Chapter 7 Isn't this right? We're outside, don't force me to slap you. ...
(seven)
Mingzhou Sect was not too far from the small house in the mountains where they lived, about thirty miles away, but Li Shanglu had never been there once, or rather, she rarely left the mountain.
Before getting married, she and Shen Changyi did not live nearby, but lived in a very remote small town, with their houses facing each other and their eaves touching.
They had been engaged since childhood and were childhood sweethearts from two good families. His father was a close friend of Li Shanglu's father, and his mother even fed Li Shanglu milk when he was young.
Yan Ning was her pen name, given by Shen Changyi's mother.
Shuhe is the pen name of Chen Changyi, given by her father.
Their marriage was so natural that no one had any doubts. Shen Changyi was supposed to marry Li Shanglu, just like cows were supposed to eat grass, birds were supposed to spread their wings and fly, and fish were not supposed to run on the shore.
Later, Li Shanglu's parents passed away, and she married into the Shen family with no one to rely on. Shen's father and mother still treated her as intimately as before, loving her like their own child. However, not long after, Shen's father and mother also passed away.
The neighbors all said that she was born with bad luck. Not only did she kill her own parents, but she also killed Shen Changyi's parents. Maybe one day Shen Changyi would be killed by her.
At that time, Li Shanglu hated the person who said these sarcastic words, but now think about it, Shen Changyi was indeed killed by her in the end, she might really be an unlucky woman.
After burying Shen's father and mother, her only "family" in this world was Shen Changyi. Of course, Shen Changyi did the same.
They left the small town where they were born and raised, and found a quiet and peaceful place on the mountainside to build a house. Later, Shen Changyi left home to practice cultivation, and Li Shanglu never left the small house again.
She has always pursued stability, which is very different from Shen Changyi. If Shen Changyi is a bird that will never be locked in a cage, she is a flower that grows peacefully in a small pond.
It was the first time Li Shanglu left the hill and he couldn’t calm down for a long time.
She suddenly thought that in her previous life she could have walked around more often and didn't have to stay in that small mountain for the rest of her life.
Perhaps this step should have been taken earlier.
The carriage passed through the long street. Li Shanglu carefully selected a set of clothes today. The fabric was bought by Shen Changyi from a wealthy city. I heard it was called Tianshuibi. The fabric was as blue and clear as the sky and the lake. It was also a very expensive piece of clothing. With two silver-plated butterfly hairpins, it was not too gorgeous and dazzling, nor too simple and shabby. It was a perfect compromise.
However, Li Shanglu never dressed like this on weekdays. She only put a hairpin in her hair when she was in a good mood.
Li Shanglu could feel that there was always a pair of eyes floating towards her, staring at her endlessly.
She frowned and tilted her head to look at the other person, "What's the matter?"
Shen Changyi immediately looked away and said softly, "No."
He is really free.
After a while, Li Shanglu noticed that the other party was staring at her secretly. She was speechless for a while and simply turned her head to look out the car window.
People were coming and going on the long street. They were very close to the Mingzhou Sect. Monks in Taoist robes often passed by on the road, and they looked quite energetic.
"Shanglu..."
Shen Changyi couldn't help but call her out.
Li Shanglu looked at him impatiently. He hated his indecisiveness the most. "You'd better be busy."
Shen Changyi pursed his lips and shifted his gaze to Xie Du who was sitting opposite him.
Receiving his suggestive gaze, Xie Du was slightly stunned, then he understood what he meant and lifted the carriage curtain to go chat with the driver.
After he left, Shen Changyi finally spoke. He asked in a low voice, "Why are you dressed like this?"
As soon as the words fell, Li Shanglu's expression changed, and he subconsciously raised his hand to touch the hairpin on his head, "Why, so rustic?"
Shen Changyi shook his head, "No."
"What's wrong? It doesn't look good?" Li Shanglu looked at him puzzled.
Hearing this, Shen Changyi took a deep breath, but still said what was suppressed in his heart, "Can you do your hair in a bun like a woman?"
"?"
Shen Changyi's voice gradually lowered, "Others will think that you...are still unmarried."
Li Shanglu narrowed his eyes and laughed at his anger. "I usually comb my hair like this at home. If you don't mention it, I won't comb it. Leave me alone."
Seeing her refusal, Shen Changyi had to give up.
He wanted to say that outside was different from home.
There are a lot of men outside.
He lowered his brows and drooped his eyelashes to hide the troubled mood in his eyes.
Obviously, I am very happy that Li Shanglu can come to the sect, but now I suddenly feel that it is also good if he doesn't come.
The carriage was moving very fast. Perhaps it was some kind of magical power that helped them, but they arrived at Mingzhou Sect in just one hour.
After getting off the car, Li Shanglu took a breath of the fresh air of the Immortal Gate Holy Land. As if it was an illusion, she really felt a comfortable feeling as if her whole body was being baptized by immortal energy.
The Mingzhou Sect is located on Mingzhou Mountain. According to Xie Du, this is the place closest to the rising sun, gathering the spiritual essence of the sun and the moon, and has produced many great immortal cultivators.
Whenever Xie Du mentioned the sect, he always looked proud.
"Look how proud he is," Li Shanglu muttered in Shen Changyi's ear, "I would have thought it was opened by his family in the Ming Zhou Sect."
Shen Changyi asked in surprise, "How do you know? Xie Du is the young master."
Li Shanglu: “…”
She suddenly fell silent and looked at the fairyland palace towering into the clouds on the top of the mountain. Such a palace-like place would actually be taken over by Shen Changyi's clueless disciple in the future, and the future leader of the Mingzhou Sect was kneeling in her yard carrying a bucket of water yesterday.
He did it voluntarily, so it couldn't be considered bullying. It was his fault for choosing the wrong master.
When they went up the mountain, the little cleaning boy outside the mountain gate came up to greet them happily as soon as he saw them.
"Master Sword Immortal, Young Sect Master, you are back?"
Shen Changyi nodded slightly in response, and Xie Du stood coldly beside him, with an air of a young sect leader.
The child's eyes fell on Li Shanglu, and he asked in confusion, "Who is this..."
Before Shen Changyi could introduce himself, Li Shanglu said calmly, "I'm his cousin."
After these words came out, Shen Changyi and Xie Du looked at her in astonishment.
After hearing this, the cleaning boy said respectfully, "The Sword Immortal's relatives are just like the relatives of the disciples of the Ming Zhou Sect. Please come in quickly."
Li Shanglu ignored Shen Changyi's expression of wanting to say something but not wanting to, and stepped into the mountain gate.
A master and a disciple followed closely behind her. Shen Changyi quickened his pace and easily caught up with her. He asked anxiously, "Shang Lu, why did you lie to him?"
Li Shanglu said without turning his head, "From now on, just call me cousin."
She had planned this long ago. This time when she came to Mingzhou Sect, the people in the sect certainly did not get the news in advance, so she came as a cousin and could naturally see the truest side of Shen Changyi in the sect.
She wanted to see what kind of good life Chen Changyi was having outside that made him reluctant to even go home.
Beside her, Chen Changyi's fingers, hidden in his sleeves, clasped tightly into his palms. He said in a deep voice, "I won't lie."
"If you don't know, then learn."
Chen Changyi frowned and squeezed out a few words from between his teeth, "I don't want to lie."
Hearing this, Li Shanglu glanced at him, raised his hand and gently placed it on his arm, pinching it hard, "Have you thought about it now?"
Shen Changyi didn't dodge her hand, but still said firmly, "I don't want to."
Li Shanglu looked at him strangely. He didn't expect that he would be so obsessed with a title. He became even more suspicious that he was hiding something from him and was afraid of being discovered by him.
So she quietly approached Shen Changyi, raised her hand to help him straighten his clothes, and said in a low voice, "Husband, this is outside. I'm giving you face, please don't refuse."
“…”
Shen Changyi became honest. He had no doubt that Li Shanglu would really beat him in the sect. Although it would not hurt, the consequences of Li Shanglu's anger would definitely be more serious than being beaten.
He hadn't called Li Shanglu "sister" for three years. Although it had only been three years, he always felt that Li Shanglu had been his wife for a long time.
He felt even more irritated and looked around. Shen Changyi felt particularly uncomfortable with any gaze directed at them.
There was a feeling that something important to me suddenly no longer belonged to him.
disturbed.
Upset.
It feels so uncomfortable.
Li Shanglu did not feel any discomfort at all. He was as happy as if he was out for an outing, looking around at the outside world.
The Mingzhou Sect is indeed a large sect. It feels even bigger than the small town where they were born and raised. At a glance, there are rolling mountains, gurgling streams, palaces and pavilions standing in groups, and disciples practicing everywhere.
Many disciples came to greet them, but Shen Changyi ignored any of them and just followed Li Shanglu silently.
"Is this the Sword Immortal's cousin?" The sect leader looked very young. Perhaps it was because cultivators age more slowly than mortals. She didn't look like someone who would give birth to a child as old as Xie Du. However, she had a kind attitude and a demeanor that was refreshing. Li Shanglu had a good impression of her.
In front of the sect leader, Shen Changyi remained silent and seemed to have no idea of the rules. I really don’t know how he got to this point.
Li Shanglu couldn't help but push him, urging him to speak.
"Yes." Shen Changyi lied to the sect leader reluctantly, and turned his face away in shame.
Their little movements were fully observed by the Sect Master. The woman in the upper seat smiled imperceptibly and whispered, "In that case, I'm afraid Master Sword Immortal's previous residence is no longer suitable. I will have someone make separate quarters for you."
"A separate residence?" Li Shanglu asked doubtfully.
The Sect Master said somewhat helplessly, "Yes, Master Sword Immortal refused to live in the bedroom we arranged for him, so he has been living with the sect disciples."
Li Shanglu was stunned for a moment, then tilted his head to look at Shen Changyi. Xie Du's cold voice echoed in his ears, "Master has always been like this. In the disciple's dormitory, there are at least a dozen people sleeping on one bed. It's crowded and hot in the summer, but he never complains. He only takes half of the reward for going out to exorcise demons, and if it's a poor family, he doesn't take anything at all. He has never enjoyed a good life alone."
Half of the reward finally went into Li Shanglu's pocket.
As soon as he finished speaking, the sect leader and Xie Du were suddenly shocked, and the disciples in the entire hall also widened their eyes.
Because they saw Li Shanglu pulling Shen Changyi's ear, even gritting his teeth and saying, "Only taking half, do you think your family is very wealthy?"
The Sect Master was stunned and quickly stopped him, "No, no, how can you treat the Sword Immortal like this?"
Chen Changyi stood there and let her scold him, only explaining in a low voice, "They were injured by the demon cultivators and need a lot of money to treat them. Even if we only take half of it, it will be enough for us for a long time..."
Li Shanglu was so angry that he died.
She thought that all the money was spent by Shen Changyi, but she didn't expect that he didn't want it at all. It would be better to spend it!
That's all hard-earned money!
"Just wait for me." Li Shanglu said this while gritting her teeth, and turned to look at the sect leader and the others. The hall had suddenly become silent, and everyone was looking at her.
She froze for a moment, then came to her senses and realized that she was not in the small house in the mountains, but in Shen Changyi's sect.
"Cousin, I'm sorry."
Li Shanglu took a deep breath and apologized gently, as if nothing had happened.
Chen Changyi's face was calm, his ears reddened from being twisted, and he continued her conversation naturally, "It's okay, it's my fault."
The Sect Master and Xie Du looked at each other, and both saw a hint of shock in each other's eyes.
Isn't this right?
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