Chapter 44

Jing Lei did not have too many suspicions or questions about the magic weapon Xiao Mo mentioned. After all, he had previously wondered whether the two people were members of some force who hid their identities and came to Yushan Sect.

There are 24 prefectures in the middle realm and nine states in the upper realm. There are so many people, and the various forces both openly and secretly are so complicated that Jing Lei cannot know everything.

That's why he restricted the things Chu Jinglan could use during the fight. Otherwise, if he took out some treasure inherited from a big family, then there would be no point in fighting.

Xiao Mo stood in front of him and said politely: "Please teach me, senior."

Jing Lei was not polite either. He used 10% of his spiritual power and came over with a heavy sword.

With the first move, Xiao Mo spun lightly and dodged. Jing Lei's heavy sword hit the muddy ground, raising dust, but did not touch Xiao Mo at all.

Fortunately, the Jinglei yard is big enough, and it must be used for practicing martial arts on weekdays, so it is enough for them to display their skills.

Seeing Xiao Mo's light response, Chu Jinglan loosened his hand that was pressing on his finger bones a little.

He exhaled slowly, concentrating and carefully observing Jing Lei's moves - he couldn't let Xiao Mo's actions go to waste.

Jing Lei didn't rush to follow up after the first move. He thought Xiao Mo's body movements were interesting. He looked at Xiao Mo, then at Chu Jinglan, and took the initiative to say, "I can do fifteen moves."

That's great. Of course, the goal of a set of moves is to hope that the opponent can attack as much as possible. Regardless of whether Jing Lei is confident or sympathetic, Xiao Mo is happy to say, "Thank you, senior."

Shocked: "Come again!"

Jing Lei moved again.

Although he moves vigorously and fiercely, he is also fast, with strength and speed like a gust of wind and rain. His goal is to suppress his opponent with all his strength. In contrast, he uses offense as defense and has no room for defense.

There is no perfect martial art in the world without flaws. It all depends on whether someone can figure it out. Also, even if you have figured out someone else's moves, you still have to consider whether you have the ability to deal with them.

Although Xiao Mo just kept dodging, Jing Lei also gained some insights into his moves.

This man was as light as a swallow... no, it was better to say that he was like a gust of wind, impossible to catch or hit. His tremendous strength seemed to be able to pin people down under the Five Finger Mountain, but he always managed to dodge it.

Ah, it’s not dangerous, it’s clearly something I can handle with ease.

In addition to the so-called magic weapon, this kid must have some tricks of his own.

No one was hit by the thunder, and not only did he not feel aggrieved, but he actually felt a bit happy in the strange fight.

After fifteen moves, he put away his heavy sword with great vigor, untied the wine bottle at his waist, and took two gulps.

"ha……"

happy!

Jing Lei drank the liquor and looked at Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan: "You two are quite interesting guys."

He had the illusion that even if he added a few more points of spiritual power, Xiao Mo seemed to be able to dodge from his hands, and the degree of his ability was just right.

He asked Chu Jinglan: "What did you see?"

"I have some insights." Chu Jinglan said.

Shocked, he frowned: "Do you think you can win today?"

Chu Jinglan was not arrogant: "No, I still can't survive one move today."

Just when Jing Lei thought that he was quite self-aware, he heard Chu Jinglan say, "But I will be able to survive ten moves soon."

His tone was calm, his eyes were calm, and he did not have the arrogance of being ignorant of the immensity of the world. Although he was young, he was weathered by the vicissitudes of life, yet still had a sharp edge.

Jing Lei doesn't dislike this kind of people.

Shocked: "Come on, next one."

Chu was shocked.

then……

As expected, not a single move was made.

When the two of them came, they walked into the yard side by side. When they went out, they were crowded together, and Chu Jinglan was carried on his back again.

Xiao Mo carried him back to the cabin and couldn't help laughing: "See, I told you not to pay me back according to the number of times you've done it. I've carried you three times, and tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I still have to carry you back. I can't repay you enough, Senior Brother Chu."

Chu Jinglan lay on the bed, digesting the pills to recover his body, thinking that if he only counted the number of times, he would definitely be able to pay it back.

But saying this would make me seem like I was arguing with Xiao Mo, and it would also make me appear...unstable.

Chu Jinglan's eyes swept past him lightly: After all, he is the inner demon who hasn't held the full birthday party yet, so it's okay to let him have the advantage of words.

Xiao Momin noticed Chu Jinglan's gaze, narrowed his eyes, and tapped Chu Jinglan, who was unable to move, with his flute, hitting his arm.

"Your eyes look weird, are you saying bad things about me in your mind?"

Chu Jinglan was shocked: "No."

He said something, but it wasn't a bad word, so he didn't lie.

Before Xiao Mo could say anything, the jade token of communication came on.

Xiao Mo came back to his senses and took out the jade token. It was a message from three children in Lin'an Academy.

There are two ways to listen to the communication jade token. One is that only the owner of the jade token can hear it, and the other is that the owner wipes the mark to let the sound from the other side leak out and everyone around can hear it.

Translated into modern terms, it is similar to a private earpiece and an external speaker mode.

The one who made the call was Yan Chun, but the other two children were also crowded there talking, so Xiao Mo simply let his voice out and listened together with Chu Jinglan.

Mo Zhi spoke the loudest: "Master and Senior Brother, we are studying hard!"

Chu Xia: "Gentlemen are amazing!"

After the two of them finished their excited speeches, Yan Chun spoke solemnly, "Master, Senior Brother, I will report the latest situation to you."

He already has some of the demeanor of a little adult.

The three children did not forget that they entered the academy to win Liu Shao's favor so that they could help Chu Jinglan. However, Mr. Liu Shao currently does not teach elementary medical skills and only teaches disciples who have passed certain medical examinations.

So when the three of them were selecting their courses, they all chose the medical course.

But Mo Zhi did not learn very well, it was very difficult for him, Yan Chun was just average, only Chu Xia performed very well.

Xiao Mo thought that was natural, after all, he was the Little Medical Fairy after early summer.

Yan Chun said: "It is difficult for Mo Zhi to learn medicine, but he is improving very quickly. Mr. Yi is very optimistic about him. Mr. Yi and Mr. Liu Shao are good friends. If I can gain Mr. Yi's trust, maybe I can also talk to Mr. Liu Shao."

Yan Chun himself was the same. He was good at studying and resolute in his cultivation. He could master the techniques and apply them to other situations. The teachers were very satisfied with him.

"Master, Senior Brother, I, I have the courage to ask, if Mo Zhi and I cannot directly gain Mr. Liu Shao's favor in medicine, can we take some other measures?"

The three children are away, and now it can be seen that Yan Chun is the one who makes the most decisions. Medical practice cannot be forced, and it is impossible to expect everyone to learn medicine. Chu Jinglan said in surprise: "Yes."

Yan Chun breathed a sigh of relief.

After finishing the business, the voice like a nightingale in early summer came out again: "Master, Senior Brother, I miss you so much."

Mo Zhi quickly said: "And me!"

Yan Chun's voice was no longer so solemn and formal, and it was filled with cautious expectation: "When the academy is closed, we are going to return to the house in Lin'an City. Will the master and senior brother come back?"

Before Chu Jinglan could say anything, Xiao Mo spoke up before he could throw cold water on him, saying in a more tactful way: "Sorry, I really can't spare the time recently. Your master is in a difficult stage."

The three children immediately put aside the issue of not being able to go home and started talking anxiously: "What's so hard? What happened? Is the injury getting worse?"

Xiao Mo looked at Chu Jinglan, who had just recovered some strength, and smiled: "Don't worry, even though it's hard, it's also a form of practice. How are you doing?"

The three children finally relaxed and answered Xiao Mo's questions obediently, saying that they took good care of themselves and practiced hard. They also talked a lot before ending the call.

Chu Jinglan had fully recovered his strength. He pushed away the flute that Xiao Mo had pressed on his shoulder, and didn't let him continue to use him as a wooden fish. Xiao Mo spun the tail of the flute away and shook the communication jade token in his hand: "They are three pretty good, right?"

Indeed, it was worth it that he and Xiao Mo spent so much time choosing it, it saved them a lot of trouble.

Today they finished the most important things before noon, so Xiao Mo suggested that Chu Jinglan go to the disciples' restaurant to eat in the evening. It would be so boring to eat raw fasting pills every day.

Chu Jinglan suspected that Xiao Mo wanted to smell the scent himself.

But the Yushan Sect was not a big sect, and they could only eat at the outer disciples' restaurant, and they didn't know if there were any spiritual food there.

Xiao Mo said nonchalantly: "I can still smell the taste even without spiritual food."

Chu Jinglan thought to himself, after all, he was greedy.

So in the evening, the two of them went to the outer disciples' restaurant.

None of the outer disciples practice fasting, so the restaurant is always busy at mealtimes. Not to mention, there are quite a few types of food, and there is even spiritual food. However, ordinary food is free, but spiritual food requires money. Unless it is necessary, there is basically no spiritual food to sell every day.

As soon as the two arrived at the restaurant, they attracted everyone's attention. The battle that Chu Jinglan had fought in front of the mountain was well-known throughout the Yushan Sect. In addition, the two were good-looking, so wherever they went, the disciples would look at them.

But he saw them enter the restaurant. After understanding the situation, Chu Jinglan walked straight to the place where spiritual food was sold and ordered some dishes.

The disciples guessed that it was indeed Young Master Qian who came to Yushan Sect under an assumed name to treat his injuries.

But soon, they discovered that Chu Jinglan ordered ordinary meals.

The spiritual food was given to Xiao Mo, and Chu Jinglan ate the ordinary meals by himself.

Everyone was stunned and not sure whether they had money or not.

However, these two brothers have a really good relationship.

The news that they were brothers spread throughout the sect. It was said that the source of the news was Song Xuan, so it should be reliable. Although no one knew why the two brothers did not have the same surname, anyone with a discerning eye could see that they were inseparable and had a close relationship.

In the world of cultivation, whether one has the same surname or the same bloodline is not as important as true feelings.

Someone hesitated for a moment, then tried to sit at the same table with them and start a conversation.

Chu Jinglan's attitude was neither hostile nor indifferent, and Xiao Mo nodded politely. He was not overly enthusiastic, but he was able to chat for a few words.

It was a rare opportunity to see such a mysterious and good-looking newcomer, so many disciples gathered around him. Some couldn't wait to talk to him, while some just listened. While chatting, Xiao Mo learned more information.

"No one has come to see Uncle Jinglei for more than ten years. As for his method of repairing Dantian, we outer disciples have no idea."

Someone who had a good relationship with the inner disciples said, "But I think most of the inner disciples don't know either. They only heard that the method is very dangerous, so no one is willing to try it. Uncle Jing Lei also had some luck to successfully repair his Dantian."

Speaking of luck, Chu Jinglan has no shortage of luck on the road. It's just that if the method is too painful and too bitter, he can only endure it, which is really uncomfortable.

The others wanted to find out more about Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan, but after the meal, apart from knowing that they were brothers, they didn't get any new information, so they had to give up.

As expected, for the next three days, Chu Jinglan was carried back by Xiao Mo again. The good news was that the situation improved on the fourth day. Under Xiao Mo's daily pressure training, he achieved initial results - although he lost today, he could move after taking the pills, and could be supported to walk, and no longer had to be carried out with hemiplegia.

Jing Lei looked at him in surprise and asked, "Your meridian strength increased so quickly?"

People with damaged Dantian cannot store spiritual energy in their bodies and cannot circulate it for cultivation. The capacity of their meridians will also be gradually affected, just like branches without roots to maintain them, gradually withering. He asked Chu Jinglan to challenge him, intending to force him to maintain the toughness of his meridians, but he didn't expect that this kid could actually train his meridians.

This really made him look at me with new eyes.

Chu Jinglan was supported by Xiao Mo and didn't have the strength to speak for a while. Xiao Mo said softly: "I know that the senior has good intentions, but he never slacks off."

Jing Lei was silent for a moment, then he gave them his first genuine smile since they met.

His brows, which had been tense for years, relaxed slightly, he laughed twice, and nodded with appreciation and satisfaction: "It is more important to work hard on your own than to be pushed by others. Boy, if your body is strong enough to last ten moves under my hands, then you can use the method of repairing Dantian."

He finally gave the two teenagers some reassurance, letting them know that he was not torturing them for fun: "Continue tomorrow."

He finally relented and walked a little further. Xiao Mo realized belatedly, "Ah, I should have taken the opportunity to let him show us some of his moves."

Chu Jinglan didn't have the energy to open his mouth, so he said in a voice transmission: "I've seen quite a few of them in the past few days. I guess the sword moves he used would not exceed a hundred."

Although the heavy sword is different from the sword used by Chu Jinglan, there is always a connection between the sword techniques and sword intentions. Chu Jinglan was once a genius, and after so many years, he also has his own insights into Jinglei's moves.

It’s just that the gap in realm is too big. I can see it, but I can’t avoid it or attack it.

Xiao Mo's pressure and the fight with Jing Lei did make Chu Jinglan's meridians stronger. The hidden injuries had healed completely, and there was no sign that the meridians had been disconnected and then reconnected.

When Chu Jinglan was fighting against Jinglei, his other magic weapon was a rope. However, due to insufficient spiritual power, he was not able to use it easily and could only adapt to it in actual combat.

Recently, the disciples have become accustomed to the two of them coming to the restaurant at dinner time, and they will go up to them to ask about the results of the day and chat about some gossip among themselves.

Although the Yushan Sect is small, it is a harmonious place and more comfortable than some of the big sects.

Chu Jinglan ordered spiritual food for Xiao Mo as usual. While eating the ordinary meal, he was thinking about today's fight. Xiao Mo was chatting with the people around him occasionally as usual. At this time, a disciple handed Xiao Mo a letter.

Xiao Mo was a little surprised: "For me?"

The disciple nodded, looking normal, and said with a smile, "It won't delay your meal. You can read it later."

Could it be some secret recipe to defeat the thunder? But the paper doesn't seem too thick.

After returning to the room after dinner, Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan sat on the bed, opened the letter, and prepared to read it together.

The letter was written in neat and clear handwriting, and it began with:

A piece of white paper, I express my feelings and give it to Mr. Xiao Mo.

After seeing clearly what was written on it, Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan were both stunned.

There was no secret manual of martial arts or top-secret information, it was actually a... love letter.

Xiao Mo subconsciously put the letter back and looked up at Chu Jinglan. After a pause, Chu Jinglan took the initiative to get up and leave, sitting on the edge of his bed, opposite Xiao Mo.

This is to avoid it and make room for Xiao Mo.

Xiao Mo was embarrassed. He and Chu Jinglan were used to reading a lot of things together. Who would have thought that it was a love letter? And it was handed to him by a man.

In his previous life, Xiao Mo had a very strong aura of a genius in school. Everyone knew that what he loved most was studying. Someone used a confession on the school wall to test him, but Xiao Mo only replied: I'm busy studying and don't have the mind or time to fall in love.

Why talk about love? Just study hard and make progress every day.

So he never received a love letter.

In fact, if Chu Jinglan had not seen the content just now, Xiao Mo would not have been so embarrassed. Now he was holding the letter, feeling really awkward.

Xiao Mo has no heart, but that doesn't prevent him from having rich emotions.

Silence flowed quietly in the room. Chu Jinglan silently took out a sword manual and lowered his head to study it. The appropriate and natural silence could dilute the stiff atmosphere. Sure enough, after he acted as if nothing had happened, Xiao Mo's unnatural expression slowly faded away.

He opened the letter again and read it.

After reading it, Xiao Mo took the pen from the cabinet, dipped it in ink, wrote something on it, then folded the letter paper and put it back.

Chu Jinglan, whose eyes fell on the sword manual, did not look up and asked casually, "Did you write a response?"

"Well, of course I rejected his kindness." Xiao Mo put the letter down and said, "I don't know him, and I'm not familiar with him. I'm not someone who falls in love at first sight, because it's hard for me to understand. If we don't understand each other and accompany each other, how can we be sure that we like someone?"

Xiao Mo did not deny love at first sight, but he was certain that he would not have that feeling. He thought that if he really met his destiny one day, it would be after a long-term relationship and intimacy that the so-called feelings would be born.

Chu Jinglan turned a page of the sword manual calmly and nodded: "When choosing a person or a companion, you need to think carefully."

Xiao Mo just doesn't fall in love at first sight, but Chu Jinglan feels that he has no destiny in love in this life.

With the tragic experiences of Wanyu and Chu Tianshi ahead of him, although he would not extend this to the whole world, he also did not think that the fate of being faithful until death and making a vow of eternal love could fall upon him.

Chu Jinglan looked at the words on the sword manual. Normally, he could read ten lines at a glance, but at this time, his eyes moved slowly. He read but did not read carefully.

Xiao Mo's thoughts just now were clearly from a human perspective, but he has a demon in his heart. Unless he gets rid of it, how can he talk about love with others?

Sometimes, Xiao Mo seems to really regard himself as a human being.

He is unique, and different from other demons, he can still appear in front of people. If one day he doesn't give up, he can also have a real body...

Chu Jinglan's eyes stopped on the sword manual.

He seems to be having some crazy ideas.

But if Xiao Mo could really become a human, what would happen between them?

Xiao Mo didn't know what Chu Jinglan was thinking. He just thought he was reading seriously. After putting down the letter, Xiao Mo also started to meditate and practice. In terms of seriousness in practice, he was not inferior to Chu Jinglan.

So he didn't notice that Chu Jinglan stayed on a page of sword manual for a long time.

*

The love letter did not cause any commotion, but another young man's first love was shattered. Xiao Mo and Chu Jinglan continued to live their lives as usual. Three days later, after the competition, Jinglei suddenly said, "I'm going on a long trip, which may take more than a month."

"There is a Yuanying-level secret realm in Hengdu Prefecture next door that is about to open. I want to go and take a look. During the time I am away, you can do whatever you want. If you want to leave Yushan Sect and go home, that's fine. If you have not changed your determination to repair your Dantian, come back to find me and the conditions will still apply."

The so-called Yuanying-level secret realm means that after entering, a person's highest level of cultivation will be suppressed to Yuanying level.

Hengdu Prefecture... Xiao Mo thought of something and asked, "May I ask the senior, what is the name of the secret realm?"

It’s not a secret, Jing Lei didn’t hide it: “Phantom Moon Secret Realm.”

Xiao Mo's eyes moved: That’s right.

The Fantasy Moon Secret Realm of Hengdu Prefecture plays a role in the original novel. The main part is that in this secret realm, Su Baimo and Mu Jian achieved a forced harmony of life.

But for Xiao Mo, this is not the point. The point is the treasures that will appear in this secret realm.

One is the Fantasy Moon Heart in the Fantasy Moon Secret Realm, and the other is the Moon Lord Sword Manual.

These two things were of great benefit to him and Chu Jinglan.

Since Jing Lei has to leave temporarily, giving them some free time, then he and Chu Jinglan can also go to this secret realm.

Xiao Mo sent a message to Chu Jinglan.

[Chu Jinglan, I also want to go to the secret realm to take a look]

Secret realms are a rare resource in the lower realm. Although there are many more secret realms in the middle and upper realms, one still has to analyze which secret realms to visit. Huanyue's highest cultivation level is Yuanying, so Xiao Mo does have a chance to try it out.

Who would complain about having too many resources for cultivation? Of course, we should fight for the opportunity. Chu Jinglan did not object and replied in a voice transmission: "Okay."