It’s October 3rd of the lunar calendar, and it’s late autumn!
A crisp cold air enveloped the entire world, and the flowers, plants and trees near Qinglongyuan showed signs of withering. In just half a month, a layer of fallen leaves had accumulated on the ground.
The air was cold and the residents of Wolong Town began to put on thick clothes to resist the cold air. Only the internal strength masters of the Sword Sect were still wearing thin clothes.
Lu Chen's bamboo house was bustling with heat and there were many people sitting there! The lively atmosphere dispelled a lot of the chill brought by late autumn.
Han Wenqing, Liu Yue, Yuexiu, Qu Qingyang, and after a while, Ji Yun and Tang Xuan also came back from sword practice in the back mountain!
The bamboo house was full of people, and the table was filled with hot food and wine. Just like the Chinese New Year, the room was full of joy.
Except for Tang Xuan, almost everyone here was a disciple recruited by the Sword Sect at the same time, so the relationship is naturally much closer than that of other disciples.
"Come on, let's all have a toast. Congratulations to Lu Chen and Ji Yun for being on the Heavenly Sword Ranking. These two geniuses can be regarded as role models for our generation!" Qu Qingyang liked the excitement the most, holding up his wine glass and smiling like a master.
"That's natural. We are all fifty-seventh generation disciples. Lu Chen and Ji Yun are now well-known figures among our group!" Liu Yue picked up the wine glass and touched it with Qu Qingyang, smiling like a flower.
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Being able to become friends with these two geniuses, Lu Chen and Ji Yun, is something they are very proud of.
Liuyun Sword Sect has nearly 8,000 disciples, including 500 elite disciples and 200 core disciples. However, there are only 50 geniuses who can be listed on the Heavenly Sword Ranking. It can be said that these are the 50 with the highest talent in the sect.
A genius.
However, Liuyun Sword Sect has four sects, namely Qinglong Academy, Zhuque Academy, White Tiger Academy, and Xuanwu Academy. Divided among the fifty geniuses, it is estimated that each sect can only have about a dozen geniuses on the Heavenly Sword Ranking.
Lu Chen and Ji Yun occupied two places!
It can be said that the qualifications of Lu Chen and Ji Yun are the best in the entire Qinglong Academy.
"Congratulations to Brother Lu for being listed on the Heavenly Sword List!" Yuexiu and Lu Chen stood next to each other, a pair of snow-white jade hands holding a wine glass and said to Lu Chen, a charming face with a smile as bright as a flower.
Lu Chen smiled lightly: "Thank you!" He picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp.
Yuexiu's pretty face turned red, and she shyly took a sip.
"Lu Chen, try this braised fish quickly. This is our Xiu'er's unique skill. Her craftsmanship is difficult for ordinary people to taste!" Liu Yue pointed to the braised fish on the table and said with a strange smile in her eyes.
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Yuexiu quickly tugged at her dress under the table, signaling her to stop talking.
"Well, thank you, Miss Yuexiu, for asking you to take the trouble to cook so many dishes!" Lu Chen said gratefully, stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a piece of fish and put it in his mouth.
Yuexiu's eyebrows showed joy, she looked at Lu Chen expectantly and said, "How does it taste?"
Lu Chen praised with a bright smile: "Very good, the Yuexiu girl is not only excellent in martial arts, but her cooking skills are also not simple! She is really ingenious. It is rare to be able to enjoy such a good meal today!"
"Just eat it if you like, I can make it for you at any time!" Seeing Lu Chen praising herself so much, Yuexiu immediately beamed with joy and felt as sweet as eating honey.
Tang Xuan next to Ji Yun was even more exaggerated. She kept putting vegetables into Ji Yun's bowl with a pair of chopsticks, which almost piled up into a small mountain!
"Come on, eat quickly, eat quickly!"
"This soup nourishes blood and maintains health. My sister told me to drink more of it!"
"And this shredded pork, it tastes so fresh!"
Facing Tang Xuan's overly enthusiastic behavior, Ji Yun had a stiff look on his face. He felt that everyone on the table was looking at him.
"I'll do it myself!" Ji Yun said indifferently, not really appreciating Tang Xuan's actions.
There was a strange meaning in the corner of Lu Chen's mouth. No wonder Tang Xuan has been pestering Ji Yun to practice swordsmanship recently. So that's what happened!
Qu Qingyang on the side was most puzzled. Didn't Tang Xuan like Lu Chen before? Why did she become so passionate about Ji Yun all of a sudden? Is it possible that she had a different relationship and had a different relationship?
Women are indeed fickle animals! Falling out is like turning over a book.
However, everyone enjoyed the meal very happily because they were all of the same generation and did not need to be so raw and formal.
A group of people chatted and laughed happily, changing cups and glasses, until nightfall, everyone returned to the mountain gate drunkenly.
Lu Chen had been in contact with them for a long time before he learned about the backgrounds of Han Wenqing and Yue Xiu. It turned out that their fathers were both Xiantian elders of the Liuyun Sword Sect. Han Wenqing's father was in charge of the important logistics position in the sect, with a high position of authority, and his status was second to none.
Under the sect leader, he is known as the youngest inner sect elder in the sect.
Yuexiu's father, like Tang Xuan's father, was assigned to serve as the city lord of an important county and had a very strong background.
In the dead of night, Lu Chen sat on the edge of the cliff, blowing the cold wind, sobering himself up. At the foot of the mountain, the lights of Wolong Town were dimmed, and he was immersed in the quiet mountains and rivers. From a distance, it looked like a poetic picture, so beautiful.
"Are you worried?" Ji Yun's cold voice came from behind.
Lu Chen didn't even look back, and said in a faint voice: "Traveling through thousands of mountains and rivers, looking down on the prosperity of the world! Don't you think this peaceful night is very poetic? Tell me, what will our future life be like!"
"Some beautiful things are eternal, while some things can only pass away in a flash like a shooting star! The only person who can control his destiny is himself." Ji Yun spoke a lot more than usual today.
Lu Chen smiled lightly and said: "You are right. If life can be like a shooting star, if it has the opportunity to shine with the most brilliant brilliance, even if it is fleeting, it will have left wonderful traces in this world!"
"Some people can become shooting stars, while some people can only become inconspicuous stones and be buried in this secular soil forever! If you want to live a wonderful life, it depends on how far you go." Ji Yunyao
Looking into the distance with deep eyes.
Lu Chen turned to look at him and said with a smile: "It seems that you are so drunk today that you are so happy to talk about poetry with me!"
"You're talking nonsense, my sword is still sharp!" Ji Yun's mouth curved slightly, and his smile revealed a touch of sadness.
Lu Chen suddenly stood up and said, "Are you interested in trying it out?"
"That's what I meant!" Ji Yun said coldly.
Lu Chen laughed loudly: "Then come!"
As soon as the words were finished, the two figures rushed toward each other at the same time. The two sides went back and forth, the swords and swords were shining, dazzling in the night.
The tinkling sound was endless.
Qu Qingyang walked out of the bamboo building, wiped his relaxed eyes, looked at the two people sparring on the cliff, and couldn't help but cursed in a low voice: "Two lunatics, staying up in the middle of the night, making a lot of noise!" After that,
Then he took off his belt and peed in front of the stairs of the bamboo building.
In this contest, Lu Chen and Ji Yun did not use any extremely lethal moves. It was just a simple sparring exercise. They were testing each other's strength. It looked like swords and swords, but in fact it was just bluffing. The two of them were quite capable.
The hero cherishes the hero's feeling, and the fight was extremely enjoyable. After forty or fifty moves, he finally stopped panting.
Lu Chen's swordsmanship was erratic and strange, while Ji Yun's swordsmanship was sharp and swift.
After this competition, both sides finally understood some of the other's strengths.
"Ji Yun is indeed a genius. His sword skills are so terrifying. I underestimated him before!" Lu Chen found out after a duel with Ji Yun that Ji Yun was stronger than he imagined and could defeat those ranked on the Heavenly Sword Ranking.
Zhuo Fei, who is fifth, is indeed worthy of his fame!
He is also very happy that he can have such a friend by his side. With him by his side, at least he will not be lonely in the future. 1
He put the soft sword back into its scabbard and praised with a smile: "Ji Yun, your swordsmanship seems to have improved a lot, it's amazing."
"You're not bad at all. You took my forty-seven swords without falling behind at all!" Ji Yun put the slender sword in his hand back into the scabbard, and a smile appeared on his cold face.
Lu Chen said gently: "I am very happy to have a friend like you!"
"Friends?" Ji Yun's lips curled up with a trace of sarcasm: "In my life, I only have opponents, no friends!"
Lu Chen smiled lightly and said: "Then you are also an admirable opponent!"
Ji Yun turned around and walked back, and a cold voice came from his mouth: "Don't talk about feelings, this is an insult to a swordsman! If one day we become enemies, you must not hold back!"
Lu Chen was startled, frowned and said, "What do you mean!"
"It's nothing, go get some rest early!" Ji Yun said calmly.
He hadn't taken a few steps when Lu Chen's voice sounded from behind again: "You are my friend, forever!"
"Friend? Am I qualified to be your friend?" Ji Yun laughed at himself.
Looking at Ji Yun, who looked a little strange today, Lu Chen always felt that he had something to worry about. However, since others didn't want to say more, he naturally wouldn't ask more questions.
Everyone has their own secrets, and people's hearts are separated from each other!
For the next half month, Lu Chen's life was very peaceful. During this period, he also learned the remaining eight moves of the Ruyi Sword Code. The sword skills were smoother, more erratic and weird than before.
On the 20th day of the tenth month of the lunar calendar, a drizzle began to fall, along with a biting cold wind, blowing throughout the Liuyun Sword Sect.
Lu Chen went to the Zongwu Building, which is a red seven-story attic near the main hall of Suojian Peak!
This place is a place dedicated to issuing tasks to sect disciples, so when he came in, he saw many groups of fellow disciples, carrying bags and horses, all dressed as rangers who were about to travel far.
Zongwulou obtained the mission scroll and left in a hurry.
Lu Chen walked into the attic and saw a counter with four blue-robed disciples dressed as accountants sitting inside.
He walked up to one of them and said with a smile: "Senior brother, is this the Zongfu Building?"
"That's right, this is the Zongwu Building. Do you want to take the mission?" The frail young man nodded, his voice was very gentle, like a spring breeze, more like a woman whispering.
Lu Chen had seen many men, but he had never seen a young man who spoke so softly. He seemed a little surprised for a moment!
