Chapter 22 He stayed with her all night long.
Three days later, the first stage of the martial arts test will begin.
The morning before, without the instructors' reminders, the disciples of the Tianzi class had voluntarily stopped the continuous duel trials that had lasted for a month. They all conserved their energy and swallowed Guyuan Pills in big gulps.
Competitions within the sect have very strict regulations on disciples' use of magical tools, elixirs, etc.
Tianyan emphasizes hard training and absolute strength. Anyone who relies on high-level magical instruments that they cannot control, or banned drugs that can significantly increase spiritual energy in the short term to suppress their opponents in the trial field will be directly eliminated. Even ordinary pills like Guyuan Pills that only replenish qi and strengthen the body can only be used before and after the trial.
Everyone wants to perform well in the trial field and show their full potential. Even if they know they can't make it into the top fifteen, they don't want to show weakness in front of everyone.
Xu Huaiyan is no exception.
Although he is not as strong as Zhan Yao, who is much stronger than everyone else in the outer sect, but judging from his usual strength, it should not be difficult for him to get a place in the top five.
In comparison, he was more worried about Mu Fuyun's situation.
After the results of the written examination came out, he hadn't seen her near the sword arena again. He wasn't too worried about her sword practice. After all, she had only been learning swordsmanship for a short time and certainly couldn't compare to the disciples with a solid foundation like them.
He felt that she must have her own way of practicing alone.
However, as the points race drew closer, there was still no news from her.
Before, when he occasionally sent her messages using the jade token, she would reply with a sentence or two from time to time. But since the day before yesterday, when he asked her if she was almost ready, she had no response.
Yesterday, he sent two more messages reminding her not to work too hard and to conserve her energy, but again, they fell on deaf ears.
Until today, he felt that something was really wrong, so he simply took advantage of his rest time to ask a little Taoist boy from the mountains to go to the thatched cottage where she lived to take a look.
She lived in the inner sect, and he was still an outer sect disciple and had no right to enter. However, the little Taoist boys working in the inner sect could enter and leave.
The little Taoist boy came back just now and told him that the thatched cottage was empty and Mu Fuyu was not found.
Xu Huaiyan gradually became anxious.
Logically speaking, people in the sect shouldn't encounter any bad guys. Could it be that he practiced too hard, went astray, couldn't bear it, and passed out?
He thought about it over and over again, but was still worried. He decided that if there was still no news the next morning, he would find a way to find his junior brother from Fu Ri Peak and ask him for help.
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Mu Fuyun had been sleeping for a whole day by the pond in the back mountain.
This time, it took her two full days and two nights to advance, and she took a whole bottle of Guyuan Pills before she could stabilize her realm.
When I opened my eyes again, it was already the afternoon of the third day.
She was already exhausted, and because she hadn't eaten or drunk anything for two days, she was so hungry that she felt dizzy. She fell asleep not long after waking up.
In her dream, she felt as if a cool spring was flowing across her dry lips and tongue, melting two small, crisp candies like baby teeth.
That's her lotus seed candy.
The sweet taste with a slight bitterness made her feel very comfortable and she couldn't help laughing in her dream.
The smile spread across a face that was somewhat flamboyant and bright, and looked extremely clear.
Xie Hanyi just sat there quietly, looking at Mu Fuyun with his eyes closed.
He came last night. Either on a whim or on purpose, he showed up here quietly.
I didn't want to disturb her sword practice, but I happened to see her faint from exhaustion and unconsciousness after breaking through the realm.
He didn't wake her up, nor did he turn around and leave. Instead, he stayed and sat beside her, guarding her for the whole night.
As a cultivator, a night was as insignificant to him as the blink of an eye. But for such a short time to be spent on a mere outer disciple was somewhat unusual.
That night, he saw that she was covered in sweat, so he performed a cleansing spell on her; seeing that her lips were chapped, he gave her some mountain spring water; seeing that she was pale from hunger, he fed her two lotus seed candies that he had brought with him.
And although she never woke up, she looked much better.
His robe was neat, his lips were moisturized, his complexion was restored, and there was even a smile on his peaceful sleeping face.
As the sun rose and the moon set, he was like a statue of ice and snow, standing still amid the changing stars and the morning glow, until he felt the breath in her body gradually stabilize.
"alright."
He uttered these two words softly in a hoarse voice.
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Compared to the silence in the back mountain, the Qinglu at the foot of the mountain is bustling with people.
This day should be the busiest day for the entire outer sect in the past year - or should I say, in many years.
From the elders and disciples of the inner sect to the disciples of all levels of the outer sect, all gathered near the trial platform, waiting to watch the three-day points competition.
The trial platform has been divided into dozens of competition areas for the eighty selected Tianzi Class disciples to use. Beside each area, there is an instructor and an inner disciple responsible for recording the wins and losses.
And right in front of the trial field, there is a huge stone tablet several people tall.
The surface of the stone tablet was as smooth as a mirror, and was engraved with a total of eighty names. Each name was followed by a number, which was the initial score of each person.
The initial points are awarded based on the results of the written test and the performance in the outer sect over the past three years. Therefore, the ranking is slightly different from the results of the written test.
Xu Huaiyan stood among his disciples. He only had to look up at the stone tablet and couldn't help but look around anxiously.
What caught my eye were faces that were so familiar that they couldn't be more familiar, except for Mu Fuyu.
"Why are you in such a hurry?" Zhan Yao, who was standing next to him, noticed his abnormality and frowned. "Who are you looking for? Mu Fuyun?"
Everyone knows that Xu Huaiyan is the person closest to Mu Fuyun in the entire outer sect class.
Zhan Yao said, looking around: "Where is she? I haven't seen her for so many days. She hasn't really given up and dared not come, right?"
Having said that, she hoped in her heart that this was not the case.
Xu Huaiyan was unsure. He could neither admit nor deny it. He just said vaguely, "It's okay," to get away with it.
At this time, he finally found Song Xinghe's figure among the crowd on the high ground. He hurriedly squeezed out from the crowded crowd of outer disciples, walked around the large crowd, grabbed a little Taoist boy, and asked him to help deliver a message to Song Xinghe.
Senior Brother Chu is not in the sect now, and he really doesn't know who to ask for help. Junior Brother Song and Senior Sister Mu used to be as close as siblings, so he will surely not ignore Mu Fuyun's affairs.
The little Taoist boy smiled and agreed, then ran happily to tell Song Xinghe the message.
Song Xinghe was originally standing with the elders from various peaks.
The elders all came to look at the promising seedlings. Before the competition began, they began to recognize the people one by one according to the names on the stone tablet.
"Xinghe, look, is that Zhan Yao?" Jiang Hanqiu, the Yaojin Fairy of Luoxia Peak, pointed at the female cultivator next to the trial platform and asked.
Song Xinghe took a casual look and said, "Uncle Jiang, that's another disciple, Xu Lian, and the one next to her is Junior Sister Zhan Yao."
"So it's her." Jiang Hanqiu nodded and then set his eyes on Xu Lian. "This little girl seems to be ranked at the top as well."
Song Xinghe smiled and agreed, but his eyes began to wander around, looking for that familiar figure in the crowd.
Chu Ye is not here. Today, he came on behalf of Fu Ri Peak.
The head master had no plans to accept any more disciples in the outer sect's Tianzi class. He and Chu Ye were also young and inexperienced, and it was not time for them to live in their own caves and open the door to accept disciples. This time, they came just to accompany the uncles and aunts on behalf of the head master.
The head master's illness has recently flared up again, so he handed over most of the affairs to him and Chu Ye to share and handle.
It just so happened that he had instructed the disciples of the Tianzi class several times in the past few years and had some impression of most of them. Therefore, several elders asked him a few questions from time to time.
He agreed with his mouth, but he was always a little absent-minded.
Mu Fuyun, the ignorant Mu Fuyun who had his eyes on the top of his head, didn't come at all.
Seeing that Instructor Wu was reiterating the rules of the points competition and the participating disciples were ready to go, Song Xinghe's brows began to frown a little.
At this time, the little Taoist boy brought over Xu Huaiyan's words.
Song Xinghe's face darkened. After saying "sorry" to several of his uncles and aunts, he left and pulled Xu Huaiyan aside.
Below, the disciples all fell silent, leaving only the voice of Instructor Wu.
"...You are free to challenge anyone. Simply write your opponent's name on the trial platform. The winner will receive points based on their opponent's ranking, while the loser will lose points."
"What happened? The person is missing. Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Song Xinghe questioned Xu Huaiyan.
Xu Huaiyan was a little embarrassed: "I wanted to find Senior Brother yesterday, but I was in the outer sect and had no chance to see Senior Brother Song. Senior Brother Song's name was not on the communication jade token. I could only come here today to tell Senior Brother in person..."
"...Starting from the third day, during the duel, the loser will deduct all of the opponent's points, and the winner will gain all of the opponent's points. If the points fall below zero within three days, the player will be eliminated immediately."
After Instructor Wu reiterated the rules, dozens of disciples dispersed and waited at the edge of each competition venue.
Xu Huaiyan looked back frequently, fearing that he would have to go back to fight once the battle started.
"Brother Song, the martial arts test is about to begin. What should we do if someone wants to challenge Junior Sister Mu?"
Song Xinghe gritted his teeth and said, "Although her points are low, she can still hold on for a while. You go to the competition first, I'll go find her."
As he spoke, he signaled Xu Huaiyan to return to the trial platform, and he flew away quickly on his sword.
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