"I heard that Senior Brother Ji has been going to the Mo Gui Pavilion in the Northern Palace recently, sitting in on Mr. Bai's classes without missing a single one. He often sits there for a long day to study the Mo Scripture, leaving early and returning late."

A student from Taiyi Mansion asked with a kind smile, looking at the quiet young man walking in front.

This quiet young man had the temperament of a nobleman, and his posture was as straight as a jade tree. He did not turn back when he heard the words, but walked calmly in front.

Following closely behind him was a stocky, plain-looking man, wearing simple servant clothes and speaking little.

Senior Sister Yunzi, who everyone had gotten used to in the past, no longer followed Senior Brother Ji. It was said that she was in seclusion trying to reach the Golden Core Realm.

Therefore, this new and dull servant caused the students of Taiyi Mansion who followed behind him to look at him curiously along the way.

Ji Qianyi was leading a group of students towards the South Gate of the mansion, preparing to go out.

He walked in front with few words, while his fellow students following behind him chatted about various gossips in the mansion.

Hearing the topic being brought up from behind, Ji Qian nodded.

He looked ahead and said softly:

"Mr. Bai hasn't given any lectures in the past two days." He frowned as if he was thinking of something, "He went out for something."

Ji Qianyi stopped talking, but the male and female students behind him looked at each other. One of the male students suddenly laughed and sighed:

"A few days ago, that master made quite a commotion in Xinyi Pavilion. I heard that Bai Lu, the chief of the neighboring house Yue, almost ran out of the palace again. But thanks to Mr. Bai's quick rush, he didn't let our deputy house master come out again."

The word 'again' was emphasized three times.

The students behind Ji Qianyi laughed in unison.

Senior Vietnam Xingyue, the head of Taiqing Xiaoyao Mansion, values ​​talents but has an impatient temper, and everyone in the mansion knows it.

When the old senior was young, he ran away and traveled around the nine continents. Now that he is old, he has settled down in the four prefectures of Taiqing in Wangque Continent, but he still can't sit still. He finally decided to go into seclusion, but he ran out of it several times for various reasons. It is hard not to wonder what seclusion he is in.

However, this Yue leader came out of retreat several times because of the "girl who is very skilled in swordsmanship" he mentioned. For example, a few days ago, Zhao Lingfei triggered a sword chant in the inconspicuous Xia Chongzhai.

This "Ten Thousand Miles" sword sound did not just attract Vietnam Star to come out of retreat and make Zhao Lingfei famous in Duyou City again. The birth of a middle-level first-class natal flying sword and the appearance of a female swordsman with double first-class natal swords caused a greater shock than most people in the mansion imagined.

Before dawn of the first night, she was already famous in Duyou City.

On the second day, he became famous in the North and the overseas islands.

On the third day, the news was reported on the mountain and spread throughout the cultivation world of Wangque Continent. It was said that even in Lihuo Country, far away on the southernmost coast of Wangque Continent, Yunze Sword Cultivator, who usually didn't pay much attention to the situation in Duyou City in the north, curiously asked about the three words "Zhao Lingfei"...

The four Taiqing prefectures, which gathered the seeds of cultivation from all over the continent, were originally a unique inward-looking arena of fame and fortune. The more free and casual they seemed on the surface, the more intense the competition inside. Fame and vanity were one of the positive feedbacks that could best arouse the inner desire for competition among the students.

So at this moment, although it was a joke to the old senior Yue, the laughter of the students in the mansion contained envy, warmth, and a bit of sourness.

Ji Qianyi, who was walking in front, did not smile, nor did the dull and obedient servant behind him.

"When has she ever been quiet?"

Ji Qian said.

The laughter of the students behind him subsided.

A male student said, "Mr. Bai should have gone down the mountain with Senior Sister Zhao. They haven't come back since they left that day. I don't know what happened to Senior Sister Zhao... But Mr. Bai still favors Senior Sister Zhao. He put aside many important things and went down the mountain directly. People have been coming to the Mozhe Mansion in East City these days, and they are still waiting for Mr. Bai..."

When he mentioned the three words "Mr. Bai", his tone was respectful and the people around him also looked serious. This was a special existence in the mansion.

Ji Qianyi didn't respond. Of course, he knew more from the information channels behind the scenes than the men in the mansion.

So a female servant waited for a while, and after seeing the attitude of the crowd, she curled her lips and said:

"Sometimes I don't know what this Senior Sister Zhao is thinking. The seniors in the mansion think so highly of her, and Mr. Bai has even trained her as his last disciple. Who knows, he might even teach her the unique lineage of a certain lineage of the Mohist school in the future."

Her tone was somewhat unpleasant. "But she is so good. She does what she wants and looks down on her fellow disciples. I admit that she is indeed qualified, but as a student of Taiqing Prefecture, she doesn't act like a student of Taiqing Prefecture at all. Students of our generation enjoy the cultivation resources of the human race in Wangque Continent, so we should concentrate on cultivation, work hard in climbing mountains, and have our names engraved on the Taiqing Tianjiao List as soon as possible."

"And our Senior Sister Zhao has hit a bottleneck and has not yet entered Tianzhi. She is not in a hurry at all. I don't know what she is busy with all day. She keeps running to the next academy to look for her husband who appeared out of nowhere at the foot of the mountain."

She paused.

The atmosphere among the crowd was a little quiet. After all, in the past, people only complained about the gossip about this favored daughter of Xiaoyao Mansion in their hearts and generally did not express it in public.

Because there are so many people and everyone is listening, there is no need to say anything unnecessary and offend a talented person with a bright future.

There were many female students in the palace who had complaints about this favored daughter of the Zhao family, but there were also many students who admired her and could not bear to see the reputation of their goddess being damaged.

There must have been many people close to Concubine Zhao Lingfei who filed the complaint under the pretext of defending her reputation and thus "shared a common hatred for the enemy".

Why make wedding dresses for others?

Besides...

At this moment, the female student glanced at Ji Qian's quiet back without any expression.

Seeing that he was not like before, he immediately spoke up to stop them from discussing Zhao Lingfei.

The female student surnamed Han's eyes flickered slightly, she raised her chin slightly, and continued in a casual chat tone:

“Although I don’t know how big the bottleneck of the Tianzhi Realm that Senior Sister Zhao encountered is, but compared to her previous unstoppable speed in breaking through the mirror when she was the number one in Taiqing Mansion, this bottleneck that has held her back for half a year should not be an ordinary one. It may have involved the foundation of her Sword Immortal embryo…”

She stopped talking at the right time, and her words seemed to leave a lingering meaning, which easily aroused associations.

Ji Qianyi in front frowned slightly but still said nothing.

Now that someone has started talking, others will be tempted to talk too.

"What Junior Sister Han said makes sense. We students of Taiqing Prefecture should focus on cultivation. Breaking through bottlenecks is a big deal, while love affairs are secondary details. I don't know what Senior Sister Zhao is thinking. I haven't seen her attend classes for a long time. Even in Mr. Bai's class, she is rarely seen. I heard that she often goes to the academy where her son-in-law husband is..."

You Fusheng sighed: "This love affair between men and women is indeed very harmful to people."

Several people responded to each other, and the other people who were listening looked at each other.

A male student tried to mediate the situation, saying, "What the brothers and sisters are worried about is... Actually, everyone is saying so much for the sake of Sister Zhao. We are all from the same sect, and some of us are worried about her."

The female student surnamed Han nodded: "I am indeed worried about Senior Sister Zhao. As the saying goes, 'Birds of a feather flock together.'"

She glanced at Ji Qianyi's back again and changed the subject: "Speaking of which, when she and Senior Brother Ji were competing with each other and promoting each other, the cultivation atmosphere was really good. What everyone talked about most at that time was who would break the mirror first. That kind of atmosphere made us, the students of the same class, practice together with a clear mind and work hard. Unfortunately, now..."

Shaking his head, "Looking around, Senior Brother Ji is the only one left to shoulder the heavy burden alone and continue to be a role model for our fellow students."

"It's a pity for Senior Sister Zhao. Senior Brother Ji is the one who always stays the same. He is the real role model for our generation."

You Fusheng said ashamedly: "You are right. Senior Brother Ji has extraordinary talent, but I heard that he has been studying the Mo Sutra in Mo Ju Pavilion in order to overcome the bottleneck of Tian Zhi Realm. He is not arrogant or impatient, but makes progress bit by bit, day by day... It is his perseverance that makes me admire him the most."

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Brother Ji's perseverance must have been silently observed by the senior teachers in the mansion, as well as Mr. Bai. On this point, Sister Zhao should really put aside her airs and learn from him with an open mind. Since she has a Confucian son-in-law, how could she not know the Confucian idiom that goes, "Arrogant soldiers will..."

"I can't beat her." Ji Qianyi suddenly spoke from the front.

The people at the back were choking on their words.

They wondered if they had heard it wrong.

Ji Qianyi narrated calmly, "In the Qingyuntai competition, I lost cleanly. I couldn't beat her."

He narrowed his eyes slightly, pursed his lips and looked at the dazzling autumn sun in the sky.

"Now, she has an additional first-class flying sword."

"She has two armor-class swords."

Ji Qian nodded and stated the simple facts: "In this Haoran Realm, my Dao fetus has not yet fully awakened, and my golden elixir is far from being stable. Right now, I am no match for her at all."

The crowd was silent for a moment.

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