Since Liu Yihuan and Tingnu left, spring and summer have alternated and almost half a year has passed. Yu Si Feng’s injury is mostly healed but when it is rainy, the old injury will be faintly painful, but this can not heal quickly and it can only be treated slowly.
After his injury was mostly healed, he was afraid that he had been bedridden for a long time, which would delay his cultivation training, so he made an agreement with Xuanji to disassemble sword moves early in the morning and practice spells. The two of them began to learn the sword techniques of the opposing sects, and actually gained some insight, which in some ways was a kind of remedy for their own deficiencies.
Originally, the cultivation world’s moves are ever-changing and there are no flawless moves, and the various sects are very complementary to each other, for example, flexibility complements simplicity, steadiness complements superfluity. Li Ze Palace’s cultivation method when compared to Fuyu Island’s is lighter, more skillful and faster, but the moves are not too flashy. However, it is much more dull in comparison to the gorgeous beauty of Fuyu Island’s double sword combination, but its sudden east and west, left and right movements, the strange body shapes make people confused, which is also beyond the capabilities of Fuyu Island. There are many moves that are not humanly possible, and if it were not for the outstanding light body kung fu like the Grand Palace Master’s, the moves would be like an old goose flapping its wings, which is very clumsy.
Xuanji’s light body kung fu is already very good among the young generation of Shaoyang School disciples, but she couldn’t learn these moves either. Watching Yu Sifeng’s lightheartedly turn around and move, it seems as easy as eating grapes. But when it was her turn, either she fell down halfway, or she was too late to make a move. She had never encountered such a dilemma in her past practice with Chu Ying Hong. No matter how difficult the spell was, she had never been taught it more than three times, but this time she lost face in front of Yu Sifeng. Although he didn’t care, he just said Outsiders can’t learn this Kung Fu but Xuanji doesn’t think so.
She was so stubborn that no one could break her, she simply put all her strength into it and went against them, practicing every day, practicing all day long, not even caring to eat, and was quite a bit of fire obsessed with it. Finally, when Yu Sifeng was able to master the Shao Yang School’s Yaohua Sword Technique as if it were flowing like water, she finally managed to pass.
“This sword technique can only be learned by those who have wings on their backs.”
Xuanji has been working hard for several months, but in the end, it was not a big success and had to give up with a sad face. However, when she thought that she had spent so much time on it but hadn’t achieved anything, she still complained with resignation.
Yu Sifeng had just finished practicing his swordsmanship and his forehead was covered in sweat, dripping down his hair. Hearing her complain, he smiled and came over, “It’s not bad, you can practice like this. Some people won’t be able to learn it in a lifetime.”
Xuanji herself was also covered in sweat, put her sword back, sat down on the stone and sighed, “Father said, that the world’s immortal cultivation kung fu, some are for the masses, some for the minority. The so-called for the masses, like our Shao Yang Sect, anyone can learn, and can create a result, but really learning the essence is very difficult. I think the minority is probably the kung fu of your Li Ze Palace, which is a unique skill that only a select group of people can learn.”
Yu Sifeng did not say a word, but smiled. The two of them sat side by side on the big boulder, and the breeze in the forest was soothing to the body. This was the secret place they had found to practice, and it was rare to find a spacious place in the forest where they could show off their skills. It was the middle of summer, the sun was like fire, the sunlight was scorching for hundreds of miles around so that the air could was not breathable, but there were green trees here which was much cooler than elsewhere.
This place was found by Xuanji. She once joked at herself that her greatest ability is no other than finding a good place to be lazy. No matter what kind of environment she is in, she has the ability to find a good place to relax. Now it seems to be true.
Xuanji was sweating a while ago when she was practicing the sword, and now after being blown by the forest wind she was immediately refreshed. She couldn’t help but lie down on the stone like a big cat, resting her head on Yu Sifeng’s lap, while gently saying, “I wonder what Brother Liu and the others are doing now.”
Yu Sifeng thought about it for a while and said seriously, “Probably drinking in a brothel.”
“He …… is he ever not in the brothel sometimes?”
“Yes. Then he’s probably drinking in a tavern.”
Xuanji was silent. After a while, he said again, “Why didn’t you tell me, Brother Liu had any disagreements with Lize Palace in the past? “
Yu Sifeng was silent for a while, then said, “Why talk about old things. In fact, I don’t know very well. I’ve known him since I was very young, but the first time I saw him was in the dungeon of Li Ze Palace. The first time he tried to escape from the palace, he was caught and returned.”
Xuanji asked, “Why did he escape?” Is it because there is someone outside that he can’t let go of? Thinking of this, her face blushed slightly.
Yu Sifeng didn’t notice her careful thoughts and continued, “The reason is that he can’t stand the rules of the palace, right? Brother Liu is a person who loves freedom and doesn’t like others to control him. The first time I met him, I was teased by him with a fruit, and listened to his jokes all afternoon, and from then on I felt that this person was very good …… and Master and Uncles gave me a different feeling.”
He seemed to think of something interesting, smiled, “After that after I slipped to the dungeon every day to play with him, he said every day …… well, said a lot of funny things. We gradually became familiar.”
In fact, Liu Yihuan was then locked in the dungeon alone, bored to death. There was a child to play with him, which was the best. This man has no concept of propriety, justice and integrity. He is disrespectful to the elders. He was a womanizer every day, and he was a pervert. He was lucky that he didn’t teach Yu Sifeng to be a pervert.
“Later the old palace master died and left his last words to let him out, so he was expelled from the sect. That day I went to him, he asked me if I wanted to go with him, I ……”
He suddenly paused, his eyes narrowed for a long time, then said, “That’s all. I only know so much about him.”
Xuanji said strangely. “You didn’t say whether you agreed to go with him.”
Yu Si Feng whispered “Because I don’t remember anything that happened in that year, I don’t remember anything at all.
Both of them were speechless. After leaning on the rocks for a while, the sky was getting dark. Yu Sifeng patted her head and said softly, “Let’s go, it’s time to go back to the inn. There are many mosquitoes here at night.”
Sometimes, he will remember some fragments about the memory that was inexplicably cut. He always forgets when he can’t string them together.What exactly happened that year, did he answer Liu Yihuan’s question or not? The first time he asked him, he just laughed and did not say anything. When je was asked anxiously, he will still use the same old words: whether there is a response – does not matter. The important thing is that the little phoenix is still close to me, like when he was a child. This is enough!
After dinner, Xuanji returned to her room very obediently. In fact, in the first days, she wanted to sleep with him, but Yu Sifeng refused to agree to anything, as if she was a scourge if she wanted to come in and share a bed with him. Xuanji was never never an expert at being forceful and after a while, she saw that he was still not willing to relent, so she had to meekly give up sharing a room with him. She felt it was a pity, she slept with him in a quilt that night, it was very warm, and occasionally remembered to revisit, but he refused. She could only whisper in her heart that he was cold and ruthless.
With regard to this matter, Yu Sifeng was very tough and refused her with a cold face. In fact, he also had his own difficulties. The two of them have no matchmaker, no parental approval, and even if cultivators don’t have so many worldly rules, a young man and woman living in the same room for no reason is nothing to them, but it’s not good for Xuanji. What’s more, his injury is already very good, and both of them are full-blooded teenagers. If one of them is uncertain, wouldn’t it have harmed her.
When the two of them had not yet revealed their hearts and were in an ambiguous situation, he was quite bold. But now that he had really put aside all his concerns, he didn’t dare, as if he was blaspheming her by indulging his own desires. The more you really get close to the person, the more your heart will be restrained by a thousand wild thoughts.
Yu Sifeng lights up the lamp, takes out the calendar from the bag and reads it carefully, counting the date of the Zanhua Meeting. There are still four months left, there is a lot to do. The fact that there has been no movement here in Ge’ermu, let alone any movement by Wu Tong, is not reassuring. If he keeps sending people to attack, it would be better. The situation now is like the quiet before the storm.
Two days ago, he received a letter from Liu Yihuan, saying that the Dinghai Iron Chain incident, which had been making a lot of noise for some time, had all disappeared, and all the demons seemed to have disappeared in one day, as if they had never done anything to break the iron chain.
‘Ominous Omen’ – These words written by Liu Yihuan with a cinnabar brush on the back were so shocking that he pondered for a long time.
Wu Tong was the right deputy hall master, so there should be a left deputy hall master and a main hall master above him. Today’s situation, obviously the enemy is hidden, they know the four sects’ movements like the back of their hand, while Chu Lei and they do not even know who the other two hall masters are, not to mention how large this hall, what is the purpose. Wu Tong is obviously not interested in the Dinghai Iron Chain, his goal should be to destroy Shaoyang , then, are the other two hall masters aware of his ambition, or are they in the dark?
He frowned and groaned when he heard a fluttering sound from outside the window, like something flapping its wings, and a blur of red light came through the gauze window. Yu Sifeng is cautious by nature, immediately blew out the candle flame, quietly went to the window and listened intently, but did not open the window for a while.
Unexpectedly, the window next door opened with a creak – Xuanji! She is an unsuspecting girl! He was about to stop her but heard her laugh joyfully, “Ah! It’s father’s Hongluan! How did you come here?” Yu Sifeng’s heart immediately relaxed but he still kept some of his guard up and quietly whistled. WIth a whistle, Xiao Yinhua in his sleeve was awakened and then the window was opened. As long as there was any abnormality outside, Xiao Yinhua would attack immediately.
His window ledge is connected, pushing open the window he saw a fire red colorful Luan bird standing on it, proudly. It is the spirit bird rasied by Chu Lei. Xuanji saw Hongluan’s feet set with an iron ring, engraved with the markings of Shao Yang pattern, she immediately pulled it out and wondered, “Father will use red Luan to send us letters? Too wasteful.”
The red luan lightly called a sound, like a jade smashing to pieces, very good to hear, followed by a beat of the wings, diving into the room of Yu Sifeng, landed on the table and walked left and right, and finally stopped there, not moving. Xuanji yelled, ‘Ah, why did you enter Sifeng’s room! Uh … Sifeng …” Her voice suddenly became pitiful, “There is a reason for it, can I, I go to your room temporarily?”
The reason for this is that Yu Sifeng’s expression was so severe when he rejected her, which made her think that she had done something wrong, so every time she mentioned going to his room, she was a little trepidatious.
Yu Sifeng is also confused, does not understand what was wrong with Chu Lei, so replied: “Come here.”
As soon as the words fell, the girl in green came through the window in a flash, smiling with her eyes narrowed and took out a note and shook it, saying, “Come, see what father has to do.”
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