Xiaochong Mountain was closed as scheduled. Many disciples gained a lot in the secret realm and returned with smiles on their faces.

Ningning has experienced great ups and downs in her life. She found holy spiritual plants twice and gave them away one by one like a boy giving away money.

Fortunately, she didn't have much pursuit for treasures, so she wouldn't feel lost even if she came back empty-handed.

After leaving the secret realm, Liuming Mountain will hold a grand banquet to announce the end of this experience. It was not until she left Xiaochongshan that Ningning finally met her other junior fellow apprentice Lin Xun again.

The little white dragon looked in a very miserable state. His white robe was stained a light brown by the dust, and even his white jade-like dragon horns were covered with a layer of dust.

When asked what happened, he just said that he had mistakenly entered a cave and got lost. He wandered around for a whole day with another music cultivator who was also lost. They were not forced to leave that hellish place until the secret realm was closed.

Ning Ning knew that he had a serious social anxiety disorder, so she chuckled and said jokingly, "Is Yin Xiu a man or a woman? Have you guys gotten to know each other well?"

Lin Xun blushed immediately and waved his hands repeatedly: "Senior Sister Yun didn't say a word to me from beginning to end. We communicated entirely through writing, but we only exchanged a few words."

Silent Senior Sister Yun——

Moon in the clouds?

Since giving her two leaves of Tianxin grass, Ningning and Yunduanyue said goodbye. The girl's social phobia was even more serious than Lin Xun's. When facing unfamiliar strangers, she didn't even dare to speak in most cases.

These two met...

Ningning could already roughly imagine how awkward the scene was. It must have been like two robots performing a silent movie.

Before the banquet started, all the disciples went back to their guest rooms to change clothes and take showers, washing off the dust and mud left by their hard work in the woods. Those who are seriously injured need to be sent to Baicao Pavilion in Liuming Mountain to be treated by medical practitioners.

Pei Ji is one of them.

He forcefully broke open his sea of ​​consciousness, and his internal organs were severely damaged because they could not withstand the tremendous pressure. Fortunately, the demonic energy was mostly suppressed, and after being nourished by the Silver Silk Fairy Leaves, his cultivation also improved.

Ning Ning thought of something and asked Tian Xianzi curiously, "Master, Pei Ji's demonic energy leaked out during the battle in the ancient forest. Will the elders of other sects have complaints about him?"

The war between gods and demons resulted in countless casualties, and many righteous monks hated the demons to the core. Now Pei Ji has revealed his demon bloodline in front of so many people...

"Don't worry, those people are not going to become ignorant old antiques."

The handsome young man curled his lips and said calmly, "Even if someone is dissatisfied, I am Tian Xianzi's disciple, so how can others criticize me? If anyone wants to say anything, I will stop him with my sword."

Ningning blinked.

It turns out that Master can be so reliable when he is not discussing money!

"Right, let's not talk about this for now."

Tian Xianzi said with a chuckle, his narrow eyes were filled with little stars, sparkling: "Thanks to you getting the Silver Silk Fairy Leaf, your master was able to make a fortune from the bet. When we get back, your master will treat you to a big meal!"

Feast!

Ningning's dark pupils also lit up, and she felt that she should take back what she had said before.

——It turns out that Master can be so reliable when talking about money!

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Ningning had originally just wanted to have a free meal, but ended up becoming the focus of constant chatting for no apparent reason. This was something Ningning had never expected.

Although she got the Tianxin Grass from Shi Zhongling, she did so by relying on her cleverness. The couplets she came up with were worse than doggerel;

As for stealing the silver fairy leaves from the black bird's nest, it all depends on luck. If she didn't have Tianxin grass by her side, she would have become a pile of finger-sucking bastards.

The one who actually killed the dragon blood tree with one sword was Pei Ji! Obviously in the original book——

That's right.

In the original book... this is how the plot goes.

As the male protagonist, Pei Ji found many spiritual plants in the ancient woods and forests. He then had a smooth journey, defeated several terrifying monsters, and won the appreciation of the elders.

What went wrong that caused him to completely deviate from the original plot and be entangled by the crazy dragon blood tree?

"He is deeply sorry for the incident with the dragon blood tree in the secret realm."

He Xiaochen concluded his speech in a very school leader-like manner: "Xiao Chongshan has been in the world for many years. In addition to the growth of spiritual energy, demonic energy has also been spreading in secret. I didn't expect that the dragon blood tree would be infected by the demonic energy and almost hurt innocent people. Thanks to Pei Ji, a disciple of the Xuanxu Sword School, who drew his sword to eliminate the demon, a storm was avoided."

There was a murmur among the crowd. Ningning took a bite of apricot cake and heard someone shout, "But Pei Ji also has demonic energy! I heard that the dragon blood tree suddenly became abnormal when he got close to it. Could he be the culprit who caused the change and planned everything in secret?"

Sure enough, someone would say that.

Ningning's face darkened. She looked towards the source of the sound and smashed the unfinished apricot blossom cake on the back of his head.

Immediately, a scream of "ouch" was heard.

"How could you have such an idea, young Taoist friend?" He Xiaochen said with a wry smile, "Pei Ji risked his life to save the disciples trapped in the ancient forest. If it weren't for my fellow disciples finding the Silver Silk Fairy Leaf for him, I'm afraid he would have died soon."

The man insisted: "But he survived, didn't he? We all know what kind of people the demons are. If Pei Ji had anticipated the subsequent developments and deliberately set up this situation to make himself a hero known to everyone——"

"Not only did they let the dragon blood tree become possessed by a demon, but they also let their fellow disciples easily seize the holy spiritual plant. No way, is there anyone who really thinks that this secret realm was opened by Pei Ji's family?"

A young man's voice with a sneer interrupted him mercilessly. Tian Xianzi, who was wearing a light green robe, ate the dessert secretly and forgot to wipe his mouth. There were still some crumbs on the corners of his half-tilted mouth.

He used the most casual posture and said the most sarcastic words, with the upturned tail sound like an elusive tail, showing off his power: "Besides, with his Jindan stage cultivation, can he control a thousand-year-old ancient tree? Since you are so dreamy, you might as well go back to your room and do more. What are you still standing here for?"

"you!"

All the elders present had sage-like demeanor, except for this man who actually challenged a junior in front of everyone. But this young man was speechless and could only stare at him with a red face.

"In this secret realm, many friends have displayed rare courage and strategy."

He Xiaochen ignored the dispute calmly, still looking gentle and elegant: "Bai Ye of Liuming Mountain severely injured the Taixuan Bird; Song Youran of the Beast Taming Sect found a giant lion and tiger; as for the legendary Tianxin Grass and Silver Silk Fairy Leaf...this time, Ning Ning of the Xuanxu Sword Sect won them all, which is cause for celebration."

Not everyone knew about Ningning's story, and when these words were spoken, there was a lot of exclamation.

"No way! Two holy spiritual plants, it's hard for ordinary people to even see them, and she just took them all?"

"Ningning? I heard that she was also involved in subduing the dragon blood tree. She managed to do so many things in just two days. She is a master of time management!"

"This is not the most amazing thing. Do you know Neon Island and Haoran Sect? She fooled these two poisonous tumors and they are fighting among themselves in the secret realm."

Ning Ning felt uncomfortable after hearing this. She lowered her head and kept eating, trying to use food to numb her attention. Suddenly, she heard someone say, "I heard that many people in Neon Island are looking for her, saying that they want to take her away—"

Someone immediately responded: "Dog life?"

Ningning choked on her food.

"No way! I just want to marry her! Those seductive cultivators on Neon Island are all abnormal. After being tricked, they actually fell in love with each other! Isn't that weird?"

Ningning: ...

This is even more terrifying! She doesn't want to be on the headlines saying that a young girl was inexplicably exploited!

She felt like she was on a roller coaster in her heart when she heard it. She turned around and found that Tian Xianzi was standing behind her at some point.

He also gave her a look that said "It's okay, Master understands."

"It's okay, it's okay. We can go back to Xuanxu tomorrow."

As he spoke, he thought of something and grinned, "Your senior sister has returned from her training at the foot of the mountain. It's a good opportunity for us to catch up after she returns."

Senior sister?

Ningning tried hard to recall and showed a complicated expression.

Tian Xianzi has five direct disciples, among whom the eldest sister is named Zheng Weiqi, and she is also one of the victims whom she will offend madly in the future.

Speaking of this senior sister, she is indeed a wonderful person.

When they first enter the Xuanxu Sword School, disciples have to go to school to learn sword theory and cultural knowledge to prevent future sword masters from becoming illiterate. However, Zheng Weiqi is the biggest loophole in quality-oriented education.

According to common sense, studying literary theory in school is generally a foundation-building period, and as long as you pass the assessment, you can graduate smoothly.

However, Zheng Weiqi went from foundation building to golden elixir, and from golden elixir to Nascent Soul, three years after three years, and the daughter-in-law has become a mother-in-law, but she is the only one who still participates in the annual assessment, but has never passed once.

To give an example, it is like a person who starts taking the college entrance examination at the age of eighteen, but ends up taking it until the age of eighty and still fails to reach the undergraduate line. It is true that men will remain silent after hearing this, while women will shed tears. The 1.3 billion Chinese people all cried after watching this.

I heard that the eldest sister particularly hated reading and writing. There was once a test paper that was widely circulated:

When asked which school of swordsmanship Zhenxiao Jianzun belongs to, he replied "Potato School".

After learning from the mistakes, I changed my style to "idol" in the subsequent make-up exam.

When asked what “entering a state of meditation” means, I answered honestly: It is similar to when I am daydreaming in class.

There is also a very childish arithmetic problem, which says that a farmer made a request when working for a rich man, claiming that he would be paid one grain of rice on the first day, two grains on the second day, four grains on the third day, and then doubled every day thereafter. Try to analyze the farmer's intention.

She answered very seriously: The farmer persisted for five days, ate dozens of grains of rice, and finally starved to death.

It's obvious that this train of thought is not that of an ordinary person. It just so happens that her swordsmanship is excellent and she is one of the best among the disciples of Xuanxu Sword Sect.

Ningning kept courting death in front of such a person, and she only hoped that she would not get her head blown off by a sword.

"By the way, why didn't I see Xu Ye today?"

He Zhizhou beside him looked around and scratched his head in confusion: "Uncle Tianxian, why do the people from the Ten Thousand Swords Sect look at us so strangely?"

Tianxianzi smiled faintly.

Tian Xianzi answered the question irrelevantly: "I heard that you entangled the black bird in Changyue Peak to buy time for Ningning, and you performed very well."

He Zhizhou received the praise and tried hard to suppress the crazy upward curve of his mouth: "Master, you are too kind. It's just average. It's still far behind Master."

Tianxianzi laughed loudly: "No, no, no! You are the well-deserved little Tianxianzi, young man, you should have more confidence in yourself."

The poor child He Zhizhou thought this was a compliment and was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling: "Thank you, uncle-master. Thank you, uncle-master. If I become famous in the future, my Taoist name will be Tianxian Baby."

I also envy the baby.

Ning Ning glanced at him hesitantly, but finally took a step forward and whispered in his ear, "Don't you know? The secret realm is monitored in real time. What you do can be broadcast live in front of dozens of elders."

He Zhizhou's smile froze at the corner of his mouth.

His master was traveling outside for 350 days a year, and his disciple was basically left alone, so it was naturally impossible for him to explain the relevant rules of the secret realm in detail.

It turns out there is surveillance.

At this moment, the curve of Tian Xianzi's mouth seemed to be oozing with poison, three parts evil and three parts anger, 21.5% mockery and 19% haha, he almost said the classic line in the domineering president novel: Little goblin, do you know that you are playing with fire.

He was so flustered that he didn't realize that the numbers didn't add up to 100%.

The secret realm plays with fire during the day, and my uncle plays with me at night.

He Zhizhou would like to describe his smile as a wild chrysanthemum blooming in despair: "Uncle Master, can we hit him gently?"

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People in the world of immortal cultivation generally admire the strong. When Ningning was named by He Xiaochen, those who came forward to challenge her were like sardines in a can.

As for the people from Neon Island, they were even more terrifying. They would come up to her from time to time and ask her if she wanted to practice dual cultivation, and they would ask in groups.

Come on, you've been fooled! In this situation, shouldn't I hate her to the core and want to cut her into pieces?

I really don't understand you Meixiu.

She was so annoyed that she found an excuse and left early. When I returned to the guest room, I found that the light was on in Pei Ji's room.

He should have been sent back after his injuries were healed.

This kid is so miserable. Apart from the sword strike in the ancient forest, he doesn't have the luck that a male protagonist should have. At this time, everywhere was bustling, but he was the only one staying alone in the room.

Ningning always felt that this person was a little too pitiful. After hesitating for a moment, she took a few steps forward and planned to knock on the door and go in to take a look.

However, before his knuckles could land on the door, his wrist was grabbed without warning. At the same time, the young man's sweet but not greasy murmur rang in my ears, with a slight smile: "I remember... you don't live in this room."

The voice sounded almost right next to my ear, and the heat from the voice was like soft dandelions, hitting my eardrum all at once.

Ningning heard a loud bang in her head and felt an electric current running up her spine. She subconsciously held her breath and dodged to the other side.

The other person leisurely let go of her wrist, and the bright moonlight reflected the young man's crimson clothes.

Rongci from Neon Island had a smile in his eyes. The weakness and timidity that he had pretended to be in the cave before disappeared completely, and was replaced by a rather ostentatious aggressiveness.

He was handsome, and at this moment he was staring at Ningning, reminding people of a burning flame.

This person was deceived by her using a counter-espionage strategy.

Ning Ning forced out an awkward but polite smile and took a step back: "What a coincidence. Why are you here?"

"This is no coincidence."

Rong Ci narrowed his eyes slightly, like a fox waiting for its prey to take the bait, and leaned forward to look her in the eye: "I came here specifically to find you."

He paused, smiled and dragged out the ending tone: "I wonder if the girl still remembers what I didn't finish saying last time? About the double..."

When they first met at the banquet, he couldn't finish these two words.

This time is no exception.

As soon as Rong Ci uttered the word "shuang", Ning Ning heard another unexpected sound -

The door next to her was suddenly opened, and the light in the room poured in, making it difficult for her to open her eyes.

Pei Ji must have heard the conversation outside the door.

He was rarely wearing white clothes, which made his bloodless face look even thinner and paler. The clothes were extremely thin, and as soon as Ningning turned around, she saw the boy's butterfly-shaped collarbone.

He also held a book in his hand.

Ning Ning thought it was a sword manual, but after a closer look, she realized it was a recipe. The page she opened read: "Ninety-nine ways to cook mushrooms. My husband cried after eating them."

No way.

She had just casually mentioned before that she wanted Pei Ji to cook for everyone after he returned to Xuanxu Sect, but he really did... buy a cookbook while still recovering from a serious illness?

Pei Ji's eyes were dark, with a layer of gloom between his brows. When he saw Rong Ci, he raised his eyebrows and sneered, with mockery in the corners of his eyes and eyebrows: "She can enter anyone's room she wants. Others shouldn't be able to control this, right?"

Rong Ci also smiled: "Maybe soon, I won't be a 'bystander' anymore?"

Ningning: Danger.

She could already smell the wrong smell of gunpowder in the air.

The two people beside her were talking in a sarcastic tone to each other, and Ningning was completely confused. Thoughts came and went in her mind, and she was filled with a myriad of thoughts.

First, it seems that the group of masochists in Neon Island are not as strict as themselves, and dual cultivation also requires the unity of body and mind.

The second is that, without the baptism of domestic ethical dramas and the land of Zaun, the content of their quarrels is really very elementary.

Pei Ji in particular, looked like the type of gentleman who usually takes action rather than talks. When he was arguing with others, his words were incoherent, and his hair was frizzy, with a few tufts sticking out.

She was tired of listening and was about to interrupt, but when she glanced over, she saw another shadow not far away.

——Yun Duan Yue stood in front of the courtyard gate, staring at them motionlessly, her icy skin and graceful figure glowing under the moonlight, as beautiful as Chang'e in the moon.

She didn't know how long she had been standing there, and her cheeks suddenly blushed when Ningning noticed her.

This is the guest room of Xuanxu Sword Sect. Yun Duanyue is not familiar with the other people in the sect, so the only person who might come here is Ningning.

So she left the two people beside her aside and trotted to the girl. In order not to scare her, she deliberately slowed down her tone and asked, "What's wrong?"

Yun Duan Yue bit her lip, lowered her head and handed her a small embroidered bag.

The brocade bag was exquisitely crafted, embroidered with a picture of the quiet night scene under the moon and flowers. Ningning thanked it and took it. When she opened it, she found that it was a leaf of angelica sinensis.

"I heard...you gave the Tianxin grass to Xuanniao."

Her voice was very low, because there were outsiders present. She didn't raise her head the whole time, and her pair of white hands tightly grasped the edge of her skirt: "I asked the doctor, and one pill is enough to save a life. I'll give this back to you."

After a pause, he suddenly raised his dark eyes like a deer, then quickly lowered them: "Thank you... I'm sorry, I came at the wrong time."

Unexpectedly, Ningning smiled softly: "No, you came at the right time."

That night was destined to be remembered deeply in the hearts of Pei Ji and Rong Ci.

Ningning didn't know what script she got, but it was definitely not the heroine in a world of love, jealousy and jealousy. Before they finished scolding each other, they proposed to teach everyone a new form of entertainment.

It's called Mahjong.

Later I realized that this was not a game of mahjong, but a beating of their wallets.

The two men who were originally at loggerheads were beaten to a pulp by Ningning. In the middle of the night, they finally understood what it meant to be a friend in need and to share the good times and the bad times.

Poor them, they had been fighting over her before, but now they had to watch that guy sitting next to them, taking their money to make another girl happy, oh, and stealing their lines.

Yunduanyue: "No need, I still have savings. Miss Ningning, there is no need to give so many spirit stones to someone like me."

Ning Ning smiled and said, "How can you be considered as someone else?"

Is this something a human would do? ah? Yeah?

So in the second half of the night, Pei Ji and Rong Ci not only put aside their past grudges, but also became comrades-in-arms fighting side by side.

I never expected that the group that was planning to attack Ningning together would end up like the Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather, sending them off one by one.

The two were defeated, and formed a united anti-Japanese war front amidst suffering and humiliation. After one night, they successfully became card-playing friends and agreed to continue fighting until dawn when they met next time.