Chong Zi - Chapter 13 : The Storm Rises Again

Hearing that he was going to face sword test with Qin Ke, Chongzi was relieved, at least it was better than meeting Wen Lingzhi and others. He quietly slipped back to Yan Zhenzhu and sat down.

But Yan Zhenzhu had already found him, and turned his face away, "Where have you been? Your turn after two games."

Chongzi looked at the bottomless cliff with white clouds. "Is it really leading to the ghost world of Huangquan?"

Yan Zhenzhu said, "Now it is given a barrier. Otherwise, those wild ghosts may appear. The underworld is a place of reincarnation, and the king of hell always comes out from there. No matter what happens between fairies and demons, their strength is weak. But the gate ghosts are a gift from heaven. Neither immortals nor demons can enter unless they die. But once the undead enter the gates of hell, they lose all their mana. They can only be reincarnated. In the past, after His Highness the Demon King conquered the demon world, he invaded the underworld and wanted to unify the Three Realms, but he finally gave up."

Chongzi nodded, "That's good, no matter whether it is human, immortal or demon, only death is the fairest. Although people in the immortal gate can jump out of reincarnation, so far there is no real immortal in the immortal world. Death is only a matter of time ."

Yan Zhenzhu smiled and said, "If it is as you said, there is no difference between immortals and immortals. What else do we do with immortal cultivation?"

Chongzi shook his head, with a serious expression on his face, “The difference between immortals and mortals lies in the fact that immortals are born to protect the Six Realms, but humans are not. So immortals are actually a great love that is stronger than humans, living much longer than humans because they bear heavy responsibilities and will die at any moment to protect the Six Realms."

Yan Zhenzhu was stunned when he heard it, and after a long while he smiled and scolded, "A small mouth full of big truths."

Chongzi blushed, "I also asked Master the same way and Master answered like that."

Yan Zhenzhu said, "And again, here, you can remember every word of His Royal Highness."

Chong Zi was embarrassed and lowered his head and smiled.

Between words, another test ended.

It will be his turn, Chongzi was a little nervous, he touched Xing Can in his hand, and secretly prayed, "Xing Can... Xing Can, although you and I have not been together for long, but since the teacher has chosen you for me, then I will only love you and cherish you from now on. I will never give up on you. When fighting, we must have a face. Fly better, and tell them so they don't laugh at us and don't embarrass ourselves."

Xing Can blinked as if she understood what he meant and was moved.　　

Chongzi wondered when Yan Zhenzhu beside him pushed him away, "Quick, it's your turn."

It turned out that the previous competition ended quickly due to the huge difference in strength, and then it was time to talk about him and Qin Ke. At this time, Qin Ke was already waiting on the flying cliff with his sword. He frowned slightly, and his expression didn't change. The publicity situation has been completely controlled, and the past has been restored, but it has become more exciting.

As the closed disciple of the headmaster, one time was enough to give his teacher face and dignity at the right time.

After the previous competition, the single move of "Slaying a Fallen Star" was extremely awe-inspiring, and all the disciples had respect and admiration for him. However, his current opponent was the clueless Chongzi. The strongest and weakest duel. The result was clearly in front of him, and there was no need to guess anymore. 

Chongzi has always been ridiculed and bullied by Wen Lingzhi and a group of female disciples. His words and deeds weren't as refined as Wen Lingzhi's, but he never caused trouble, had a good temper, and was likable. Over time, everyone's attitude changed from disdain to love, thinking that he couldn't wield a sword, this time it was because of the rules, it was inevitable that he would make a fool of himself, so they sweated for him.

Wen Lingzhi only turned sideways to talk to the brothers next to him, but he didn't look in this direction, but the corner of his mouth had already lifted.

Seeing this, Yan Zhenzhu snorted lightly. During the conversation, he already knew that Chongzi had studied swordsmanship, and was worried, "Are you sure about that? Otherwise, I will speak for you not to go."

Chong Zi stood with Xing Can in his hands and looked nervously at the high platform.

Those eyes were actually looking at him from a distance. Their eyes met, and the gentle wave of eyes seemed to carry a strange magic, which could give people strength, calm, comfort, cooperation and encouragement.

With just one glance, the restless heart calmed down like water.

The thought of replying was really too much for him. As long as the teacher doesn't hate him. How important is the opinion of others?

Chongzi pushed away Yan Zhenzhu's hand and shook his head, "It's okay."

He let go of his hand decisively, Xing Can obediently fell down, stopped in front of his feet, and moved, as if reassuring him and inviting him to hurry up.

Chongzi confidently stepped on his staff.

In the five year sword test meeting, every new disciple had to be on stage, and Absences were never allowed so no one would check and waste practice. This is the rule laid down by the ancestors. His goal was to spur all disciples to make Nanhua great, but the ancestors didn't expect it. In Nanhua tens of thousands of years later, there will be a disciple who only cultivates immortal spirits and not immortal arts, otherwise he would not be so full of words.

Yu Du looked at Luo Yinfan, "I think it's better to avoid it..."

Before he could finish speaking, a soft silver light suddenly rose from the ground, and its speed was staggering. If you take a closer look, the girl in white is already floating on the flying cliff, and the graceful bow that was dragged by the staff behind her has just disappeared.

In an instant, the surroundings became extremely quiet.

Her eyes drooped, her long white arms were pulled by the wind, and her body looked extremely thin. Completely unlike the plump Wen Lingzhi. But the taste was so delicate that Wen Linzhi didn't have it

For a moment, all the disciples were in a daze, some were amazed, and even more incredible.

His blade observes three characters: fast, steady, and stopping. If you master it well, you will have an advantage when attacking and surprising your opponent. It wasn't impossible for an extremely gifted disciple to train his sword to this level in just a few years like Qin Ke, but it was a little surprising that a girl who couldn't do anything in the legends could do it.

Could the previous rumors be false?

Not only were the disciples suspicious, but on the high platform, Min Yunzhong, Yu Du and Xingxuan didn't look very good, and their eyes were complicated. Only Mu Yu looked at him and smiled.

Min Yunzhong looked at Luo Yinfan with a half smile but did not smile, "As expected of the disciple of Venerable Chonghua."

Yu Du frowned and quickly stretched out. "This is just a sword mastery technique, all Xianmen disciples should be able to do it, otherwise it is a joke. Why should Shishu worry so much."

Min Yunzhong said nothing.

Xingxuan also looked around the field, "This girl's talent is good even though she hasn't practiced this in a few years."

Luo Yinfan sat on the chair without changing his face, as if he didn't hear the three of them talking, only those eyes looked at the young disciples in the field, his eyes were extremely shocked.

No one knows what happened, except him.

Three days, just three days, he can communicate with Xing Can in his mind, which is the realm that ordinary disciples can reach in more than ten years!

Sad or sorry. He is not clear.

Having extraordinary talent has always been the highest fortune for Xianmen disciples. Just because of the naturally devilish aura, fortune turned into misfortune. If the truth was revealed, he would be even more suspected. All teachers in the world were proud to accept good students with excellent qualifications, but Luo Yinfan only wished his students could be a little stupid.

Luo Yinfan finally couldn't help but sigh heavily in his heart.

The atmosphere around him was not normal, and Chongzi was also very strange. He was unsure about the performance of his talent just now. Under extreme anxiety, his eyes couldn't help glancing up at the high platform, seeking comfort.

He was still sitting there without moving, but that look...

Chongzi felt a little panicked in his heart. How could he know what was wrong? After thinking about it carefully, he was still confused. Just now, it is clear that there is no mistake. Isn't the sword's emphasis on speed and ease? Is the teacher dissatisfied?

Stung by the uneasiness in those big eyes, Luo Yinfan was shocked and regretful. After all, he was still a child, and it wasn't his fault. He really couldn't think about it.

After regaining his composure, he looked at her and nodded slightly in recognition

Chongzi felt relieved and elated.

On the opposite side, Qin Ke had recovered, and the corners of his mouth twitched. "Ugly girl, you came in so quickly."

Chongzi finally remembered that he was in the competition, and when he heard the praise in words, he was even happier, and was about to admit defeat, when a blue light suddenly appeared in front of him, which made his eyes hurt, and he squinted involuntarily. .

Before he could react, an ice power had attacked, accompanied by his voice—

"Proceed with caution."

The cold and hard breath was like a sharp cone, piercing into the body, and running along the muscles and blood vessels, almost all the blood vessels in the whole body froze. Chong Zi only felt black in front of him, the pain was unbearable. He fell from Xing Can, and flew directly.

Yan Zhenzhu was so frightened that he exclaimed, "Chongzi!"

Almost simultaneously, Yu Du also shouted, "Don't mess around!"

While everyone was dumbfounded, a white shadow had picked up the person who had fallen in the air into its arms.

Even if the ice capture technique did not injure the soul, the mortal body would not be able to stand it. Fortunately, he has a half-immortal body to protect him, otherwise the body will be destroyed.

Luo Yinfan quickly broke the spell for him, held his hand with a bit of immortal energy, and protected his mind.

Qin Ke originally thought that his swordsmanship was so skilled that he would definitely learn something, so he was determined to give it a try. He only used 20% of his mana, and even the worst student could dodge it, but he never imagined that. Chongzi can't do magic at all. Yes, when Qin Ke saw this, he was shocked and confused. Qin Ke hurriedly stepped forward to check, “Ugly girl!” As soon as the words came out, he felt that he had said the wrong thing and immediately became silent.

The faces of the people in his arms were as pale as paper, making Luo Yinfan both shocked and angry.

"With the teacher here, who can hurt me?"

This kid really trusted him and depended on him. Luo Yinfan was worried that he had long been considered a member of the family by her. How could she completely have no feelings for each other for so many years? He had personally promised to protect her, but he had repeatedly hurt her. Wan Jie was an accident then, but not this time. In public, she watched him get hurt, and he didn't have time to save her.

Finding that Chongzi's soul was still intact, Luo Yinfan was slightly relieved, and then he felt an unprecedented sense of self-blame.

He whispered, "Chong'er."

Chongzi was still a little dazed, looking at him blankly.

When something like this happened at the sword test meeting, Yu Du and Min Yunzhong also knew that the matter was serious, so they rushed over to inquire. Xingxuan stepped forward to examine it carefully, and said, "Fortunately, the shot isn't heavy. One blood feather pill a day is used for healing and will heal in half a month."

Yu Du breathed a sigh of relief, his face darkened, "Ke'er, come and apologize!"

Qin Ke felt guilty for Zhongzi's injury, but after hearing Xingxuan's words, he finally felt relieved and lowered his head, "This disciple has acted recklessly, it is up to Your Highness to punish me."

Luo Yinfan said lightly, "Receive the punishment in Mo Yun Cave." 

If punished at this time will definitely affect the sword test meeting. Wen Lingzhi listened to him from a distance, and hurriedly defended him loudly, "Your Highness Chonghua, he actually doesn't know..."

Luo Yinfan frowned and looked to the side.

The eyes are no longer as gentle and cold as usual, but there is a sharp color in the thin air, which makes people feel cold.

That look made all the disciples on scene understand that Venerable Chonghua, who was always high above and never angry, was also protecting the calf. His treatment of this "useless" disciple was definitely not what everyone had imagined.

Wen Lingzhi heard it and she didn't dare to say anything else.

Instead, Qin Ke regained his composure, “This junior knows what's wrong. So he will go to the Mo Yun Cave to collect punishment later. I hope Your Highness will bring him back soon for treatment.”

Luo Yinfan said, "Xianmen Magic isn't learned for show, nor is it used for competition."

Qin Ke did not argue, "This junior definitely remembers His Majesty's teachings."

Finally in his arms again, such a soft hug! There was also anger evident in those eyes now! Chongzi's heart was full of mixed feelings, joy, sorrow, and unwillingness... He didn't pay attention to what was happening outside, and even felt that physical pain was nothing. She simply closed her eyes and pressed her face against the silky black hair on her chest.

Thinking he was uncomfortable, Luo Yinfan turned to Yu Du, "I'll take him back to Zizhu Peak first."

Yu Du nodded, "Fortunately, Qin Ke didn't make a big mistake. I will let Ke'er come to the door to plead guilty one day."

Luo Yinfan didn't say anything, turned around with Chongzi in his hand, and left with the colorful clouds.

Watching the master and disciple go far away, Qin Ke walked straight to Min Yunzhong, with a face full of embarrassment, "I was lost for a moment and made a big mistake. I asked teacher Min to punish me."

Min Yunzhong smiled but said, "What do you mean by responsible?"

Yu Du smiled bitterly, "According to the rules."

Wen Lingzhi hurried to intercede, "Teacher, you can't blame him completely. He didn't know about Chongzi, so he missed it. Who would have thought that Chongzi..."

Qin Ke interrupted him, "Thank you, Shishu. It's always wrong to hurt people. Qin Ke is willing to accept the punishment."

Min Yunzhong had a good impression of him. Seeing that she was in charge, he liked her even more. He weighed it with a straight face. He had to guard Luo Yinfan's side and prevent him from continuing to participate in the sword test meeting. In front of so many disciples, he had to think of a way to get the best for both of them.

Mu Yu beside him smiled slightly, "There is a saying in the world that those who are innocent are innocent. Although nephew Qin Ke is wrong, he can also be forgiven. In the current sword test session, there are many things that usually happen to accidentally hurt fellow students." The punishment must be given but don't rush it."

Min Yunzhong nodded when he heard the words, and said decisively, "Although this time it should be severely punished, I think you are not on purpose, and the sword test meeting is not over yet. I will not punish you for the time being. After the sword test meeting, leave Moyun Cave." After speaking, he returned to the high platform and left a sentence, "Remember to go to your uncle Luo to make amends."

Qin Ke lowered his head, thanked him, and stepped back.

Just as Xingxuan said, after taking a blood feather pill a day to recuperate, Chongzi recovered in half a month. When he regained his vitality and wanted to go outside to watch but it turned out that the sword exam session had ended. This time, the battle for the first disciple was very fierce. There were a total of 142 challengers on the field. Qin Ke defeated several disciples in Min Yunzhong's hands, and as expected he lost to Mu Yu. It was said that it was the most exciting battle at the Sword Trial Gathering in the past 100 years.

Mu Yu sat firmly as the first disciple. Although Min Yunzhong has a face, Yu Du is also very satisfied. It wasn't shameful for a new student to lose to a senior. It took Mu Yu 20 years of labor since entering the school, and Qin Ke had only been able to accomplish such a feat in just five years.

The sword test meeting had just passed, and the students' enthusiasm had not subsided, and a huge piece of news suddenly came.

Those who were determined to take revenge for Wan Jie didn't know how but instead knew about Gong Keran's whereabouts. He brought her, who was cultivating in the icy lake, back to Kunlun. The head of the Kunlun School, Yu Xuzi, immediately sent a letter to the Xianmen faction. Important figures such as the Qinghua Palace, Changsheng Palace, Shushanmen, and the Maoshan faction rushed to hear the news of the aid. As for Demon King Wan Jie, there was no news yet.

Yu Du and Luo Yinfan received the letter and immediately discussed with Min Yunzhong and Xingxuan. The Demon King Ni Lun's sword was extremely important, and had to be retrieved as soon as possible to refine it so that no disaster would occur. The meaning of Yu Xuzi's letter was, of course, to invite Luo Yinfan to visit Kunlun in person. After all, Wan Jie was the strongest Demon Venerable in the Demon Realm, and not everyone could handle him. After deliberation, Luo Yinfan decided to set off first, and then Qin Ke would bring a group of disciples to meet him.

By then, Chongzi had recovered, and Luo Yinfan didn't have to worry anymore. But he hesitated again when the news came.

As soon as he left, Zizhu Peak would be left with his little disciple, and that little disciple was absolutely not skilled in any other technique except for the sword. Yu Du and Min Yunzhong have many disciples, so it is difficult to make a complete decision, but Xingxuan must also come out, if there is an accident, who should he contact to take care of him? If letting him follow her, in case something happens at Qinghua Palace like last time...

Luo Yinfan couldn't help but smile bitterly.

It has been quiet for hundreds of years and there is nothing to worry about, but now it is really sad for such a thing. Could this be what is often called "the heart of the world's parents"?

He thought protecting her well and keeping her by his side would be the best outcome. However, after this sword trial encounter, Luo Yinfan discovered that time and time again, things weren't quite as he had thought. As a disciple of Xianmen, how dangerous is not having magic.

If it wasn't Qin Ke who did it that day, the ending would probably be hard to imagine.

How could Luo Yinfan not know how the disciple he brought himself would behave. The girl was clearly a pure and kind child with extraordinary talent, but she was treated unfairly. Even as a teacher he is still prejudiced. But he didn't want to speculate, the price to be paid would be Nanhua, and even the entire world. The disaster against Demon Lord Nilun was still a nightmare for many people.

But these are always children. He has been bullied since childhood. How innocent is he who worships Xianmen, but has no ability to protect himself?

He still had no complaints, trusting him as usual.

This kind of belief, even in the cruelest of immortals, inevitably gave birth to a touch of emotion.

All these years, living lonely in eternity, Luo Yinfan has long been accustomed to taking everything lightly, including his own life. Hence, she developed an indispensable indifferent temperament. Apart from ordinary people and the Six Realms Monument in her eyes, there had never been anyone or anything that made her feel so important. But now that this kid was following him, for the past five years, he had truly thought of him as a member of the family, making him feel indebted to him, plus guilt for not fulfilling his responsibilities as a teacher. He could no longer ignore his life, and even subconsciously worried about his future. Just like this trip to Kunlun, he usually said that he would go when he left, but now he is still thinking about how to tell him.

With his long white robe hanging off the ground, Luo Yinfan stood by the four waters at the front of the court with his hands behind his back.

Chongzi saw such a scene when he came out. After a while, he walked over and called softly, "Teacher..."

Luo Yinfan nodded, but did not turn to look at him.

"What is Master thinking?"

"Master just thought, is it wrong to do this?"

As usual, her light tone was not that of a question, but a sigh, which contained too much melancholy, anxiety and apologies.

Chongzi immediately understood, "What did Master say? My injury was just an accident. It was my own fault for being dazed at that time. If I was one step earlier, it wouldn't have been like this. He jumped onto the stone bridge, "I'm fine after all."

This kid knows everything! Luo Yinfan shook his head and finally turned around to look at him, "Jumping around, always acting like a child."

Chongzi smiled with drooping eyes.

He desperately wanted to be a child forever and continue to pester his teacher every day like he did in the past but now, he could only get his hugs and closeness if he got hurt.

The long eyelashes drooped, the little pupils clearly laughed, and the appearance was a bit pitiful, but the matter in front of him couldn't be delayed anymore, Luo Yinfan looked away, looked at the four seas and pondered for a while, but decided to tell him, "Gong Faucet is now being detained and Demon King Ni Lun's sword is still in His Highness Demon King Wan Jie and must be reclaimed immediately. Therefore teacher will be leaving for Kunlun tomorrow."

Chongzi had suffered a heavy loss, and of course he remembered who Demon Lord Wan Jie was. He was shocked when he heard the words, and hurriedly said, "I'll go too!"

Luo Yinfan shook his head, "You stay in Nanhua."

Chongzi was anxious, "I don't, I want to..."

Luo Yinfan glanced at him, frowned and said, "Didn't you listen to the teacher's words?"

Chongzi didn't dare to say anything more, lowered his head.

Noticing that his words were heavy, Luo Yinfan softened his tone, “It must be dangerous to leave this time. You don't know how to do magic so you're staying here to guard Zizhu Peak. day, ask another senior to come and accompany you."

Chong Zi muttered, "Oh".

Luo Yinfan was about to ask again, but suddenly stopped and waved his sleeve.

The clouds in front of him dissipated, and an image appeared in the mirror-like waters of the four seas, but it was Qin Ke who was saluting under Zizhu Peak.

"A while ago, I acted recklessly and accidentally injured my little sister. Junior was very agitated. I was already punished by teacher Min. I don't know how little sister got hurt. I came here to apologize to His Majesty and junior sister ."

Hearing that he was punished, Chongzi deeply regretted it. In the last two weeks, teacher took care of him, but he forgot to ask him about it. He accidentally injured himself, so he shouldn't be severely punished, “Senior Brother Qin, he didn't do it on purpose, Master…”

At this time, he could still intercede on behalf of those who had hurt him. Luo Yinfan was relieved to hear that, and he nodded his head and said, “Of course, this kid has very high understanding and good conduct, and he will succeed in the future. Since he sincerely came to see you, you should go out and see him. ."

Teacher looks like he's only twenty-two years old, has anyone ever called him a kid? Chongzi tilted his head to look at him, but didn't move.

Luo Yinfan was confused, but luckily, he wasn't someone who liked asking more questions, and instructed, “Quickly leave and come back quickly, there is still something you must do for teacher.”

"I understand,"

Seeing him disappear into the temple gate, Chongzi laughed, afraid that Qin Ke would wait a long time, he hurriedly drove his staff to the bottom of Zizhu Peak, and saw a young man in white standing there from a distance.

“Senior Brother Qin!” Chongzi beckoned.

Qin Ke took two steps forward and stopped, frowning, "Your injury..."

"It's okay," Chong Zi fell in front of him, stunned, "This matter has nothing to do with you, I don't know if you were punished. How did teacher Min punish you. Is it serious?"

Qin Ke didn't answer and asked, "How did this happen?"

Chongzi couldn't explain, "Huh?"

Qin Ke looked into her eyes, "Is it really because of my teacher?"

Chongzi understood and smiled, "It's because of my natural devilish aura and I'm not fit to practice magic. Even if the headmaster allows me, I also don't want to learn it. You can laugh at me for being lazy."

Qin Ke was silent for a while, then turned to the side, "Ugly girl."

Chongzi listened for some reason, and he suddenly said again, "It doesn't matter if you are lazy. Actually, it doesn't matter if you don't know how to do magic. I see His Highness is like an old man who is very protective of you. Besides... we are here. What do you have to be afraid of?"

Master actually protected him, even he thought that? Chongzi was secretly happy, "I heard from Master that Senior Brother defeated so many people and fought against Shishu Mu for 70 rounds. Brother Qin was participating in the sword test meeting for the first time but was already able to challenge the first disciple. Over the past nearly hundred years, Shishu Mu is first, and you are second."

Qin Ke shook his head, "That's just a rumour, Shishu Mu is much better than me."

Chongzi took Xing Can and knocked on him, "Big brother is too humble."

Qin Ke's expression didn't change, “It's not very simple. The Ba Huang sword I used was an ancient ** sword, far superior to Uncle Mu's sword. fine so it can be seen that his cultivation is much higher than mine. I'm afraid he let himself succumb to me a few times."

Chongzi admired him even more when he was able to lose and win, and comforted him, "By the way, you entered school much later than him and it's rare for others to be able to fight with him. Even my teacher praises you."

Qin Ke was surprised, "Really?"

Chongzi said seriously, "What did I lie to you for? He just said that you have a high understanding and you will succeed in the future."

Qin Ke smiled rarely, "It's my honor. I thought that if I hurt you, your teacher would be angry."

Chongzi said, "Don't talk nonsense, my teacher is not easily angered. He doesn't seem to care about people, but actually his temper is better than His Highness the Principal."

All apprentices in the world worship their teachers. Qin Ke pursed his lips, glanced at her again, then turned and left, "You'll be fine. You're just recovering, come back and rest again. I'll come see you another day."

After seeing him off, Chongzi also remembered Luo Yinfan's instructions, and hastily rushed back to Chonghua Palace like an imperial staff in a rush. Who doesn't know that there is no one in the sky above the hall. As he was anxious, a familiar voice came from his ear.+

"Master is at the mountain guarding place, come quickly!"

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