Every festival makes people miss their family, especially New Year's Eve.
Needless to say, this is a New Year's Eve spent in the ice spring.
Green pines stand all around, white snow weighs down branches, icicles hang upside down, the top of Huishi Peak can be seen in the distance, and the Qingxuzi boulder that seems to be rising up is like a fairyland. The scenery is really unique.
Unfortunately, this is of no use to Wen Jing, who is standing in the ice spring wearing only a pair of pants.
His teeth chattered, his face turned pale, and he complained vaguely.
This is really too cruel, too cruel...
On New Year's Eve, the brothers were eating dumplings, but he was sent here to practice.
The water quality of the ice spring is special. It never freezes all year round, but it is cold to the bone. With his sixth-level Qi training, he can barely resist the cold and not freeze stiff.
The body automatically emits spiritual energy to counteract it, which barely helps with cultivation. Wen Jing thought that if he soaked in this ice spring for a month, he might be able to make progress.
However, this method of cultivation is extremely painful, and the person would only abuse himself if his head was caught in the door. For example, drinking snow mountain green ginseng tea is comfortable and can increase cultivation quickly.
After thinking about it, he still felt that Duan Xuan was too cruel. He
was confined to the ice spring water from early morning to evening. His stomach was rumbling, and only Liu Qianmo came to see him once. He fed Wen Jing a few mouthfuls of rice, which moved him to the point of sadness. Now the brothers are eating the New Year's Eve dinner, and with that vicious master here, no one would dare to bring him food. Wen Jing was unwilling
to give in .
On New Year's Eve, everyone was reunited, warm and lively, but he was the only one suffering alone...
Mind your own business and don't mind other people's business... Is this what Duan Xuan wanted him to understand?
It was fun to be a hero, but now that he was suffering, it really wore down his will.
Even if he was punished, the giant python wouldn't know... Is this Duan Xuan's purpose?
The sky darkened, the forest gradually darkened, and Wen Jing's lips turned a little blue.
It was too cold, I really wanted to close my eyes...
I don't know how long it took, but suddenly a burst of heat came from my shoulder, slowly entering, so warm that I wanted to stretch my body.
Wen Jing suddenly woke up and grabbed the hand on his shoulder: "...Who?"
It was dark all around, and Wen Jing couldn't see anything clearly. He only knew that there was a person squatting on the shore. The fingers of that hand were slender, with thin silk threads, smooth texture, and felt... very beautiful.
A man's deep voice came from the shore, gentle and reassuring: "Junior Brother Lu."
"Jun, Jun Senior Brother?" Wen Jing was a little at a loss, "Why are you here?"
No one spoke in the darkness, but the slender hand slowly withdrew. There was a sound of bowls and spoons colliding, and something was placed in front of him, steaming hot.
"Senior Brother can't come because of something, let me bring you a bowl of dumplings."
Wen Jing's eyes were hot, and his hands reached out of the water and picked up the bowl on the shore. The senior brothers didn't forget him, and Senior Brother Jun came specially to bring him dumplings...
"Excuse me, Senior Brother Jun." The nasal tone was heavy, and he was a little moved.
Jun Yanzhi said in a gentle voice: "Master punished you today, we don't know why..."
"I asked for it myself... I already understand Master's intention, it's not unreasonable." Wen Jing said hurriedly.
"Do you understand?"
Wen Jing said: "... Master wants to say, don't be too involved in other people's affairs. When you are suffering, no one can do it for you."
"... Junior Brother Lu, do you really think so?" Wen Run's voice remained unchanged, but his lips slowly pursed up.
Wen Jing seemed to be talking to himself, whispering: "Not really... I just thought that if I stick to it, it might feel very troublesome."
If he hadn't met the big snake in the middle of the night, he wouldn't have bumped into Duan Xuan last night, causing it to almost die. That big snake must have its own nest. It's better not to see it as often as possible in the future...
It was silent in the dark for a long time. Wen Jing drank all the dumpling soup, licked his lips and said respectfully: "Thank you, Senior Brother Jun, I'm full."
"...Yeah." Jun Yanzhi slowly put away the bowl and chopsticks, "Can we get out in another hour?" "
Not bad."
"Then I'll go first."
"...Senior Brother Jun, goodbye." Wen Jing also slowed down his voice and made it gentle, imitating Jun Yanzhi's warm feeling like the spring breeze.
Senior Brother Jun is really good in everything, from head to toe, comfortable to look at, and his voice is also pleasant. If I can have half of his temperament, the giant python will respect me more...
The sound of footsteps on the snow gradually faded away, and the surroundings returned to silence.
The ice spring was piercing, and Wen Jing's teeth were trembling, just waiting for the last hour to pass.
The waiting time seemed particularly long.
Suddenly, there was a rustling sound in the forest, accompanied by a slight bump, and something was crawling along the snow.
Wen Jing was anxious: "Why are you here?"
Before he finished speaking, something huge and heavy fell into the water, splashing water.
The giant python emitted a blue light and shivered in the ice spring.
Wen Jing did not dare to act rashly, and tentatively touched the giant python's head. Seeing that it did not resist, his heart was pounding, and he hugged the trembling python.
Still no resistance...
Senior Brother Jun brought him food, and this hard-to-please python was so close to him. It was really worth it to suffer today, so worth it...
"Why did you come tonight?" Wen Jing gently hugged the giant python, "The wound hasn't healed yet, it hurts, right?"
The snake shivered and leaned against him quietly.
"It was already painful, and I got hurt again, what should I do..." Wen Jing didn't know what to do, and frowned slightly.
"Hiss--"
In a hurry, Wen Jing's qi sea suddenly gave birth to a warm current, which instantly spread throughout his body, and his hands and feet felt warm.
The giant python snuggled up to him tightly, moved his body, and felt that the warm current relieved a lot of pain, and was slightly stunned.
"What's going on?" Wen Jing didn't know why, and was a little confused.
The giant python rubbed silently.
Wen Jing didn't know that after soaking in the ice spring for a whole day, he was cold and anxious to heal the giant python. His body and mind were in harmony, and his Sanyang body constitution was finally triggered.
The three-yang body is the warmest and most yang body. It not only removed his coldness, but also made the giant python comfortable all over. However, this physique is too rare. Jun Yanzhi has only heard of it in legends, and he didn't think of it for a while. The two of them just felt extremely warm leaning against each other, and didn't feel cold at all in the icy water.
Wen Jing leaned against the giant python, not daring to move at all, worried about gains and losses.
As they were quietly leaning on each other, the giant python suddenly raised its head, with a cold look, and pounced on the shore. Wen Jing grabbed its tail and whispered, "But someone is coming?"
The giant python trembled and nodded.
"Go, hurry up." Wen Jing lowered his head and bit his lip, as if he had made up his mind, and then whispered, "From now on, you stay in the nest quietly, don't run out casually, I won't look for you in the middle of the night."
The giant python looked at him quietly for a while, and finally turned his head and went back.
ยท
In the early morning of the first day of the new year, Wen Jing stood in front of Duan Xuan and respectfully offered a cup of apprentice tea.
"Master, please have some tea."
Duan Xuan picked up the teacup and drank it all.
"Thank you for accepting me, Master." Wen Jing said
one thing and meant another, and tried to please him obediently. Duan Xuan handed him a half-new book and said something irrelevant: "I will examine your cultivation tomorrow, wait here before dawn." After that, he turned and left.
As soon as he left the hall, all the disciples breathed a sigh of relief and sat down casually.
Gui Xinbi patted Wen Jing on the shoulder and said, "From now on, we will be real brothers. We will share happiness and suffer together."
Wen Jing gave him a "hehe" expression.
Mo Shaoyan said slowly, "You were away last night, and we were much happier than us."
Wen Jing raised his eyebrows, "How is that possible?"
Hearing this, Gui Xinbi also gave him a "hehe" expression.
Wen Jing sighed in his heart. This New Year's Eve dinner hosted by Duan Xuan was described in great detail in "The Tribulation of All Living Things.
" "There were ten dishes and two soups on the table. Seeing that Duan Xuan had already put down his chopsticks, the disciples raised their chopsticks one after another. Duan Xuan sat in the main seat, frowned and looked around, and asked in a stiff tone, "What progress have you made in your cultivation this year? "The disciples immediately put down their chopsticks upon hearing this, and starting with Liu Qianmo, they reported their progress in cultivation. Duan Xuan listened to them one by one, and it was unknown what he was thinking of. His face was overcast, but he couldn't get angry, so he said, "If you think your progress is not bad, then eat." The disciples lowered their heads, and no one dared to eat."