Dreams and Reality
Seeing Lu Beichen remained silent, Bai Roushuang's expression was complicated at that moment.
But she quickly composed herself and said that she was willing to accept the test from her senior sister.
Bai Roushuang had only been a disciple for a year, so Xu Shulou naturally did not dare to use force. He used the jade fan at his waist as a weapon and fought a few moves with her.
After fighting, he gave her some pointers and found that the little junior sister had a good understanding and was smart. Xu Shulou became interested and taught her a few more moves.
"He has a good understanding, but unfortunately his mind is not on cultivation." Finally, Xu Shulou concluded.
Bai Roushuang bit her lip, looking a little unnatural: "Thank you for your guidance, Senior Sister."
She didn't say much, but Lu Beichen, who was watching from the sidelines, frowned: "Shu Lou, Junior Sister Bai has only been in the cultivation world for a year, and it's already very good to have such a high level of cultivation. Why are you so strict?"
Xu Shulou glanced at him and said, "I'm talking to my junior sister."
Lu Beichen was suddenly reminded of distant memories by these words. He hadn't seen her for so many years. When he saw her getting off the phoenix carriage just now, her whole body was like a bright pearl and a beautiful jade. He was slightly dazed. Why didn't he want to marry such a beautiful woman with such high cultivation level, and why did he keep postponing the marriage?
But after talking to Xu Shulou for a few words, all those memories came back. Lu Beichen grew up in the sect and had rarely traveled. In the sect, his parents loved him, his teachers protected him, his fellow disciples respected him, and his immortal servants obeyed him. This was the first time he met someone like Xu Shulou who only maintained basic courtesy to him.
At that time, the two factions joined forces to fight the enemy, and when he made mistakes, Xu Shulou's only basic courtesy often became precarious.
Lu Beichen didn't feel any "she is so special" or anything like that, he just thought that this guy was extremely annoying.
After so many years, Xu Shulou is now much calmer and more tolerant. If it were back then, she would not say "I'm talking to my junior sister", but "I'm talking to my junior sister, why are you interfering? Stay aside."
Lu Beichen was lost in his memories. Xu Shulou glanced at the little sister who was hanging her head, and thought about whether his words were a bit harsh. He tried to make up for it and encouraged her: "You are very talented. If you can practice with all your heart, you will become a great person in the future."
When she left, she heard Lu Beichen comforting Bai Roushuang: "Don't worry, cultivation is not something that can be rushed. I got a powerful magic weapon some time ago, but I don't need it, so I'll give it to you. It's enough to protect you."
Xu Shulou sighed softly. Seeing Lu Beichen, she actually remembered herself back then. She had a bad temper at that time and could not tolerate any injustice. She couldn't stand Lu Beichen's arrogance.
If it were back then, she would not have reminded Lu Beichen that if he dared to challenge her to a fight, she would have let go and beaten him up.
After so many years, she has figured out some things and has gradually calmed down. Many things that she once could not stand, she can now laugh off.
Xu Shulou shook his head and left the yard leisurely.
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Xu Shulou felt a little embarrassed when he accidentally heard Bai Roushuang chatting with others again.
"Brother Li, I have cooked some food. It's all made from the finest spiritual rice and spiritual plants. Come and try it." Bai Roushuang's voice was very pleasant. When Xu Shulou heard it, he immediately recognized it.
"Junior Sister Bai, of course I trust your craftsmanship, but the competition is coming up soon, why do you have to spend time doing this?" The male voice was not Lu Beichen.
"It won't delay anything. As long as you like it, that's fine."
"Of course I like it. This is much better than the Bigu Pill. Thank you, Junior Sister."
Xu Shulou was about to leave quietly when he heard his own name.
"By the way, Senior Brother Li, Senior Sister Xu used a jade fan to fight me yesterday. So her magic weapon is actually a jade fan?" Bai Roushuang was asking, "Even a magic weapon made of a weapon is so exquisite and beautiful. I'm afraid that Senior Sister Xu's whole body, even her hair, is exquisite. I'm really envious of her."
"Senior Sister Xu's real magic weapon is not the jade fan," the man said, "she uses it to decorate, ahem, to look pretty. From what I've observed, she uses the jade fan when she's dressed up, a gold-threaded fan when she's wearing brocade clothes, a white snow and red plum fan when she's wearing a red skirt, and a silver-patterned ink fan when she's wearing a black skirt."
"..." Bai Roushuang fell into a suspicious silence, as if trying to change the subject, "Senior sister probably thinks that my skills are too low, so when fighting with me, she didn't even use a real magic weapon."
The man replied carelessly: "Of course not, she doesn't want to beat you to death."
“…”
Hearing her silence, the male voice added: "Few people, I mean few living people, have seen her real magic weapon."
"How strong is the senior sister?"
The male voice replied, "I don't know. When sparring with her peers, Senior Sister Xu always holds back. I can't tell her strength."
"...Really?" Bai Roushuang whispered, "It's a pity that I didn't perform very well. From what Senior Sister said, she seemed to think that I didn't work hard enough."
If a knowledgeable and tactful male cultivator was present, he would probably comfort the lost beauty with words like "You have tried hard enough. I guess your senior sister was too demanding."
But the male voice didn't understand her hint and just replied cheerfully: "Then Junior Sister Bai, just keep working hard."
"I...I'm just worried that Senior Sister might dislike me because of this."
"How could that be? Junior Sister Bai, you are so gentle, and Senior Sister is also a very good person. You two will definitely get along well."
Xu Shulou coughed lightly at the right time, interrupting their conversation.
When Bai Roushuang saw her, her gaze lingered on the folding fan on Xu Shulou's waist for a moment, and she couldn't help but look at her clothes, as if observing how they matched.
"Senior Sister Xu," the man was Li Qi, a law enforcement disciple of the Wuchen Island Punishment Hall. He smiled and saluted when he saw her. "Long time no see."
Xu Shulou smiled and said, "Why are you here?"
"I have something to do, so I came to help Junior Sister Bai," Li Qi said with a smile, "If I had known that Senior Sister was coming, I wouldn't have to rush over to finish my work."
Xu Shulou understood what he meant. Wuchen Island had been secluded from the world for too long and was not well-known in today's world of cultivation. Now that new disciples were coming out, Li Qi was worried that they would be bullied.
Bai Roushuang had no idea what this meant. After hearing what Li Qi said, she bit her lip sensitively.
Li Qi did not notice that she looked a little unnatural, and greeted Xu Shulou: "Senior Sister Xu, you haven't been back to Wuchen Island for a long time. After the trial meeting is over, will you go back with us?"
Xu Shulou's eyes fell on the spirit bird Jiuyao beside Bai Roushuang. She looked at the beautiful bird, thought for a moment, and shook her head, "No, I have to go to the mortal world in a few days."
When Bai Roushuang saw her eyes fall on the spirit pet, her expression froze slightly.
"That's perfect," Li Qi had no idea of what was going on in Bai Roushuang's mind, and just said to Xu Shulou, "Junior Sister Bai said the other day that she wanted to go to the Mortal Realm, but she doesn't know how to fly a sword yet, so would it be convenient for you to take her along the way?"
Bai Roushuang was startled and quickly tried to stop him: "This... is not good. I don't want to delay Senior Sister Xu's business."
She deliberately said this the day before yesterday when Lu Beichen and others were present. It was just that the Qiqiao Festival in the Mortal Realm was coming, and she wanted to hint to Lu Beichen to accompany her to the Mortal Realm to play and take the opportunity to improve their relationship. But he didn't understand, and it was Li Qi who did this.
"This..." Li Qi didn't think much about it. After listening to Bai Roushuang's concerns, he wanted to create an opportunity for the two to get along. According to his idea, Senior Sister Xu was a very good person, and Junior Sister Bai was simply worrying unnecessarily. As long as they spent some time together, Junior Sister Bai would naturally understand.
This was a piece of cake for Xu Shulou, so she nodded and said, "Okay."
Bai Roushuang bit her lip, not wanting to refuse anymore, she bowed and said, "Thank you, Senior Sister."
Li Qi laughed: "You two will definitely get along well."
Xu Shulou looked at Li Qi. This junior brother had always had a good relationship with her. In the past, when she caught those demons and monks who were causing trouble in the mortal world, she would directly shove the bloody people into the Punishment Hall for them to deal with. When Li Qi first took office, she was frightened by Xu Shulou carrying a bloody man in the door, but later she gradually got used to it and established a friendship with her over time.
Even though she had dreamed of having her martial arts skills abolished by the people from the Punishment Hall before coming here, she didn't believe that he would press the torture instruments on her with an expressionless face as in the storybooks.
She had to judge for herself what kind of people were around her. Even if the spirit bird Jiuyao had brought a confirmation to her dream, she would never look at these people with prejudice. This was true for Li Qi and for her junior sister.
Of course, she didn't believe that she would accept the punishment obediently.
Xu Shulou had a rather bad temper when she was young, and she always insisted on fighting if she didn't agree. Even though she has calmed down in recent years, if she met someone in real life who dared to point at her nose with disgust and scold her that it was all her fault, she would have struck him back with a sword regardless of whether she could beat him or not.
However, thinking back to the story in the book, when he was deprived of his magical powers and expelled from the sect, one of the charges was that he had repeatedly violated the sect rules. Xu Shulou took stock of his past violations and decided to give his dream a little respect. He turned himself in to Li Qi and said, "Junior Brother Li, if I violated a few sect rules, you will punish me..."
Before she finished, Li Qi had already stepped back with a dry laugh, and asked in horror and sincerity, "Which sect rule is so blind?"
"..." There is still a big difference between reality and dreams. Xu Shulou silently reflected on whether he had accidentally brought any shadow to this Junior Brother Li.
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