Chapter 5: I was dizzy from rushing across the border

In the main hall of the county government office, a graceful woman was holding a teapot and respectfully brewing two cups of fragrant Mingqian tea.

The so-called Mingqian tea is not a brand name, but refers to the tender buds of tea trees picked before the Qingming Festival. It has green color, subtle fragrance, mellow taste and beautiful shape.

But Yuyang County does not produce tea, so a cup of tea like this is often very expensive.

It can be seen that a county magistrate in the Qing Dynasty could indeed earn 100,000 silver coins a year, especially under this tax system.

"Master Cao, Senior Sister Pei, please have some tea."

Cao Jinsong, the teacher at Tianshuyuan, picked up the teacup, sipped it carefully, squinted his eyes slightly, and suddenly felt enlightened.

At the side, Pei Ruyi, the chief disciple of the outer courtyard, was obviously not interested in tea. He turned the teacup and said, "You will be going to Shengjing with us tomorrow. Have you packed your things?"

Fang Ruoyao nodded immediately: "Senior Sister, everything has been packed."

Cao Jinsong stroked his long beard and spoke: "After entering the academy, remember to practice diligently and don't waste your time. You must know that even if you enter the Heavenly Academy, you are not considered to have entered the immortal path, the real immortal path..."

"The real immortal way?"

"No, it's okay."

Cao Jinsong chuckled and took back the rest of his words.

There are seven major Taoist sects in the world of Qingyun, but they all basically follow the three-five realms Qi training method passed down from the Heavenly Dao in ancient times.

They are the lower three realms, the upper five realms, and the fairyland, until the final laugh and ascension.

For those who practice Taoism, the first three realms are only to temper their own internal state, which is regarded as the foundation of cultivation. Only when they condense the spiritual essence in the body can they be regarded as the initial ascension to Taoism, also known as the perfection of the lower three realms.

It’s just that Fang Ruoyao’s aptitude is not excellent, and Instructor Cao doesn’t want to put pressure on her too early, so as to prevent evil from growing in her heart.

In fact, the qualifications of the students admitted by Tianshu Academy in recent years have become worse and worse. Even though they have selected descendants of immortals or children of aristocratic families, there are only two people who have reached the perfection of the lower three realms before the age of twenty this year.

Back then, when the seven major sects joined forces to formulate the Qingyun Immortal Rules, they had listed a rule that anyone who had achieved perfection in the lower three realms before the age of twenty could be included in the immortal register regardless of their origin.

But nowadays, there are only a few people who can achieve it.

Fang Ruoyao looked at him as if she understood something, and suddenly she saw a servant from the mansion running to the front of the courtyard.

"Miss, Master Kuang is outside seeking to see you off."

Fang Ruoyao thought for a long time and said, "I am making tea for the Immortal. Please come and see me off tomorrow, Master Kuang."

Pei Ruyi couldn't help but smile softly after hearing this: "It's a long way to go, since you came here specially to say goodbye, you should go and meet him."

"Then... then Ruoyao will take her leave first."

Fang Ruoyao hesitated for only a moment before agreeing and walked to the side hall.

At this time, Kuang Cheng was also brought in by the servants in front of the door. The map of Yan State was very short, so he asked Fang Ruoyao to help the Qiu family.

In fact, Fang Ruoyao had already guessed that he would do this.

After all, Kuang Cheng's reputation as a gentleman was known throughout the county, so she was reluctant to come. And now, after hearing him say it himself, she simply refused.

"The Heavenly Academy is undoubtedly the Great Xia Saint Sect, but the Xuanyuan Immortal Palace is also a major sect in the world. Although the two major sects have been fighting secretly for many years, they have always been in harmony and have not interfered with each other."

"What you read in the book is correct. Tianshu Academy does have the responsibility to protect its disciples and their families, but I have no relationship with the Qiu family. If I step forward, won't people accuse Tianshu Academy of interfering in other sects' affairs?"

"Besides, I haven't been admitted yet. I am insignificant and my words are not taken seriously. How dare I trouble the Immortal?"

"Master Kuang, I will be leaving tomorrow. Ruoyao is grateful that you came to say goodbye to me, and that is why I want to see you, but I don't want to cause any more trouble. There is really nothing I can do about this matter."

Fang Ruoyao is now a disciple of Tianshu Academy. Although she has not yet learned the immortal arts, she already has a transcendent air. She is no longer the little beauty she used to be, but more like a proud swan.

After all, being able to become an immortal cultivator has destined him to be noble in this life.

Kuang Cheng was silent for a moment and said, "Even if it's the life of a fifteen-year-old girl, isn't it worth a try, Miss Fang?"

"In this world, who can save whom?"

"It is because of this world that we should go and save people!"

"Master Kuang, do you know that we cultivators need to have no distracting thoughts in order to follow the natural way?"

Kuang Cheng was slightly startled, then he realized that there was an immortal in front of him, and his expression became much more respectful: "Please forgive me for disturbing you, Kuang, goodbye."

Seeing him turn around and walk out, Fang Ruoyao thought for a while and then spoke again: "You went to find Ji You, but he didn't dare to come, so you came here in person?"

"good."

"The Qiu family has done him a great favor, but he can pretend not to know?"

"What does Miss Fang want to say?"

"When the Ji family was ruined, I took the opportunity to break off the engagement with him. I was criticized by many people. Some people said that I, Fang Ruoyao, was taking advantage of the situation, and some people said that I was not a faithful wife. Now it has been proven that I am innocent. How could that ungrateful person be a good match for me?"

After hearing this, Kuang Cheng said nothing, waved his sleeves and left Fang's house.

He did not dare to agree with Fang Ruoyao's words, because an engagement is an engagement and character is character, just like merits and demerits cannot be offset, they cannot be generalized.

If Fang Ruoyao really didn't like Ji You, she could just choose a suitable way to cancel the engagement and save some dignity for both parties.

But she chose to take advantage of Ji You's misfortune and forced him to break off the engagement when he was still unable to walk. Her character is not necessarily good either.

But at this moment, although Kuang Cheng was full of reasons, he really had nothing to say, because Young Master Ji had not even dared to leave the door until now.

Kuang Cheng disliked Fang Ruoyao's behavior, and also looked down on Ji You's cowardice, so he could only choose not to help either of them.

She would soon become an immortal and didn't want to have any contact with old people or things.

If she really asked the instructor and senior sister for help, and people later knew that she had been engaged to a country boy, she would not be able to hold her head up in front of her fellow Taoists.

Fang Ruoyao poured the tea in her hand into the flower bed, stood up and was about to go to the main hall, but at this moment, a roar suddenly came from the northwest outside the window.

Then, a ray of light rose up from the clouds and merged into the evening sky.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Before she could see clearly, the glow quickly faded and disappeared behind the clouds, as if it had never appeared, leaving her feeling confused.

But what Fang Ruoyao didn't know was that the two immortals who were originally sipping tea in the front hall had now left the house with swords in hand and came to Paifang Street in Yuyang County with serious faces.

The fiery clouds across the sky originally stretched for thousands of miles, but now they were cut off in the direction of Paifang Street, leaving a ten-mile break, as if a fairy had swung a sword.

The ray of light just now has been hidden and disappeared behind the clouds, as if it had never appeared.

This place is remote and barren, and there is no immortal temple. The only Fengxian Villa is Sanshilipu to the west, which is very far away from here, so the sound of Taoism and the light of the sky cannot pass through the clouds.

Private training!

There is a private cultivator in Yuyang County who has just reached the upper realm of Chuxuan!

But the aura subsided too quickly, and even they were unable to catch any clues at this moment.

"Teacher, I can't find it."

"Well, it disappeared."

Cao Jinsong whispered and glanced at the Ji family's door plaque inconspicuously. Shock emerged in his eyes and then quickly disappeared.

Yuyang County is not big, and if there is any interesting news, it can spread everywhere in an hour. The immortals have all-knowing ears and eyes, so some things cannot be hidden from them.

He knew that the girl from the Qiu family was extremely intelligent, and the young master from the Ji family was not yet twenty years old...

Pei Ruyi noticed the instructor's gaze, then frowned and looked towards Ji's residence: "Could it be that the private cultivator hid in this courtyard?"

"No, I know it won't happen even if I don't see it."

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Cao Jinsong turned and left, but his hands trembled uncontrollably in his sleeves.

Fang Ruoyao has a fiancé who is despised by the whole county. It is said that he is not yet twenty and is as timid as a mouse...

Not yet twenty, not yet twenty, not yet twenty, not yet twenty! Pei Ruyi followed behind him, thinking that the instructor's leg strength was truly invincible, even when he walked, he trembled as if he was practicing martial arts.

At this time, separated by only two doors, Ji You, with his eyes closed and beads of sweat on his forehead, fell to the ground and broke into pieces.

After a moment, he opened his eyes, looked up at the twilight outside the window, and realized that thirteen hours had passed outside.

I almost fainted...

It is true that youth fades easily and learning is difficult to achieve, so every moment of time should not be taken lightly.

He looked inside the spiritual spring in his body and saw that it was full and only needed to be smelted, which was a life-or-death experience.

In the blink of an eye, it was evening and the sky was getting dark.

Fang Ruoyao was preparing things in the room when she found Instructor Cao looking at something in the courtyard, so she called her father over.

"Dad, my daughter will be leaving tomorrow. Is the carriage to Shengjing ready?"

"It's ready, but..."

Fang Zhongzheng reached out and took out a visiting card: "Fengxian Villa will come to visit tomorrow, and the immortal has agreed."

Fang Ruoyao was slightly stunned: "Didn't you always refuse to agree before? Why did you suddenly agree? My daughter even invited some old friends to come here to see me off tomorrow."

"It doesn't matter if we delay them for an hour or two. We can also let them see the immortals of the Heavenly Academy and broaden their horizons."

(Edited, this chapter may be messy...) (End of this chapter)