On the west side of the river, Linlu Academy.

Fishing boat crossing.

Surrounded by a vast maple forest.

An old man wearing a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat was sitting at the ferry crossing by the river, quietly holding a fishing rod and fishing leisurely.

Beside them, there was a group of students and disciples serving.

Among them, the eldest brother Li Jinshu is the leader.

Yan Jidao, who was fishing, glanced at the bait, raised his head and squinted at the fog and boats on the river, and said calmly:

"Jinshu, have you visited the woman named Ye from Taiqing Xiaoyao Mansion recently?"

Li Jinshu was explaining the meaning of scriptures to a fellow student on behalf of his teacher, and was stunned when he heard this.

He glanced at the teacher's nonchalant profile.

"Ah, you mean... Miss Ye? No, what's wrong?"

Yan Jidao didn't answer, knowing that his tone was a little curious, he asked: "Oh? Didn't she often write to you before? Why haven't you heard from her recently?"

Li Jinshu scratched his head embarrassedly and said happily: "It might be the gifts I gave her a few days ago."

Yan Jidao paused holding the fishing rod, turned around and looked up and down at the very familiar and serious disciple, holding back the upward curve of his lips, and asked curiously: "Gift? You... gave her a gift? What gift?"

You fool, have you finally learned how to give a girl a gift? Not bad, not bad.

The old gentleman stroked his beard, and the more he looked at his eldest disciple, the more pleased he became.

The fellow students who were eavesdropping from behind also looked at each other and took a deep breath.

Hey, the serious and wooden senior brother finally got it.

Li Jinshu nodded to them and said:

"Teacher, doesn't she often come to me to ask questions about the scriptures? I thought it would be troublesome for her to travel between Taiqing Mansion and the Academy all day long. It's not a good idea to ask me to pick her up every day. It's better to solve the problem once and for all."

"So I took some time out and worked for two days and one night to sort out all the Confucian classics that I had used on my way to study since I entered the academy. I selected a complete set of Confucian classics that can be used to learn from the basics to master the classics. It is filled with my reading insights over the years and your brilliant explanations...

"I thought this set of books should be enough for Miss Ye to study for a few years, so that she can thoroughly appreciate the profound wisdom of our Confucian sages. Then I went to call Miss Ye to the academy. However, Miss Ye may have seen my good intentions in advance. When she came to the academy that time, she specially changed into a beautiful dress, dressed up, and put on bright and beautiful rouge. It looked very expensive. She must be preparing to solemnly welcome the crystallization of wisdom of the sages."

At this point, Li Jinshu paused, looked at his teacher's fellow students who had suddenly quieted down, and smiled and sighed:

"Although I don't think it's necessary to go through so much trouble. As long as the respect and admiration are there, it's enough. There's no need for these formalities. If the spirits of the ancestors are still alive, they will only be pleased and will not care about the formalities."

"But since Miss Ye was like this, I didn't say anything more. I led her outside the school and asked her to wait at the door. I went back to the school, took out the books, and gave them to her."

Thinking of the wise move that day, Li Jinshu smiled embarrassedly, "You know what, these books are quite heavy. Miss Ye saw them, took them, and seemed quite happy. She smiled at me. She must have felt the heavy weight of knowledge in her arms. But it is not very convenient for her to carry books in that beautiful skirt."

Yan Ji said: "..."

Junior brothers and sisters: "..."

Li Jinshu didn't notice the sudden silence in the air. He was still talking about his clever move that day with great interest:

"Hey, teacher, to be honest, I am a little reluctant to give them up. These books are collected bit by bit by me over the years. Every year when books are delivered to the Shushan Bookstore from the foot of the mountain, I will go there in advance to wait for them, otherwise they will be snatched away by the other bookworm brothers who are like gluttons."

"I have experienced their hand speeds before. However, my hand speed is not bad after years of practice. I think it is on par with my senior brothers... But the teacher taught us that happiness is better shared than happiness alone. I think it makes sense, so I'll give them to Miss Ye. I hope she will cherish them."

He raised his head slightly and sighed, his tone a little regretful and reluctant:

"Come to think of it, although these old books have broken pages and old covers and packaging, I picked them out one by one from the pile of books brought in by horses from the foot of the mountain. Many of them are unique copies and are difficult to reprint. Although they look a bit torn, the ignorant people at the foot of the mountain treat them as waste paper and transport them to the academy, but I know how precious they are... Well, now there is another Miss Ye who knows about it."

Speaking of this, Li Jinshu felt a little happy.

Everyone: “…”

Yan Jidao put down the fishing rod in his hand and picked it up again. Finally, he looked at this senior disciple and couldn't help asking: "She...how did she know?"

Li Jinshu said happily:

"That's what I told her. When she first took the books, she smiled after taking a look at them, and asked me seriously if they were valuable. I nodded and said I wouldn't even exchange them for a thousand coins. Miss Ye seemed embarrassed when she heard that, and she kept refusing and even said she wanted to give me money."

He shook his head and said seriously:

"But as the master's disciple and the eldest brother of the younger brothers and sisters, how can I take back the things I gave away or ask for money?"

"But I still reluctantly explained to her the origins of these books and their specific value... I told her the truth from before, telling her not to feel guilty and to take good care of them. Don't worry about me. Anyway, I have read these books countless times and basically don't need them anymore... In addition, there will be more old books shipped to Shushan Bookstore from the foot of the mountain. I will go there to pick up some bargains then. It's a bit troublesome to meet those bookworm brothers and some new brothers who have joined. Well, I have to ask Tzuyu to go with me next time."

The air on the field became quieter again.

Li Jinshu nodded and said to the silent crowd:

"But these are not a problem. It's enough that Miss Ye likes these books. After all, they have accompanied me for many years. In addition, she should read these books carefully in the future and don't bother to ask me again. After Miss Ye heard this, she seemed to be very moved. She hugged the book and thanked me solemnly. At that time, she was so serious that she didn't even call me by my name. She just called me Mr. Li. Then Miss Ye turned around and left with the book. Her steps were so fast that I couldn't keep up..."

Li Jinshu, who was always willing to help, couldn't help scratching his head, and said in confusion, "It's strange, but every time Miss Ye came to the academy before, she didn't know the way. She said that the academy buildings all looked the same, and she wanted me to take her away... That time she left with the books in her arms, and she didn't even let me take her away. Maybe... she knew the way."

“…”

At this moment, after someone finished speaking, the fishing boat became surprisingly quiet.

Yan Jidao kept one hand on his beard and the other on the fishing rod. Even when a fish in the river took the hook and supported the rod, his hands did not move.

The old man who was fishing opened his mouth and looked at his eldest disciple in a daze without saying a word.

After hearing this, the younger brothers and sisters around were also stunned, and looked at the eldest brother with more "admiration".

"Um, teacher, what's wrong with you?"

Yan Jidao closed his mouth, turned his head, and silently watched the jumping fishhook for a while.

"Jinshu."

"Ah, the disciple is here."

Yan Jidao didn't look at Li Jinshu. He looked ahead, nodded and said seriously: "When you have time, go find your junior brother more often and ask him for advice."

Li Jinshu was stunned, "Why is this?"

Yan Jidao said nothing, but slapped his forehead and sighed.

He shook his head, then seemed to remember something, smiled and said, "It seems your junior brother is going back to the academy today."

Li Jinshu nodded, "Yes."

He couldn't help but sigh again: "Master Hey has asked many times, and has sent disciples to inquire seven times... The academy said that he should return this evening."

"Oh, so many times... Is seven times enough? Haha..."

The old man who loved red maple laughed and shook his head. He exerted force on his wrist, picked up the fishing rod, and hung the fish that had been biting the hook for a long time in the air.

"What a big perch! Haha, Jinshu, then you should go to the academy for the eighth time and wait for your junior brother. Ask him to come over to eat perch in the evening. If he is in a hurry to find a wife, then ask Lingfei to come as well."

Li Jinshu and his fellow junior brothers and sisters behind him looked at each other.

He looked at the biased gentleman, smiled and said helplessly: "Yes, sir."

At this time, Yan Jidao suddenly asked, "By the way, how about the matter I asked you to find out before? Is your junior brother...really very close to Mr. Zhu from his school?"

Li Jinshu was slightly startled and answered truthfully:

"I heard that they both like calligraphy. Teacher, you know my little brother's calligraphy. Mr. Zhu is also obsessed with calligraphy. Everyone in the academy knows that. So, they should have similar interests. I went to ask around. Apart from some students in Mochi Academy who were dissatisfied with Mr. Zhu's appointment of my little brother as an assistant teacher, there didn't seem to be any other rumors..."

He raised his eyes to glance at his teacher, whose face was calm and unfathomable, and said softly, "Besides, before Junior Brother went down the mountain for the assessment, he had rarely visited Mr. Zhu's Yilanxuan..."

Yan Jidao nodded slightly, murmured "That's good, that's good", and then turned his attention back to the fishing rod.

"Hey, it's a good fish, catch it."

Yan Jidao swung his fishing rod, caught the fat river perch with one hand, stroked his beard and smiled, then passed the fish to his side.

Li Jinshu stretched out his hands, ready to take it. At the same time, he began to mutter quietly in his heart about going to see his junior apprentice later: "Teacher said that I should learn more from my junior apprentice... Strange, could it be that my junior apprentice has some hidden knowledge or skills that I don't know? What exactly is he going to ask? Calligraphy?"

Just as Li Jinshu reached out to take the fish, he was a little distracted.

He suddenly grabbed nothing.

Li Jinshu was stunned and looked down.

It turned out that the teacher in front of him suddenly retracted the hand that was holding the fish.

The old fisherman who had carved words on a maple leaf caught the fish with one hand, tilted his head to the south, and spoke softly.

"Jinshu, where is your junior brother?"

"Ah, we should be at the academy soon. I just went to ask about it this afternoon, so it should be correct..."

The old man shook his head, still facing south, and repeated: "Where is he... Fengshan."

"Da Li Dynasty... Oh, it seems to be over at Jiyue Mountain."

"Sacrifice the moon...mountain."

The old man took a deep breath, nodded, threw the perch into the river, and disappeared, flowing straight along the Li Du River, heading upstream to the south.

Li Jinshu and other disciples stood there in a daze, looking at the empty seat after their teacher disappeared in an instant.

An old man's solemn and sonorous voice echoed throughout Lanzhou Ferry.

"Quickly go and inform the Mochi Academy! The Mochi students who came down the mountain...something happened to your junior brother!"

Li Jinshu was shocked and immediately rushed to the Mochi Academy...

…

In the north of Wangque, the autumn wind this season is originally from the south.

Blowing from south to north.

And today, there is a magnificent white sea of ​​clouds between Duyou City and Dali Dynasty.

But the north wind is howling.

A white Confucian robe pierces through the sea of ​​clouds.

Countless white clouds were shattered, alarming many Tianzhi realm and even Jindan realm cultivators who were staying and strolling in the sea of ​​clouds.

Then, when they, who belonged to the great immortal families, frowned and looked at the reckless figure, the words on their lips were swallowed back.

It turned out to be the Nascent Soul of the sixth realm powerful being traveling far away!

And she is a very rare female cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage.

When did Wangquezhou have such a young and unfamiliar female cultivator at the Nascent Soul stage...

Above the nine-sky sea of ​​clouds.

The beautiful figure that made countless monks silent in fear and suspicion went south against the wind.

The woman had no pupils, her eyes were snow-white and she was looking straight ahead.

The man held her hand in a small courtyard in the bamboo forest. She, dressed in black, looked back and met his calm gaze.

He said.

Qian'er is a thousand miles away.

He said with a smile.

You are not allowed to teach me how to do things.

He said again.

Zhu Yourong, you like writing, growing orchids, and forgetting lessons... This is very good. It is very good to understand what you like to do, overcome obstacles, and devote yourself to it.

But, I have to say but.

But there are many other things in life that you have to face seriously and try with a smile. Just like you said, life is long and even powerful monks have to live ordinary lives.

Fellow Daoist Yourong, you cannot neglect the other interesting scenery around you for the sake of a hobby.

Just like I like writing, but I also like poetry, books, beautiful women, beautiful scenery and good times, I like to eat and be lazy, picking cucumbers from vines, and I like to get up early to water the fields by the east fence...Okay, playing the piano is a bit of an exception, but I am also trying hard.

Fellow Daoist Yourong, next time when you go out, please don't be in a hurry and forget to bind your chest.

In the future, when you have free time to write, you can appreciate the scenery of the flower garden and pay more attention to the little book girl. Don’t let that girl water the flowers alone. If no one cares about her, her temper will become more and more wild.

You can visit a certain old-fashioned and difficult student more often, talk to her about her troubles, and tell her not to keep a stern face all day long, and to smile more at such a young age.

You should stop being lazy and forgetting the time. You should adjust your daily routine... Take back the calligraphy classes at Ruxing Hall and Zhengyi Hall. The students actually want you, a gentle teacher, to teach them, rather than abandon them in some sense...

“Aaaaaaaa——!”

At this moment, above the vast sea of ​​clouds, the usually gentle and elegant snow-eyed girl in the Nascent Soul stage suddenly raised her head and let out a long roar.

It destroyed a thousand miles of sea of ​​clouds.

The man finally laughed.

Fellow Taoist Yourong, please stop being obsessed with a certain object or person in front of you.

With these words, I bid you farewell forever.