nothing more than curiosities and curiosities. He had never been interested in these things, and because of his high taste, he rarely paid attention to the gifts given by others.
Hearing that Master Meng was interested in the things in his hands, the attendant had already stopped walking. When he saw the young master nodding, he immediately put the things aside and made way for Meng Gu'an to come over.
Meng Gu'an said it casually, as a joke, and didn't really want to watch it, but at this moment everyone had put down their things, and it seemed a bit unreasonable not to watch it.
He walked over and looked at the square wooden box on the table. It was not long enough to hold calligraphy and painting or a long magic weapon. It was high enough to hold two or three inkstones. In short, it was difficult to guess what was inside from its appearance.
Without wasting any more time, Meng Guan opened the box after casually looking at it twice, and what he saw was a letter.
He couldn't help but laugh: "How old is it, and there are still people writing letters."
Yi Shiqing, who was impressed by the connotation, frowned, raised his eyes and looked over, just in time to see the envelope in Meng Guan's hand, with the four words "Ji Xing Qin Qi" written on it.
It was just a gift box, personal letters would never be opened randomly. Meng Guan held up the writing side and turned to look in the direction of Yi Shiqing.
Just as he was about to speak, something in his hand was snatched away.
Yes, it was just for grabbing. Although Yi Shiqing looked calm and calm as always, his movements were a little more urgent. He didn't even know when the person was behind him just now.
Meng Gu'an: "It's just a letter, so that's not it."
Yi Shiqing glanced at him, looked down at the letter in his hand, hesitated for a moment, opened the door, subconsciously turned around, unfolded the letter and started reading.
Meng Gu'an was stimulated by his defensive attitude. Who cares about reading his letter? As for that, he turned around and read it quietly.
Turning his head with extreme disdain, Meng Guan put his thoughts in the box again.
Under the envelope where I had placed it, I found a weird white thing, like a white square handkerchief wrapped around a ball. There were several symbols drawn on the white cloth outside the ball. When combined, there was something indescribable.
Feeling weird.
In addition to this weird thing, there are also several oil paper packages inside.
Meng Gu'an picked one up and opened it. After looking at it for a while, he analyzed that it was made by stir-frying a large amount of oil and Sichuan peppercorns.
Is this thing edible? Meng Guan was suspicious but also became very interested.
At the same time, he also became very curious about the person who gave the gift.
Is this an unconventional approach? Normal gifts won’t work, so you find another way?