Shen Qingmang touched his head and listened to him say, "Perhaps I shouldn't say bad things about Master Fengchun, causing Master to worry too much. After all, Master Jinyan is here and won't let Master get hurt."
Shen Qingmang's hands froze, because his words reminded him of a more terrifying possibility.
She thought no one would suspect her change in temperament, but if An Yanxiang, who had less contact with Qiongju, could notice something, wouldn't her senior brother Shi Mingli also notice something was wrong?
Apart from those disciples who only knew her and had never met the former Qiongju, it was actually unsafe for her to spend any time with anyone else.
"Master, what's wrong?" Gu Sui Han looked at her with concern.
She came back to her senses and smiled. "Nothing."
At this moment, the jade pendant on her waist suddenly lit up, and then Qian Meng's anxious voice rang in her mind: "Teacher, it's bad, Senior Brother Hao Xin is fighting with others!"
Shen Qingmang stood up suddenly. "Where is it?"
"Wendao Peak, I've marked the location."
"I'll be there right away." Shen Qingmang cut off the communication and said to Gu Suihan, "Just rest and recuperate. I have something to take care of."
"Master, walk slowly and be careful along the way."
Shen Qingmang nodded and hurried off, wondering if everyone should be eating jiao shu by now. Why was Hao Xin fighting again? Could it be over the sweet and salty zongzi?
Even though Gu Sui Han is ill, he is still the least worrying person compared to others.
With the locator, Shen Qingmang quickly appeared at the scene of the accident. However, the one who arrived earlier than her was Second Senior Brother Qi Xiao. At this moment, he was grabbing Huaining's ears and scolding:
"Don't you think it's embarrassing enough? Last time, you had Qiongju tied up like a glutinous rice dumpling and thrown at my door. Now, during the Mengxia Festival, you want to be a glutinous rice dumpling again?"
Oh, the fight is over? Shen Qingmang raised his eyebrows.
"Master, you're finally here!" Si Rong hugged her. "This time, Huaining was the first to strike! We're right!"
Hao Xin also looked at her with an expression that seemed to be asking for praise. "I said I would fight him in the martial arts arena, but he just couldn't hold back."
She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Hao Xin was still alive and well, without any injuries.
"What just happened?"
Qian Meng, who had called her, said softly, "After we divided the glutinous rice dumplings, we were planning to return to Wuya Peak when we ran into Senior Brother Huaining. He was alone and hesitant, wanting to speak to Senior Sister Sirong alone. Senior Sister Sirong disagreed, and Senior Brother Haoxin said that Senior Brother Huaining was a toad wanting to eat swan meat. Senior Brother Huaining said that you are the toad and wanted to beat Senior Brother Haoxin all over his body. Senior Brother Haoxin said that if he wanted to beat you, he could set a time to go to the martial arts arena. Then Senior Brother Huaining said, I'm going to beat you, do we even need to consider the time? And then he rushed over."
"Pfft..." Shen Qingmang couldn't help laughing when he saw Huaining with a huge bump on his forehead.
Qi Xiao stepped forward to block her view. "Don't laugh, Junior Sister. Take care of your disciple. I'm leaving first."
"Wait, wait a minute." Huaining said with pain: "Arong, don't forget what I said, I really like you! Uh!"
Qi Xiao couldn't stand it any longer and covered his mouth. "Stop embarrassing yourself and leave!"
The master and disciple disappeared from the spot. Si Rong muttered softly, "Am I seeing things right? Why did it feel like Second Master's face was even redder than Huaining's?"
"Let's go back." Shen Qingmang looked at her, then at Hao Xin, thinking that the love education class should be put on the agenda. How should she, a single woman, prepare for the class?
However, Shen Qingmang soon realized that his concerns were unnecessary. The relationship between Hao Xin and Si Rong seemed to have remained unchanged. They continued to bicker from time to time and even arranged a fight on the martial arts stage. Si Rong, leveraging Xia Tian's enhanced fire spirit energy, narrowly defeated Hao Xin in a draw, much to the surprise of Shen Qingmang, who was watching.
It seems that the self-improvement theme class she opened was very effective. Si Rong now knows to study hard.
However, Hao Xin seemed to find it difficult to accept the reality that he was on par with Si Rong. He practiced until late at night for three consecutive days until Shen Qingmang discovered him and threatened him that he would not grow taller if he stayed up late, and then he went to sleep well.
Summer is also the season when flowers bloom. Some of the wood spirit seeds sown by the children in the spring have already bloomed. There are many of them on the windowsill of the classroom, among which Lin Wei's is the most eye-catching. It is the first time that Shen Qingmang has seen a plant with flowers shaped like copper coins. He thinks that if it were put in modern times, it would definitely be a hot-selling item on Taobao.
The grass in Si Rong's flowerpot remained in the state of a seedling. She was depressed for a long time and sang to the flowerpot every day, hoping to make the flower bloom. However, it did not bloom until autumn.
Autumn became Hao Xin's home turf. His spiritual roots contained the most gold, and autumn, being the season of gold, had the strongest bonus effect on him. Shen Qingmang, figuring his young disciple was ready for foundation building, reviewed the layout of the Five Elements Spirit Gathering Array.
The last time Gu Sui Han built his foundation was in Jianchi. Because gold produces water, and earth produces gold, the most suitable place for Hao Xin to build his foundation is where the earth's spiritual energy is the most abundant. Shen Qingmang surveyed it several times and found that the best place was actually the top of Wuya Peak.
Despite its name, Wuya Peak boasts the steepest cliffs of the five peaks. Beneath the cliffs lies the core of the Taichu Sect's mountain-protecting formation. Shen Qingmang harbors a deep shadow over this place, as Qiongju leaped from it, leaving no trace.
Or why not choose the Linyuan Palace at the top of the mountain? The earth spirit energy here is also very strong. Although it is where Qiongju was imprisoned, it is still more acceptable than the place where he died.
Shen Qingmang prepared himself mentally and chose an auspicious day to go find Hao Xin.
However, when she arrived at Hao Xin's residence, she found that the Five Elements Spirit Gathering Formation had been set up in the yard. Hao Xin was sitting in the center of the formation with his eyes closed, Si Rong was sitting on the wall with a serious look on his face, and the person responsible for maintaining the formation was actually the eldest disciple Gu Sui Han.
"This is..." She was shocked and confused.
"Shh..." Si Rong made a quiet gesture to her and said in a low voice, "Big Brother said that no one can interrupt this process, and Master is not allowed to enter the courtyard."
Shen Qingmang looked left and right and found that the most suitable place was only the top of the wall. He had no choice but to sit on the top of the wall like Si Rong and overlook the formation.
The cultivation level required to use the Five Elements Spirit Gathering Formation is not high. Gu Sui Han, who is in the Foundation Establishment Stage, can easily handle it, but the complexity of the formation is among the best. Shen Qingmang had hurt herself when she was practicing it. She watched for a while and found that the eldest disciple was completely at ease.
Si Rong whispered in her ear: "Big Brother is amazing, but the spirit beads were provided by A Rong, and A Rong also contributed!"
"Why didn't you wait for me?" Shen Qingmang also whispered.
Si Rong pointed at Gu Suihan, who looked focused. "Big Brother said that Master works hard for us every day and shouldn't bother you on your day off so he can set up the formation."
"And Xin agreed?"
"Well, he originally wanted to build his foundation directly on his own, saying that a true man never relies on spiritual formations. I don't know what the eldest brother said to him, but he finally agreed."
Shen Qingmang was so moved by the harmonious scene of the three disciples helping each other that he felt a little tearful.
The eldest disciple is really reliable!
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