Chapter 210 Forbidden Sword
"Did you see that? A notice was posted just now. Ji You will be the first to defend the Tongxuan Realm."
"How can he be so confident?"
"If he doesn't have confidence, who else can have such confidence?"
"But Ji You shouldn't be such a flamboyant person. When a senior brother who was about to leave the academy challenged him, he refused several times before taking action."
After the notice was posted, everyone was talking about it for the entire afternoon.
In Cao Jinsong's courtyard, the protagonist of the discussion was sitting on the stone bench in the east, with Ban Yangshu, Wen Zhengxin and Bai Rulong sitting on his left and right.
In addition, there were two women standing behind Ji You, both of them were tall and slim.
The one on the left has a charming look between her eyebrows and seems a little steady, while the other one is a little immature, but also wears pearl hairpins and jade pendants, and has jingling rings and pendants, and looks very wealthy. They are the two sisters Lu Hanyan and Lu Qingqiu.
Perhaps because of learning sword skills in Jianlin, Lu Hanyan became a little clingy. Even if she was not in Jianlin, she would follow him as long as she saw him in the outer courtyard.
As Ji You said, it was broken in the end.
Perhaps the more arrogant a woman is, the more she desires to be conquered. Ji You's wooden sword hit her buttocks, but it seemed to have also hit her heart.
Of course, this also has something to do with Ji You being soft-hearted and giving it to her whenever she wants.
Facts have proven that such a strict teacher cannot produce a good disciple, but is more likely to produce a disciple who is rebellious against the teacher...
At this time, when the sun was setting, there were many osmanthus buds in the yard, but they were all about to bloom, so the fragrance was not obvious, only the smell of tea was overflowing.
Lu Hanyan was holding a teapot and pouring water for Ji You. She was well-behaved and didn't act like a rich lady at all. Instead, she acted like a little maid. While pouring the water, she blinked her eyes slightly and listened to the voices of Cao Jinsong and Senior Brother Ji constantly echoing in the yard.
"Did you volunteer to defend the title?"
"I haven't taken action since I came back from the Snow Region. Recently, I have been wanting to test my own combat power. I heard that those who take the initiative to attack are those who are confident in themselves. This is perfect for me."
Ji You opened his mouth softly: "It's not too difficult to get a place in five games."
Cao Jinsong was holding the teacup at this time, looking at him sharply: "You said it lightly, yes, five matches are not many, it is easy for you to win, but why did I hear people say that the Elders' Pavilion does not allow you to use the swordsmanship of Lingjian Mountain in the ring match?"
"Hey, did the news spread so quickly?"
"Is this really true?"
Ji You was silent for a moment and then nodded: "The Elders' Council originally wanted to disqualify me from the competition, but it was the Inner Court Hall Masters You and Zuoqiu who intervened, so they took a step back and allowed me to compete for the spot, but I was not allowed to be a flag-waver for Lingjian Mountain."
Cao Jinsong's face immediately turned red: "Why?!"
"The Elders' Pavilion means that the Tiandao Association should have allowed disciples who can better represent the Tianshu Academy to participate in the competition. I don't count. Now it's okay for me to participate, but at least I shouldn't show off the power of Lingjian Mountain."
"You agree?"
Ji You nodded: "Now it's just for the preliminaries, I thought about it and agreed, but I won't use the Spirit Sword Mountain Dao Sword. After I get the quota, how can they control me?"
He really thought so.
First get a place in the Tiandao Conference. When you get to the conference, no matter how arrogant the Elders' Pavilion of the Tianshu Academy is, they will not be able to do anything.
At that time, he must use the swordsmanship of Lingjian Mountain, otherwise... Yan Shuyi, that girl, would probably have objections if she knew about it.
Why not use Lingjianshan swordsmanship?
Do you think my Lingjian Mountain is not good? If so, then forget about asking her to give you endless life. I will probably have to coax her for a while and tell her that it was Lao Deng from the Elders' Pavilion who did it and didn't allow me to use my wife's sword or something like that.
Then she would pretend to be cold and blush, and then be kissed until she gasped.
Hearing that Ji You compromised in order to get a spot, Cao Jinsong was still furious: "This elders' pavilion is a bit too much. Everyone knows that swordsmanship is what you rely on the most, and they actually restricted this. Then why didn't the inner courtyard teach you magic in the first place? How shameless."
Ban Yangshu could not help but nod after hearing this: "The headmaster has been ruling by doing nothing for more than 200 years, which has led to the rise of factions within the sect. The elders' pavilion has been doing this for many years, but such obvious targeting is really a bit too much. Do you think I'm right, senior sister?"
After hearing this, Wen Zhengxin took a sip of tea, then turned to look at Lu Hanyan and said, "Of course, there are reasons for her behavior, but in the final analysis, the real reason lies with Second Miss Lu."
Lu Hanyan just listened without saying anything, and only when she heard the voice could she not help but raise her eyes: "Me?"
"Although there are countless elders in the Elders' Pavilion, there are only a few who have the most say. One of them is Fang Yan, Fang Jincheng's great grandfather. Junior brother taught you the way of the sword, but you took action privately and defeated Fang Jincheng before the autumn battle. Have you ever thought that Elder Fang would definitely target junior brother and hold him back in the Heavenly Dao Conference?"
Fairy Zhengxin has always been clear about what she loves and hates, and she speaks without mercy.
Just like before when he disliked Ji You's humming being too dirty and kicked him out of the yard for it, he just said what he wanted to say.
When they heard Wen Zhengxin point this out, everyone was hesitant to speak, with different expressions on their faces.
This targeting was too obvious, and Fang Yan was the one who took the lead, so it was not difficult to guess why.
They had thought of this a long time ago, but they just didn't say it out loud.
Hearing this, Lu Hanyan was slightly stunned.
Although she is the daughter of a noble family, she is not an inner court disciple, and her family has not taken root in Tianshu Academy. Otherwise, the Lu family would not have gone to such great lengths over the years to send both sisters here one after another in the hope of having them enter the inner court.
They were well-informed about the news in the spirit stone industry, but they had no channels to learn about the news and factional disputes within the inner courtyard.
When Elder Fang first came to Jianlin, he looked at Fang Jincheng lying on the ground and only said that both parties were first-time offenders and this would not happen again. Lu Hanyan thought that the matter had passed peacefully.
But it was not until Wen Zhengxin finished speaking that Lu Hanyan realized that this rule that strongly restricted Ji You was actually caused by herself.
She also felt that Ji You's greatest reliance was the swordsmanship he learned from Lingjian Mountain. If the strongest means were restricted, the Heavenly Dao Society would be in jeopardy, so she instantly looked at Ji You.
"It turns out that this happened because of me..."
Lu Hanyan stared at Ji You in a daze: "Please punish me, Senior Brother."
Ji You turned to look at her: "Should I be punished for learning sword from me?"
Lu Hanyan lowered her head and whispered, "When Fang Jincheng insulted me in Jianlin, I shouldn't have acted on impulse, but should have waited until the Autumn Fight to compete with him. If that was the case, the Fang family wouldn't have blocked the Tiandao Association's preliminary selection."
"Nonsense, this is not reasonable."
Ji You picked up the teacup and said, "The way of the sword is to be straight, and to follow the path of a clear sword heart. If you can't even fight back when being insulted, then why bother learning sword? You might as well go home and farm."
Hearing this, Lu Hanyan was slightly stunned.
Ji You looked at her levelly: "This matter has little to do with you, because I am an outlier in the inner courtyard. Even if Fang Jincheng's incident hadn't happened, they wouldn't have let me get the quota so easily. From the time I entered the courtyard until now, everything I have obtained was earned by my own hands. What's your fault?"
Although his tone was rather heavy and hoarse, Lu Hanyan was stunned for a long time after hearing it, and her eyes became brighter than before.
When Senior Sister Cai Wen talked about her, everyone looked at her out of the corner of their eyes. She thought she would be blamed, but unexpectedly, she was comforted instead.
Lu Qingqiu was also looking at Ji You at this time, and she couldn't help but purse her red lips.
There are some things that are clearer to bystanders than to those involved.
Lu Hanyan, who was fighting with Fang Jincheng with swords, was the person involved, while Lu Qingqiu, who was watching the fight at the time, was a bystander.
She was in Jianlin that day and knew that Ji You had always been there.
He must have known at that time that this matter would anger the Elders' Council and would be detrimental to his participation in the Tiandao Association. If he really cared about it, with his fighting ability, his sister and Fang Jincheng would not be able to finish the fight and would be subdued by him, and there would be no victory or defeat.
But he just stood by and watched until Fang Jincheng fell to the ground with a sharp sword at her throat. He didn't say a word and even praised her for her good use of the sword.
In other words, he doesn't care.
Yes, Ji You has never cared about these things.
Otherwise, he would not have been able to establish his family in Fengzhou, nor would he have been able to collect taxes and salaries from all the people in the entire state.
This is just like what he said. From the time he was admitted to the hospital until now, he never received charity from those people, but earned it through sword cuts...
Cao Jinsong had drunk nearly half of the tea in the teaching hall, but his frown was still not relaxed.
"Now that things have come to this, you should be prepared. If you can't use the sword, you must be more cautious and don't be too careless."
Ji You raised his eyes and said, "I didn't intend to use the sword in the first place. Don't ask me why I am so confident. They don't even look at who my instructor is."
"That's true."
Cao Jinsong muttered something, appearing to be calm and composed, but his chest swelled up rapidly as if it were inflated, causing the stone table to rattle loudly.
Ji Youxue straightened his chest and said, "Then... please teach me the sword."
Cao Jinsong's chest suddenly deflated, and a trace of confusion appeared in his eyes: "What do you mean by gifting me a sword? Do you want to fight me with swords again?"
"No, I mean to give money to buy a sword, or simply to give a sword."
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"My sword was shattered in the snowy area, leaving only more than forty hilts. I can't really defend the ring unarmed."
"Evil disciple!"
Cao Jinsong gritted his teeth and took out his purse.
Bai Rulong held his breath instantly and put down the teacup silently. The smile on his face remained, but his feet had already begun to move secretly to the left.
His position was very close to the door, and he could go out by just leaning forward a little. Then he raised a cloud of dust and disappeared into the outer courtyard.
But just as his butt left the stone bench and his left hand was about to touch the handle of the courtyard door, a hand patted his shoulder firmly, making him feel a chill in his heart.
Seeing the three people counting the silver over there, Wen Zhengxin and Ban Yangshu looked at each other with a frown on their brows.
Junior Brother Ji is very strong, there is no doubt about that, but now that his strongest means are restricted, no one can say for sure what level his combat power can reach.
The most important thing is that although the Elders' Pavilion was obviously targeting Ji You, there was really nothing wrong with what they said.
Because the Tiandao Conference is indeed open to the outside world, even though there is no such thing as a competition among immortal sects, people always use this to rank each other every time there is a Tiandao Conference.
Then it is reasonable not to allow the disciples of Tianshuyuan to win by using the swordsmanship of Lingjian Mountain.
But the more this happens, the more heartbreaking it is.
The two looked up and found that Lu Qingqiu was taking out silver from his pocket, muttering that it all started with him, and wanted to buy a sword for Ji You.
Lu Hanyan also took out money from the storage gourd, taking out large chunks of gold, not less than her sister. In a blink of an eye, the gold piled up into a small mountain on Ji You's side.
Ban Yangshu looked at this scene and said: "Junior brother has so many peach blossom disasters."
Wen Zhengxin pursed his lips and said, "Junior brother is qualified."
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As dusk approached, everyone dispersed in the small courtyard.
The two sisters turned to the enlightenment field and found that there were still many disciples gathered in front of the bulletin board, chanting Ji You's name.
The fact that Ji You could not use kendo when defending the ring would not be written so openly on the notice.
So these people don’t know yet, they just look at the column for Tongxuan Realm on the bulletin board, and can’t help but feel their scalps tingling, wondering who the hell can win this.
However, the Lu sisters were well aware that the Elders' Council in the Inner Court would soon add fuel to the fire and spread this unspoken rule that was only targeting Ji You, making this matter a secret known to everyone.
Because only in this way does it make sense for them to do so.
As expected, it didn’t take long before the news that Ji You agreed to defend the ring without using Lingjian Mountain’s swordsmanship spread first in the inner courtyard.
"The restrictions imposed by the Elders' Pavilion are really ruthless. They don't even allow him to use the sword of Spirit Sword Mountain. This is obviously targeted, but it makes sense. It's really a great plan."
"Brother Shi, what do you think of Ji You's chance of winning if he loses his sword skills?"
In the inner courtyard of Zizhu Zen Temple, Shi Junhao, Xiao Hanyan and Chaihu were sitting in the pavilion of Zizhu Zen Temple, and the aroma of tea filled the air.
They are all in the upper realm of Rongdao. During this period of time, they have been busy improving their combat capabilities based on this realm. They have been exposed to the sword path, refined the magic, and are waiting for the defense competition to begin.
They all have a good relationship with each other, and are the strongest in the inner courtyard at the Rong Dao realm. They are all seed players for this Tian Dao Conference.
Including He Lingxiu who is in seclusion, the four have agreed to guard five games each and get a quota so that they will not meet before the Tiandao Conference.
So they had plenty of free time now, and they couldn't help but talk about the fact that Ji You was not allowed to use a sword when defending the ring.
Just like what everyone in the courtyard thought, they also felt that swordsmanship was Ji You's greatest reliance. If he lost even this, wouldn't his Tongxuan be just an ordinary Tongxuan?
As for body training, Ji You's physique is strong enough to defeat the barbarians at the upper level, but in their opinion, it can't make up for the loss of not being able to use swordsmanship.
A single stone can often cause a thousand waves.
The news spread quickly to the capital as the sky darkened. Young men from aristocratic families, such as Princess Changle, could not help but want to watch the fun.
Zhao Yunyue had been in a bad mood for the past few days, mainly because of Ji You teaching Lu Hanyan the swordsmanship.
When Ji You killed Chu He with a sword and entered the inner courtyard, she and Lu Qingqiu sent their personal belongings over together, hoping to become his Taoist partner.
Later, both of them were rejected. Although Zhao Yunyue still felt resentful, she felt a little better when she knew that Lu Qingqiu did not get what he wanted.
But Ji You went down the mountain for half a month and personally taught Lu Hanyan swordsmanship, which made her think that Lu Qingqiu must have been taken as Ji You's concubine.
Maybe this matter is related to the Snow Demon Stone.
Ji You is now in charge of Fengzhou, and the Sixianjian has now changed the transportation route of the Snow Demon Stone to Fengzhou. If the two families are married, the Lingshi Chamber of Commerce can still control most of the spirit stones.
The position of the main wife must be reserved for the daughter of Danzong, there is no doubt about that, but in order to control the spiritual stones of Qingyun Tianxia, it is not impossible that the Lu family married Lu Qingqiu to him as a concubine.
But in this case, I would be the only one who was not selected.
It wasn't that she had to be with Ji You, but she hated the feeling of being picked like a commodity, and it was even more difficult for her to believe that she was the one left out.
She felt dissatisfied when she thought about Lu Qingqiu being naked, panting under Ji You's crotch with sweat all over his body, and watching that strong chest coming closer and farther away.
So when she heard the news that Ji You couldn't use the sword, she was more than a little happy.
The Elders' Pavilion was extremely satisfied with the speed at which this unspoken rule spread, so they specially dispatched disciples to the Director's Office many times to inquire about the news, wanting to see how many people were eager to take action after knowing that Ji You could not use the Lingjian Mountain swordsmanship.
A day later, the sky in Shengjing was clear again.
The disciples of the Elders' Pavilion came for the fifth time, but the news they brought was not what they expected.
Everyone knew that Ji You could not use the sword when defending the ring. This was indeed true, but the Tongxuan realm people in the inner and outer courtyards did not start attacking the ring as excitedly as everyone else. Instead, there was silence.
It felt like Ji You was standing alone on the stage. Even though he was unarmed and seemed to be in shackles, the people below the stage were on edge and still did not dare to be the first to step forward.
"Brother Wu, you have been in the Tongxuan realm for many years, and your skills have long been extremely profound. Now the opportunity of the Tiandao Association is right in front of you, don't you want to give it a try?"
"Wait a little longer."
"Why wait?"
"Although Ji You cannot use the sword art of Lingjian Mountain, he still has the ability to control the sword. I only have a slight chance of winning against that man with seven swords. It's not very safe. Let's wait for someone to try first. Some arrogant people pursue the first victory, but it is meaningless to me."
Seeing the disciples in the courtyard react like this, the elders in the Elders' Pavilion couldn't help but look a little ugly.
Because they didn't expect that Ji You's name would be so intimidating.
"He doesn't even use the sword technique anymore, and there are still people who are afraid of him?"
Fang Yan had a gloomy face, and his powerful voice made the teacups in the Elders' Pavilion rattle.
He has been in Wujiang for many years. Judging from his age and combat power, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is at the half-step divine realm.
Ji You, who had little knowledge, was just an ant in his eyes. However, due to the rules of the academy, he could not attack Ji You and could only restrict his use of the sword. He never thought that this would not go as he wished.
Elder Ge, who had been to the Snow Region with Ji You, heard the voice and said, "Even if Ji You doesn't use the sword art of Lingjian Mountain, his combat power is not comparable to that of ordinary Tongxuan. It's not surprising that the disciples in the academy are cautious."
"Useless, all of you are a bunch of useless. How can you move towards the Great Dao when your Dao heart is so cowardly?"
"Please wait a little longer, Elder Fang. There will always be people who can't stand the loneliness."
The three heads of the Office of Management had also been waiting in the office for a whole day, but they had not seen anyone come to register to challenge, and their expressions were complicated.
Ji You is famous. He is well-known in Tianshu Academy, Shengjing, and even in Daxia. His reputation can even be considered as a prestigious one.
This was especially true in the wilderness, where he blocked a punch from the barbarian soldier king with forty-nine swords.
But they really didn't expect that even if he promised not to use the sword, no one would dare to fight him.
This is no longer fame, but should be considered as prestige.
Just the two words "Ji You" placed on the notice board had already intimidated all the Tongxuan realm masters in the entire competition, making them dare not act rashly.
"Brother Qin, when do you think the battle in Tongxuan Realm can begin?"
"I can't say for sure."
Qin Rong held the teacup and looked at the sunlight pouring in from the window. He stared at the dust that kept drifting in the light, and reached out to hold the corner of the sandalwood table: "Everything is difficult at the beginning. Ji You's fighting ability has always been unfathomable. It is normal for the disciples to be cautious."
Lang Hetong raised his eyes and said, "It's not good to keep dragging it out. What do you think, Brother Ji?"
Ji Jingyao turned the two iron balls in his left hand and shook his head when he heard this.
I don’t know, or it’s unpredictable…
No one has come to challenge yet.
Ji You ordered a sword in Qionghua Pavilion a few days ago. He came to pick it up now and couldn't help but express his condolences.
You know, if he traveled day and night in the next two days, it would be enough for him to take a stroll in Lingjian Mountain, visit Yuanchen in Danzong, and visit his sister.
He put the Taoist sword into the storage gourd, and then looked at several defensive magic weapons on the shelf.
At this moment, two figures walked into Qionghua Pavilion.
Ji You felt a familiar feeling, so he turned around and looked out.
One looked like a scholar, wearing a Confucian robe, and the other wore a purple silk skirt with cloud patterns, like a rich lady, walking slowly and gracefully.
The man was still talking and laughing with the woman while they were walking, but his eyes were very calm. The woman, on the other hand, had a well-behaved expression, laughed softly, and turned her head from time to time to gaze at the scholar beside her.
Feeling Ji You's gaze, they both turned to look at him, unable to help but look puzzled.
When they were puzzled, the two looked at each other, shook their heads and then walked away with a shameless look.
Ji You: “…”
(asking for monthly ticket)
(End of this chapter)
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