Alienated Martial Arts

In the center of Lingdie's main city, inside the towering spire-style palace.

The door closed inward, and the lights were lit at this moment, illuminating the space that had just darkened again.

"Xiaojiu, it was your first time to tour the territory. How did you feel when you came back?"

A lazy female voice sounded quietly, coming from behind the curtain at the deepest part of the hall.

The curtain slowly opened, revealing a trace of skin as white as jade, and then a graceful figure shrouded in a gauze skirt.

Mistress Spirit Butterfly lay half on the throne, picked up a spiritual fruit, put it into her mouth and chewed it slowly.

Lingqi lowered her hands and stood in awe, and replied respectfully, "As my mother said, my daughter has gained a lot from this trip. After comparing it one by one with the books in the family's collection before, she also gained some insights in her heart."

"Oh? If you have any insights, you can tell me."

Mistress Spirit Butterfly raised her eyes slightly and asked with interest.

Lingqi took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, "Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles. Only in this way can knowledge and action be unified."

"Read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles, only in this way can knowledge and action be unified."

Mistress Spirit Butterfly sat up straight and repeated these words again, her eyes like autumn water suddenly lit up brightly.

"Sister Lingqi went out and had such a deep understanding. It is really valuable."

Accompanied by loud applause, a slender female spirit butterfly walked out of the darkness.

She looks very similar to the mistress in the curtain, especially her eyes, which are equally breathtaking with their ripples of light, like a bottomless pool, as if they want to suck in the spirit of those who look into it. Go in.

"Lingqi has met the eldest sister."

Seeing the person coming, Lingqi couldn't help but feel excited.

She immediately bowed, hiding the slightest change in her expression.

If it had been in the past, she might not have had any psychological fluctuations at all.

He would never hide his true thoughts in front of his mistress like he does now.

But now she not only did it, but she also felt that she did it so naturally, without showing any trace.

With a casual gesture, Mistress Lingdie asked her eldest daughter to sit down on the soft stool next to her, and then turned her attention to Lingqi, who was standing respectfully.

"I just heard that you met a foreigner during this trip. He is a strong and strong Dao Mantis?"

Lingqi's mind turned, and she said slowly after careful consideration, "To answer my mother's question, my daughter has indeed brought back a foreigner from outside, and plans to make him my guard commander."

"oh?"

Mistress Spirit Butterfly had just picked up a petal, but after hearing this, she put it down again.

She was silent for a moment, with a puzzled expression on her face, "Didn't you say before that you were going to let him become the fortune teller of your clan? Why did you change your mind not long after?"

Lingqi suppressed the inexplicable anxiety, and all kinds of thoughts flashed through her mind.

Sure enough, as Yuan Yi said, although news does not have legs, it always runs faster than a centipede.

He also said that the words of an insect can be feared, and three butterflies can become a tiger.

Although he didn’t know what species the tiger was, according to Yuan Yi, it was a terrifying creature that only existed in his distant hometown. It specialized in feeding on various mantises, and would starve to death if it didn’t eat hundreds of them a day.

Looking back now, she really shouldn't have said so much to Sixth Sister Lingyu.

Just like Yuan Yi once reminded her, disaster comes from the mouth, disease comes from the mouth, and it is better to be silent than to speak.

Lingqi gathered her thoughts, and when she spoke again, her tone was still respectful.

"Reporting to mother, my daughter met Sixth Sister when she entered the city. What she said did make sense, so she changed her mind on the way to the audience."

Mistress Spirit Butterfly nodded and put the last spirit fruit into her mouth, "Since he is a warrior recognized by Xiaoliu, being a guard at your place is a bit humiliating.

It's better to let him join the battle of his clan and become a warrior who charges forward. What do you think, Xiaojiu? "

"Mother, I think this is inappropriate."

"kindness?"

Mistress Psylocke frowned slightly, "Tell me your reasons."

Lingqi's thoughts raced in her mind, and she quickly organized her words, "Although Yuan Yi looks ferocious and strong, he has a soft and delicate character, and is not the kind of mantis who is good at killing.

If it is allowed to join the battle formation, I am afraid that not only will it not be able to play its due role, but it will cause bad effects. "

"Now my daughter is lacking a subordinate to take care of chores. In addition, he also worked as a garden manager before, so I thought of bringing him back to the main city."

"is that so?"

Mistress Spirit Butterfly lay back down again, "If he is just a delicate mind, he is not qualified to be a fortune teller of our clan, so why did you come up with the idea of ​​letting him become a fortune teller?"

"Because when my daughter was chatting with him, he once put forward the idea of ​​looking at the essence through phenomena, which made me think he was very wise and thoughtful."

Facing the Supreme Mistress's question, Lingqi took a deep breath and slowly explained while recalling.

"What he said is that all things have their own laws of movement, just like the sky has four seasons of cold and heat, the moon has its waxing and waning phases...

If you can observe the essence through the appearance, you can truly explore, become familiar with, and master those laws. And if you can achieve all this to the extreme, it can be called the way of studying things to achieve knowledge. "

Mistress Spirit Butterfly fell silent and pondered these words over and over for a long time.

She waited until the tea poured in her hand went cold before she nodded slowly, "It's beyond my expectation that the Dao Mantis clan with low bloodline can have such knowledge.

From this point of view, if Xiaojiu wants him to become a fortune teller of his own race, you are not just talking nonsense. "

Having said this, she turned to look at her eldest daughter standing beside her, "Lingyin, if I follow your suggestion, I'm afraid there will be one more unqualified warrior in our clan, and we will lose a precious fortune teller." ."

"I……"

Lingyin opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Xiaoliu mentioned this matter when she handed over the defense just now, and she reported it to the mistress without any concealment.

As a result, he made a mistake and even made his mother feel uncomfortable.

"Lingyin, I need your explanation."

Mistress Spirit Butterfly's eyes were half open and half closed, but her voice quietly turned cold.

Lingyin's clothes were soaked with sweat in an instant, and he didn't know how to explain it for a while.

"Mother, maybe the eldest sister doesn't know much about this."

When Lingqi saw the eldest sister accompanying her mistress, she felt deflated, and an inexplicable feeling of joy suddenly arose in her heart.

But after a moment of hesitation, she bowed Yingying and said slowly, "My daughter met Sixth Sister before entering the city. When she saw Dao Yuanyi, she said that he was strong and could be an elite warrior.

It was only because the two sisters didn't know Yuan Yi well that they put forward the suggestion to let him join the battle while caring about the development of the tribe. "

"Are you concerned about the development of the tribe?"

Mistress Spirit Butterfly suddenly sneered, "You can make a decision just by looking at her. I think Lao Liu should check her eyes carefully to see if there is anything wrong with her eyes."

"And your soul, I have trained you as the next mistress. I have told you many times before that you should think more about things when you encounter them, and don't rush to conclusions. It seems that you have turned a deaf ear to my words. Come on!"

Lingyin's face turned pale and she knelt down deeply, "It's my daughter's fault. I beg my mother to punish me."

The next moment, Lingqi followed and knelt down.

"Mom, my eldest sister's original intention was good. My daughter also misjudged it at first. It was only through subsequent contacts that she slowly changed her perception of the mantis."

"Okay, everyone, get up."

Mistress Spirit Butterfly raised her hand slightly, "I understand, this is to observe the essence through the appearance, Xiaojiu, you did a good job.

Lingyin, you should also learn from your sister's strengths and be careful not to make similar mistakes in the future. "

"Yes, my daughter understands."

Lingyin stood up and quickly glanced at Lingqi, his eyes filled with gratitude.

After coming out of the spire hall, Lingqi suddenly felt her legs were a little weak.

But at the same time, there seemed to be a fire burning in my heart.

My emotions became a little intense, and I couldn't help but want to sing loudly.

She suddenly thought of the strange Yuan Yidao Mantis, and was a little curious about what he was doing now.

If he were around, he would tell her what to do.

Reflect!

Yes, definitely a reflection!

Check for omissions and fill them in, looking for deficiencies.

Only in this way can problems be discovered, solved, and your unique thoughts become more delicate.

Lingqi took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, trying to calm down her turbulent emotions.

Time passed little by little.

Until she returned to her own place, she could not find any shortcomings.

The sixth sister Lingyu was not liked by her mother at all.

After this incident, it is basically impossible to become one of the candidates for the next mistress.

Even the eldest sister Lingyin left a bad impression on the mistress.

But she still wanted to thank herself sincerely.

This is really a wonderful feeling.

In a small courtyard full of ethereal flowers.

Two figures sat opposite each other.

"Miss Lingqi did a good job."

Wei Tao narrowed his eyes and looked at the slim body in front of him, "But there are still areas that need attention and further improvement."

She didn't pay attention to Wei Tao's gaze at all, but took out a small notebook from her sleeve and began to prepare to record it carefully.

"In my opinion, the biggest shortcoming of Miss Lingqi is that she is stiff, rather than the gentle and gentle way of moisturizing things."

He stared into Lingqi's eyes and said unceremoniously, "The superiors have the final say. Under normal circumstances, their majesty will never allow others to challenge it. As the saying goes, a mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, unless there is one male and one female.

Therefore, when you want to influence the decision of Her Majesty the Mistress, you must not directly add your own ideas to it. Too many times may cause His Majesty's resentment. Therefore, the correct approach should be subtle guidance. "

"You still don't understand? To put it simply, you can use subtle touches on certain key nodes to guide the superiors to discover the problems themselves without leaving any trace, and then propose solutions to the problems."

"Precisely because she came up with it herself, she is more convincing. Even if she regrets it in the future and has to settle the account, it will be difficult to put the blame directly on your head..."

Less than half an hour later, Wei Tao waved his sharp sickle and made his final summary.

"If you want to become the next generation of mistress as quickly as possible and shine the glory of the Spirit Butterfly clan on the entire earth, you still have a lot to improve.

The most important point among them is to collect more cultivation resources as soon as possible and improve one's own strength until he stands at the top of all sisters. "

Speaking of this, he suddenly lowered his voice, "If Miss Lingqi is stronger than Your Majesty, the mistress of this clan will definitely be you!"

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Gudong!

Wei Tao swallowed a pot of ethereal flowers and then picked up a second pot.

Similar pots almost fill the entire house.

This is the privilege given to him by Lingqi.

Used to make up for the mental consumption after thinking.

After eating and drinking, Wei Tao fluttered his wings and flew out of the room, went to the roof as usual, and looked at the tall palace in the distance.

That place exudes an extremely strong spiritual energy.

It is also connected to every node in the city, completely covering the entire main city of Spirit Butterfly.

Wei Tao didn't know what the spiritual meanings scattered between heaven and earth represented in Lingdie's eyes.

All he knew was that when he felt it himself, there was always an unstoppable feeling of chilling and melancholy in his mind.

It's like the whole world is crying.

Lament that life is short and time flies by.

Uh-huh!

The tentacles on the top of the head suddenly stretched straight.

Wei Tao held his breath and concentrated, gathering his thoughts.

According to the practice method obtained from Lingqi, he began to deeply perceive the spiritual atmosphere that condensed and lingered in the void.

Perhaps due to different bloodlines, the method that worked well for the Spirit Butterfly nobles was difficult for him, and even getting started was difficult.

Time passed little by little.

Until the night dissipates and the day comes.

He didn't make much progress.

But Wei Tao was not in a hurry.

As the saying goes, sharpening the knife will not waste time chopping firewood.

Every failure allows him to discover different problems. As long as all the problems can be sorted out and solved, a spiritual gathering method based on Dao Mantis will open up a new path.

This moment was when he truly showed off his talent for cultivation.

"Lord Yuanyi, the wise man has just ordered you to attend a regular meeting at the Divination Academy."

A mechanical stiff sound sounded from below.

Wei Tao looked down and his eyes fell on the Spirit Butterfly attendant assigned to him.

They are all insect eggs hatched in batches from insect nests. They have just begun to develop their intelligence and can obey orders and communicate simply.

"Time flies so fast, and it's time for the regular meeting of the Divination Academy again."

"Okay, take me there now."

He nodded and followed the Psylocke attendant.

The morning passed quickly.

Wei Tao held two thick ancient books in his hands and walked out of the room quickly. His ears seemed to be filled with the sounds of various discussions and quarrels.

During this period of time, he has successfully established a firm foothold in the entire Divination Academy by virtue of his unique insights expressed at the conference.

It is even favored by several great fortune-tellers.

Among the Psylocke tribe, diviners belong to an almost independent system.

And there are several great diviners who have lived for who knows how many years, and have even followed the mistress more than once.

It can be said that they are the living history of the Spirit Butterfly clan.

Not only has he personally experienced many major events, he is also in charge of all the remaining classics of the Spirit Butterfly clan.

Let him learn a lot of useful information.

For example, the legend about the mother goddess and the mythical beast.

It reminded him of the scene in his dream.

The figure shrouded in silver light and the mutilated corpse that fell to the ground from the shattered void may have something to do with the mother goddess and divine beast recorded in the ancient books of the Spirit Butterfly clan.

Another period of time passed.

Wei Tao finally made a breakthrough in sensing and condensing spiritual energy.

The two tentacles, which were originally just decorations, also turned into powerful antennas at this time.

After some hard training and sudden improvement, we soon reached the end of this method.

Next, with the gathering of more spiritual ideas, Sancai Shashan also began to break through the limit.

In one breath, he pushed him up to the ninth level of breaking the limit, and then once again had to stop temporarily because he didn't have enough spiritual energy to accumulate.

If you want to continue to improve, you must have more resources available.

In addition, perhaps a deeper secret of inheritance from the Spirit Butterfly family is needed, so that the Three Talents of Killing can be promoted to a new level.

By that time, he should have enough confidence to explore the place of nirvana of the Mother Goddess mentioned in the ancient book of Spirit Butterfly.

During this time, Lingqi became busier and busier.

Correspondingly, her reputation among the sisters is also getting higher and higher.

Several times, he was even called by Mistress Spirit Butterfly to serve as his attendant, and she was generous with her compliments.

All the sisters were very happy about Lingqi's change.

Including their eldest sister Ling Yin.

Only one person was unhappy.

She is Lingqi herself.

Although she never showed any emotion, even in front of Wei Tao.

But in his eyes, the emotions that she thought were well hidden were nowhere to be seen, as clear as shadows in the sun.

Late that night, when she should have rested early, Lingqi suddenly came to Wei Tao's room.

She took a cup of tea, but didn't take a sip. She just held it in her hand and stared in silence.

Time passed little by little.

Wait until the tea gradually becomes cold.

She suddenly came to her senses, drank the cold tea in the cup, and then raised her head to take a look.

"Miss Lingqi has something on her mind."

Wei Tao refilled the two tea cups and placed several plates of snacks on the table like magic.

She was silent for a long time and sighed, "Yuan Yi, do you still remember the first time we met?"

Wei Tao suppressed his smile and showed a recalling expression, "Of course I remember, this is an unforgettable memory for this subordinate."

"It's also my most unforgettable memory."

Lingqi smiled, but there was an indescribable sadness in her tone, "At that time, you proposed to me the two ideas of my own will and lofty ideals.

From that moment on, my mind suddenly received a huge impact, as if I had fallen into a rolling river and been pushed forward.

But in recent days, I have been thinking about whether what I am doing is right or wrong, and whether everything is meaningful. "

Wei Tao listened quietly and waited silently.

Looking for an entry point to unlock her.

"Lingyu is dead."

Without any warning, Lingqi cried.

"I didn't want her to die either, but she inadvertently discovered some of the things I did during her patrol."

"What's more important is that she doesn't agree with my ideals and even told me that she would report it to my eldest sister or even my mistress."

"Then, Sixth Sister died in my hands, which I couldn't accept at all."

At this point, she almost burst into tears.

"Is it clean?"

Wei Tao took a sip of tea and spoke in an indifferent and calm tone.

Lingqi was stunned for a moment and thought for a moment before she truly understood the meaning of these three words.

“Very clean.”

She nodded heavily.

"Have all the clues that might implicate you been completely cut off?"

"They're all cut off."

Wei Tao lowered his eyes, "Then why is Miss Lingqi still hesitating?"

Lingqi bit her lower lip, as if she was back to the time when they first met.

"We are sisters, sisters from the same mother."

"But now she is dead, not in the hands of the mistress, nor in the hands of the enemy, but killed by me, my sister."

She covered her face, tears streaming down her fingers.

Wei Tao waited quietly until she calmed down completely.

"Do you think the ideal you are fighting for is great?"

"My ideal is of course great. I want the glory of the Spirit Butterfly clan to shine on the entire earth."

"now it's right."

Wei Tao stood up slowly and helped Lingqi change the cold tea, "Miss Lingqi, you must understand one thing first."

"whats the matter?"

“You must know that any great ideal is never easily achieved, but requires unimaginable efforts and even huge sacrifices.

Miss Lingqi thought about it carefully. For such a big event as bringing glory to the entire Spirit Butterfly clan, what does it mean to sacrifice a few clan members in the process? "

She was silent for a long time and drank the tea in one gulp.

He raised his hand to wipe away the tears on his face, "The flower garden where Ling Yu belongs has been put under my name. Does Mr. Yuan Yi have any ideas about managing them?"