Chapter 140 The old man is narrow-minded
The spicy juice of the green onion burst into Nan Xuan's eyes, causing them to feel sore and tears to flow out instantly.
He raised his hand to wipe away his tears, narrowed his eyes and smiled at Baoya: "Not bad, you even dare to threaten your master?"
"I..." Baoya looked at his smiling face and swallowed.
The master was clearly smiling, but why did it feel so scary?
"I taught her."
Before Baoya could say anything, Jingzhen had already taken the lead and stood in front of her.
"I knew it."
Nan Xuan stood up and gave him a cold look: "You haven't finished covering up for the little girl yet."
"So you can just punish me, it's none of Baoya's business." Jingzhen said.
"Tsk," Nan Xuan's expression turned cold, "You're quite protective of her. But today, none of you three can escape!"
After he finished speaking, he pointed at Yun Chenglu and said, "You, go chop firewood, one hundred loads. When you have chopped enough, you can come and become my disciple."
"Yes, Master!" Yun Chenglu swung the axe and carried it on his shoulder. He didn't feel like he was being punished at all, and his face was smiling like a flower.
Nan Xuan shook his head and turned to Jing Zhen and Bao Ya: "You two follow me."
He led the two of them around the bamboo house to the back mountain, passed through the vegetable garden and orchard, and came to an open space halfway up the mountain.
This open space is surrounded by towering ancient pines. In the center of the open space, dozens of wooden stakes of different heights and spacings are erected.
The tallest ones are two or three meters tall, and the shortest ones are as tall as an adult.
"Liuyun Bu. Since you are covering up for each other when stepping on the shadows, let's just do it formally." Nan Xuan said.
Baoya looked at the young man in black standing in front of her, with a cold look on his handsome face.
It seemed like it was the first time she saw her master look so serious.
"Brother Jing," Baoya quietly reached out and tugged at Jingzhen's sleeve, "Is Master angry?"
"Yeah," Jingzhen hummed softly, "It's okay, I'll help you later."
"It's all my fault." The little girl's star-like eyes dimmed. "Did I do something wrong just now?"
"You're right," Jing Zhen lied with his eyes wide open, "It's this old man who is narrow-minded."
Nan Xuan:......
These two little brats are whispering in his ear, do they think he can't hear them?
"Ahem," he cleared his throat. "The punishment is simple: walking on wooden stakes. When I count to one, the two of you will stand on the stakes. The stakes are placed in a spiral pattern, so just follow the order."
"From now on, until the little girl comes home in the evening, you are not allowed to fall down, and you are not allowed to stop. Otherwise, every time you fall down, you will be fined for an extra day."
Jingzhen was very familiar with this, but it was too difficult for Baoya, a child who was only four years old.
Moreover, if she falls from a high wooden stake, the additional penalty is a small matter. Baoya is so young that she will definitely get hurt.
"You did it on purpose." Jing Zhen gritted his teeth and glared at Nan Xuan angrily.
The latter smiled and yawned: "What? You think I'm bullying you? What about when you two little bastards teamed up to deceive me?"
"But Baoya is still so young, how could you..."
"I only said that you can't fall down, but I didn't say that you can't help each other or use auxiliary props." Seeing that Jingzhen was really anxious, Nanxuan still gave him a hint.
Jing Zhen's expression softened a bit. This old fox still had some conscience!
After finishing the instructions, Nan Xuan did not leave. He tapped the ground with his toes, and his figure was as light as a flying bird.
He jumped onto the tallest ancient pine tree beside the clearing and leisurely lay down on a branch: "Don't try to be sneaky, I'm here watching you."
Jingzhen pursed his lips, glared at him, and took Baoya's hand and jumped onto a shorter wooden stake.
The wooden stake was very small, barely enough for one person to stand on. Jingzhen had practiced well and could stand very steadily. Baoya had small feet, so she was also quite stable.
However, she looked ahead at the wooden stakes that were getting taller and taller, with gaps between them growing wider, and frowned, "Brother Xiaojing, I don't think I can do it."
Jing Zhen raised his eyebrows: "Where's your dragon beard noodles? Give it to me."
Afraid that she might misunderstand him again, he quickly added, "Throw the whip to me."
"good."
Baoya did not make a mistake this time. She took the dragon beard noodles from her wrist, flicked it, and opened the small silver whip, then gently raised the tip of the whip towards Jingzhen.
Jingzhen raised his hand and held it: "I'll lead you, watch your step."
"Yeah!" Baoya nodded and gripped the small silver handle tightly.
The afternoon sun was shining brightly, penetrating the lush green pine forest and illuminating the two little figures, one tall and one short.
Nan Xuan took the wine jug from his waist, half-closed his eyes, drank while supervising his two disobedient little disciples.
But I have to say that this method is more effective than stepping on shadows. Looking down from here, you can clearly see that the speed of the two people below is getting faster and faster.
Before, it would take at least an incense stick of time for two people to walk a circle and return to the starting point, but now, they can walk three circles in one incense stick.
At this moment, little Baoya, who was standing on the wooden stake, was having more and more fun. She walked so skillfully that Jingzhen almost didn't need to use the dragon beard noodles to lead her anymore.
"Brother Xiaojing, I feel like we're walking faster and faster, as if we're about to fly."
Jing Zhen, who was walking in front, curled his lips and turned back to smile faintly at Bao Ya: "Because you are smart."
He is smart and agile, and the two of them work together perfectly.
When Baoya looked up, she met Jingzhen's gaze. The little girl opened her eyes wide instantly and was a little stunned.
The golden light of the setting sun sprinkled on Jingzhen's handsome face, casting a soft halo, his eyes were like bright stars, and his face was like a crown of jade.
Just as he was stunned, Nan Xuan's voice suddenly came from the treetops: "What are you doing? Get moving, don't be lazy!"
Both of them were startled. Baoya's body tilted and she would have almost fallen if Jingzhen hadn't pulled her in time.
"Be careful." Jing Zhen said.
"Oh," Baoya came back to her senses, reached out and scratched the small tuft on her head, and smiled embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, Brother Xiaojing is so handsome, I was distracted just now."
Jingzhen's face flushed.
The two of them practiced until evening.
Baoya came down from the wooden stake. She thought her legs would be weak, but unexpectedly, her feet were very fast and she was much more agile than usual.
But she was thinking about something else.
Seeing Nan Xuan flying down from the treetop, she ran over and grabbed Nan Xuan's sleeve and said, "Master, is it okay? Have Brother Xiao Jing and I passed?"
Nan Xuan raised an eyebrow and said, "Well done. But we have to continue tomorrow and pick up the pace."
"Ah!" the little girl wailed, "When will you teach me how to cook delicious food?!"
Nan Xuan:......
Jing Zhen: ...
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