Above the stars

Lightning strikes?

No, really not.

What if lightning strikes it crookedly?

Chen Tianqi swears and swears, Tang Bandit showed a little trusting expression, and asked with puzzled eyes: "That's strange, if it wasn't you, who spread the word? There were many students in the restaurant at that time, Did anyone else take the photo?"

"I don't know." Chen Tianqi shook his head and said, "But I have watched this video many times, and it is very similar to the video I showed you back then."

"Too many similarities?"

Tang Bandit clicked on the video and carefully watched it frame by frame, and soon discovered the crux of the problem.

This video was indeed shot by Chen Tianqi, but after the old man received the video, he intercepted it and erased his address in order to conceal his identity.

From the content point of view, it is the same video, but the length of the clips and the order of playback have been adjusted.

It is a long video made into a VIP exclusive version of only ten seconds.

Therefore, even Chen Tianqi himself could not be 100% sure that this was his video.

After watching the video, Tang Bandi said aloud: "There are indeed many similarities. Have you forwarded it to others?"

"No."

"not a single one?"

"No one, except for you, no one knows that I took this video."

Tang Bandit looked at Chen Tianqi with wide eyes and said, "You don't suspect that I did it, do you?"

"No, no." Chen Tianqi quickly denied.

When he just saw the video posted on the Internet, he was indeed a little suspicious.

After all, only he and Tang Bandi have seen this video.

But now that he was questioned by Tang Bandit, he became a little panicked.

How can you slander your friends when there is no evidence?

What if a good person is wronged?

After all, Tang Bandit's first reaction when he saw the video was to delete it immediately.

He also introduced himself to his girlfriend.

"I'm not stupid, how could I do such a thing?" Tang Bandit said.

"I understand, when I showed you the video, your first reaction was to ask me to delete it immediately and don't keep it on my phone. You did it for my own good. You reminded me like this because you truly treat me as a friend."

"That's right, if I wanted to harm you, I would have reported it directly to the dean. Why would I have gone to such trouble?" Tang Bandi said aloud.

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"Now you can only refuse to admit it." Tang Bandit said: "It doesn't matter if no one comes to you. If someone comes to your door, just say that you don't know about the existence of this video. It's not you who posted it anyway. What are you afraid of?"

"Is this okay?"

"Of course. They have no evidence, what else can they do to you?"

"Okay then." Chen Tianqi still felt a little uneasy and said, "If you find me, you have to intercede with the dean on my behalf."

"No." Tang Bandi shook his head, patted Chen Tianqi on the shoulder, and said comfortingly: "If something really happens, I will go to the dean to plead with you. After all, you are also a student of Egret Academy, and the dean will definitely protect you. of college students”

"Without evidence, they wouldn't dare come to the academy to arrest people casually. Do you think the Grand Master is just a decoration?"

He believed that the old man would do things cleanly and beautifully, and would never let them have the opportunity to follow the clues and expose himself.

After all, finding Chen Tianqi is no different from finding yourself.

The old man is a professional when it comes to conspiracy.

"Good brother." Chen Tianqi squeezed Tang Bandit's hand and said with a grateful face: "This time, I owe you a huge favor."

"It's okay, shouldn't friends help each other?" Tang Bandit shook off Chen Tianqi's hand and said, "Don't be like this, I'm not used to holding hands with men."

"Hehe, I'm not used to it either." Chen Tianqi said with a smile.

Tang Bandit didn't want to argue with him on this issue anymore, so he asked aloud: "How are you and Qin Shuang doing?"

"What else can I do?" Chen Tianqi sighed and said, "I ran to challenge her again, but she ignored me."

"So cold?"

"Yes, otherwise why would she be called the Frost Goddess?"

"If it doesn't work, just give up." Tang Bandi said, "Practice hard, and you will still worry about not having a confidante in the future?"

"No." Chen Tianqi shook his head and said, "Either don't do it, or if you do it, stick to it."

Tang Bandi was silent for a moment and said, "I wish you good luck."

——

Bamboo sea. Terrace.

The green bamboos all over the mountains and fields are covered with a layer of snow. Because of the heavy frost, you can often hear the sound of falling ice and snow and the sound of bamboo branches breaking under the load.

"I know the snow is heavy late at night, and I hear the sound of breaking bamboo every now and then." Shen Boyu picked up the poppy black tea in front of him, took a sip of it happily, sighed with great satisfaction, and said: "As you get older, you sleep less. Last night I stayed up all night and listened to the sound of folding bamboo. The crackling sound was just like setting off firecrackers."

"I heard that before the catastrophe, people on Blue Star would set off firecrackers during family reunions on New Year's Eve, which was very lively. Now after arriving on New Star, this is not allowed and that is not allowed. Occasionally, a few young people go to the beach to set off firecrackers secretly. A few branches will not make any difference."

Shen Xinglan sat opposite Shen Boyu and said with a smile: "Second Grandpa wants to set off fireworks. Isn't that easy? The Spring Festival is coming soon. I will just have people send more fireworks."

Shen Boyu waved his hand and said: "A single flower is not spring, but a garden full of purples and reds is full of spring. No one else is allowed to let it go, so let's let it go. Isn't that a privilege? We can't do this kind of thing, and we will be punished by others." Damn it. It would be beautiful if everyone played it together, and it would be colorful."

"I didn't expect Second Grandpa to have such a childlike interest."

"Old child, old child, man, once he gets old, isn't he no different from a child?" Shen Boyu said with a smile. "You young people have physical strength and vigor, and you want to waste a lot of time, and want to conquer the stars and the sea. Don't we just want to protect the three-acre land in front of us?"

"Second Grandfather has done a good job. The Shen family has a great reputation and ranks first in the family. This is the precious wealth left to us by you elders."

Shen Boyu shook his head and said: "Others can't see it, how can you not know the inside story? The tree is so big. Why did the Shen family come to power? That's because they came from the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood."

"The Tang family collapsed, and the Shen family came into existence. But, hasn't the Shen family become another Tang family now? In recent years, the one above him has been making big moves in the military, arbitrarily placing his cronies and several other families. Suppress a group, win over a group, this one in front of me is much more clever than the previous one."

"Recently there are rumors that your grandfather has stayed in the position of military minister for too long, and he should move his position to move his hands and feet. Tell me, what do you want to do? Hit a snake to hit seven inches? Capture the thief first and capture the king ?”

"Second Grandpa, we are not thieves." Shen Xinglan corrected Shen Boyu's words.

"You are still too young." Shen Boyu said with a smile: "You are not a thief now, when they want to capture you, you will be. Are you a thief? Is it just a matter of their words?"

"I understand. If you want to commit a crime, why don't you have excuses?"

"If your grandpa is taken away by them, wouldn't there be no leader? Are those of us in the army still reliable? Will they immediately fall to other hills? There are no usable people, so it will be a disaster." Is it the bare commander? Why don't they let them knead at that time?"

"The Shen family has been low-key and reserved over the years and has never been public. Why are they still so feared?"

"Because of power. If you have more points, he will lose one point. If you have less points, he will have more points. As long as you still hold it, you are their biggest enemy."

"Presumably Second Grandpa already has a way to break the situation?"

"No." Shen Boyu said bluntly: "The only way to break the game is to give up everything, but, can you let it go? Dare you let it go? Is there any way out after letting go?"

Shen Xinglan looked at Shen Boyu thoughtfully and said, "So, what is the purpose of Second Grandpa calling me back?"

"Oh, it's nothing. I just got a pot of good tea, and I want to taste it with you. There are so many children in the family, and I feel the most comfortable when drinking tea with you. Other children are either dull or smart. They can drink good tea. It’s tasteless.”

"Thank you, Second Grandpa." Shen Xinglan picked up the teacup, replaced the wine with tea, and toasted to Shen Boyu.

"Thank you? It's not easy for you young people to listen to the nagging of us old people." Shen Boyu picked up his teacup and drank it, and said aloud: "However, I heard that you have also appeared in Bailu Academy in the past two days. An interesting story?"

"I knew that Second Grandpa came here for this matter." Shen Xinglan said with a smile, "It is true."

"Who do you think did it?"

"Not sure." Shen Xinglan shook his head.

"Not sure. That proves that you have a target of doubt in your heart, right?" Shen Boyu said with a smile.

"Tang Bandit." Shen Xinglan said bluntly: "Second Grandpa has seen him."

"Tang Bandit?" Shen Boyu looked slightly stunned and said, "Why do you doubt him? Is there any evidence?"

"No, it's just an intuition." Shen Xinglan said aloud. "You know, my feelings are rarely wrong."

"Bandit Tang." Shen Boyu chewed on the name, and said, "It's messed up, my mind is messed up, I thought of several lines, but I never thought it would be him. Why? And why?"

"I can't figure it out either, so I just have suspicions." Shen Xinglan said aloud.

"However, it's better to be a little more chaotic. If you have water leakage in your home, you won't always keep an eye on other people's homes to see if there's electricity leakage."

"Second Grandpa wants to get involved?"

"It depends on the timing." Shen Boyu said loudly: "Now is not the time to take action."

After a pause, he continued, "However, this bandit Tang is an interesting person. I didn't expect you two to become brothers. The fate in this world is really wonderful."

"Master said this is the catfish effect."

"Oh, Xuanyuan Mingjing values ​​this boy so much?" Shen Boyu exclaimed in surprise.

Shen Xinglan looked at Shen Boyu and said, "Isn't the second grandfather also very optimistic about him? When he came to visit, you were full of praise for him."

"There is a difference between favoring and valuing." Shen Boyu said aloud: "This kid has a gangster spirit in him. He dares to say things that others dare not say, and he dares to do things that others dare not do. I can't say that he can really do it. He made a breakthrough."

Shen Xinglan lowered his head to drink tea, smiling and saying nothing.

No matter what, he won't be that catfish.

——

Ever since he benefited from the sword manual "Scroll of the Netherworld", Tang Bandit spent most of his thoughts and time on it.

The first sword was unyielding, allowing him to shine at Phoenix's coming-of-age ceremony, defeating Qin Jianyi, one of the Seven Stars, and becoming the most dazzling man in the entire party.

What if Shen Xinglan, the slut, hadn’t come riding a bird?

The second sword was fearless, which gave him the ability to protect himself and fight back when he was ambushed by Ling Yunxiao, a top killer, and he was lucky enough to survive.

Tang Bandit didn't have much knowledge before, and he still doesn't have much knowledge now.

But he knew in his heart that the set of sword manuals presented by Brother Fierce God was indeed powerful, and it might be a rare and excellent swordsmanship in the world.

At least until now, he has never heard of any person or family practicing this sword manual.

Thinking that the fierce brother was still running around naked in the cave, Tang Bandit's heart felt like a throbbing pain.

If you have the opportunity to return to the old land, you must give Brother Fierce God some clothes to cover his body.

Tang Bandit has been obsessed with the third sword of "Scroll of the Netherworld" during this period.

I have watched the swordsmanship moves countless times, and I remember that I am very familiar with them. However, when I come to perform them, I always feel like I am constrained.

Tang Bandit was not discouraged and continued to practice day after day and night after night.

When Tang Bandit was practicing his sword on the Star-Zhaing Platform, Xuanyuan Mingjing came over with his hands behind his back.

The Star Picking Platform is the back mountain platform of Xuanyuan Mingjing Grape Courtyard, where a sword cuts off the clouds.

Tang Bandit didn't expect it to have such a nice name, but he felt that it did have such momentum.

You can pick up the stars with your hands, but you dare not speak loudly for fear of frightening the heavens.

Thinking that his master was watching from behind, Tang Bandit practiced even harder.

Again, again, and again.

He didn't stop until he was sweating profusely and panting. He thought his master would praise him, "What a diligent young man."

Unexpectedly, Xuanyuan Mingjing just glanced at him lightly and said, "Idiot."

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Tang Bandit was deeply shocked.

I put so much effort into my performance, but you ignored it.

Just ignore them and open your mouth to curse?

Tang Bandi knelt down with a plop and said, "Master, please teach me."

He had asked Xuanyuan Mingjing many questions before, but Xuanyuan Mingjing only said to let him practice more.

Now that he came to him on his own initiative, Tang Bandit would naturally not miss this opportunity.

"When this sword was struck, did you feel that your body was stiff, your sword intention was difficult to sing, and your yin and yang energy was blocked?" Xuanyuan Mingjing was too lazy to help Tang Bandit who was kneeling on the ground. If he was willing to kneel, let him kneel properly. Come on.

"Yes, Master. I always feel that the body, sword moves and yin and yang energy are three independent entities that do not interfere with each other and are difficult to integrate. With sword moves and sword energy, the body is very It was difficult to make that move, so I managed to do it, and it was very difficult.”

"What do you think the problem is?" Xuanyuan Mingjing asked aloud.

"Disciple doesn't know." Tang Bandit said.

If I knew what the problem was, wouldn't I think of ways to solve it?

"I have read the first two swords in this set of sword manuals. The emphasis of those two swords is to remain unchanged, fast, ruthless, and sinister. They go straight and defeat the enemy with one sword. But the emphasis of this sword is "changes"."

"Changes?"

"Yes. Influenced by the first two swords, you focused too much on moves, and then you forgot about "change"."

Xuanyuan Mingjing reached out and made a move, and the long sword in Tang Bandit's hand fell into his hand.

He waved it casually and said: "Like the wind, like lightning, like an arm using your fingers. When you follow the sword, the sword follows your heart. Is this sword move contrary to your heart?"

"Yes, I originally thought it was comfortable to use this move, but his move is another cunning and weird way, Master. Are you saying that there is something wrong with this sword move?"

"No, it's your problem."

"???"

"I imitated the sword strike you just made. Do you feel any discomfort?"

"No. It's like a fish in water, and it's natural." Tang Bandi looked at Tang Bandi in surprise and asked, "Master, what's the reason for this? I feel awkward when using it, so why don't you feel any discomfort when using it? "

"Because I am the Grand Master."

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"Do you think I'm bragging?"

"Disciple doesn't dare, I just don't understand." Tang Bandit was about to burst into tears.

Master, can you give me a good time?

If you go around like this, I will feel dizzy.

"All methods are unified, and all changes should remain unchanged. Can you try again by removing the process of changing tricks?"

"Remove the change of moves?" Tang Bandit asked in surprise.

Xuanyuan Mingjing nodded and said: "I don't know where your sword manual comes from, but it is indeed profound and difficult to understand. This wonderful sword should only be felt after entering the master realm. subtle changes."

"But since you have practiced so far, give it a try and ask yourself, what is the purpose of this sword strike?"

Xuanyuan Mingjing thrust the long sword into the ground, and the blade was inserted into the extremely hard rock.

He put his hands behind his back, glanced at the flowing clouds in the deep stream, and then walked towards his grape courtyard.

Tang Bandit sat down on the ground. He felt that he understood, but also felt that he still didn't quite understand.

"If you remove all the changes in the middle, will this sword still be this sword?"

"What is the purpose of this sword strike? What is it for?"

"Kill someone? Hurt the enemy? Do what I want?"

"If a man follows his sword, the sword will follow his will, and it will follow my will."

"Master has obviously told me the answer, why am I still stubborn about it?"

Tang Bandit got up from the ground, pulled out his sword from the stone and started practicing again.

Hearing the sound of swishing swords coming from behind, a faint smile appeared on Xuanyuan Mingjing's lips: "You can teach me."

——

Xiaopang is smashing rocks in the yard.

When Xiaopang used to hit rocks, the whole village could hear the crackling sound.

As his strength grew, his technique of breaking rocks became better and better. Now, with one hammer blow, the rocks could be broken into the shape he wanted, but no sound could be heard.

This also avoids the risk of disturbing residents.

In the past, Xiaopang had to be watched and supervised when he was throwing rocks. From time to time, the old man would curse a few vicious words such as "lazy guy", "trash", "his hand is cramped".

After arriving at Xinxing, we no longer need anyone to supervise and urge us. He has developed a habit of training for another hour after returning home after completing the teacher's training tasks at school.

Once in the morning and once in the evening, regardless of rain or snow.

The reason why he worked so hard suddenly was not because he enjoyed working hard, but because he felt the pressure from his elder brother.

He always felt that his elder brother had been worried a lot recently. Although he would never say anything to him, he could still feel it.

Because he knows his elder brother too well.

Therefore, he should be more diligent and work harder.

As he becomes stronger, it is equivalent to his elder brother becoming stronger.

If someone wants to hurt Big Brother, he should first step over his own body.

After the one-hour training task was completed, Xiaopang wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel, and then returned to the house carrying the hammer.

After taking a shower and changing into clean pajamas, I was about to lie on the sofa and have some late-night snacks when I suddenly heard a slight noise upstairs.

"Brother?" Xiaopang called out.

No one answered.

"Brother, is it you? Are you back?" Xiaopang's voice rose slightly.

Last time, the eldest brother suddenly came back from Bailu Academy. Not only did he give him a surprise, but he also brought him roasted chestnuts.

Do you want to follow suit this time?

Still no answer.

"It should be a mouse," Xiaopang said to himself.

When he lived at the foot of Mount Hate, the most common thing he saw was rats.

Those mice were bigger than cats, each one had a strong body, and their eyes were glowing red, making them look extremely fierce.

There are often rats in the house. A group of rats bite each other, making the house bloody and bloody, which is extremely scary.

Whenever this happened, Bandit Tang would watch it with great interest, but Xiaopang felt disgusted and avoided it.

Xiaopang asked Tang Bandit what was so interesting about rat fights. Tang Bandit said that one should understand the habits of animals, especially their fighting methods, so that they would not be injured by them when hunting.

Xiaopang felt that what the elder brother said was very reasonable. After following him to see it for a while, he vomited.

Xiaopang opened the refrigerator and found a roast chicken, five pounds of yak jerky, and half a braised lamb leg.

"What should I eat?" Xiaopang thought in his heart.

Since you don’t know how to choose, just take them all out and eat them.

It's not that we don't have that strength.

Hearing the hissing and swallowing sounds from downstairs, he knew that the fat man was eating.

A figure wearing black night clothes and a black mask pushed open the door of Tang Bandit's room, and then closed it gently.

He didn't turn on the light, but used the lighting device on his wrist to scan the structure of the room.

He opened the closet door and rummaged around inside, but found nothing he wanted except clothes and shoes.

When he saw an old suitcase in the corner of the cabinet, his exposed pupils couldn't help but light up.

He took the suitcase out and carefully opened the lock.

boom!

The suitcase is opened.