Too Reckless

Leaving Linhefang, Zuo Lingquan bought a good-looking black horse at the carriage and horse shop. After inquiring about the direction with the locals, he galloped away to Xihuang Valley alone.

Xihuang Valley is only 30 miles away from the capital and is located on the outskirts of the city, backed by Changqing Mountain.

Zuo Lingquan was speeding along the straight road, and within half an hour, he found a small town at the end of the road.

At the end of the town is an octagonal archway with the three characters "Qihuang Valley" written on it. Behind the archway is a ten-mile willow forest, and the eaves of some buildings and the mountains at the end of the field of vision can be seen in the distance.

In the early morning, there were few people in the town, and there were only a few medicinal farmers who had dug up medicinal herbs and came to sell them.

Zuo Lingquan rode through the town and came to the octagonal archway.

There were four young people standing under the archway. They were guards. When they saw Zuo Lingquan approaching, one of them stepped forward and raised his hand in a salute:

"Young master, please stay behind. Outsiders from Xihuang Valley are not allowed to enter. Do you have a road citation document?"

Zuo Lingquan took out the jade pendant from his arms and handed it to the other party: "Zuo Lingquan, a person from Qinghe County, has longed for Qihuang Valley for a long time. I came to visit today. I wonder if Xiongtai can introduce it on your behalf?"

The young man at the head took the sign, saw the word 'Wu' on the back, looked up at Zuo Lingquan again, and said with a smile:

"It turned out to be you. Fangcai Guli said hello and said that someone came over with a sign and took you directly to see Uncle Wu in the alchemy room. Come on, I'll take you there."

Seeing this, Zuo Lingquan didn't say much. He and the young man got on his horse and entered the octagonal archway.

The Xihuang Valley is inside the mountain, and the ten-mile willow forest on the periphery is just to isolate outsiders, not living in it. It is more like a beautiful landscape garden.

The two walked side by side, and in about a quarter of an hour, they came to the foot of the mountain across the earth.

The Changqing Mountain range stretches for thousands of miles, spanning the west side of Dadan, and the mountain in front of it is only a part of it, called Qihuangling.

When the mountains stretched to this point, I wonder if it was because of the cracking of geological activities, which caused an opening between the mountains, and the cliffs on both sides were cut like sharp knives. I could vaguely see a waterfall falling from the depths. A rainbow appeared below, and the scenery was extremely beautiful.

Zuo Lingquan got off his horse and entered the valley on foot with the young man, and the scenery in front of him suddenly became clear. To the scene of hundreds of people doing morning exercises; the attic around the square, surrounded by green plants, you can also see a few white cranes hovering in the sky, looking at it, it really tastes like a Taoyuan fairyland.

Zuo Lingquan had just arrived and was not familiar with Qihuang Valley. He followed the young man who led the way and turned right. After walking for an unknown distance, he came to a small lake on the side of the square.

The small lake is full of lotus, and in the middle is a school with bamboo curtains hanging on all sides.

There are futons in the academy, and dozens of people sit in a circle. The oldest one is seventeen or eighteen, and the youngest is five or six years old.

"...In those days, Master I was in Linyuan City of Dayan Country, and I saw a strange woman approaching from the wind, hanging above the imperial city, and the Emperor of Dayan Country went out to greet him in person. In that scene, you dolls didn't cultivate well. , I'll never see..."

Zuo Lingquan listened while walking. His impression of the practitioners came from the storytellers in the market. Except for the fact that there was a Dayan Dynasty in the North Pass, he knew nothing about it.

At this time, when he arrived at Xihuang Valley, Zuo Lingquan was naturally curious when he heard these strange people and strange things, and asked the young man who was leading the way next to him:

"I grew up in Qinghe County since I was a child, and I seldom heard about things outside the Great Dan Dynasty. Can Xiongtai tell me about it?"

The young man who led the way, young but friendly, heard the words, slowed down a little, and walked side by side with Zuo Lingquan:

"Just call me Wang Rui. I entered Phoenix Phoenix Valley when I was six years old, and I haven't left in ten years. I don't know much about the outside world, but I have heard it from the teacher before."

When Zuo Lingquan saw this, he also slowed down and made an appearance of listening intently.

Wang Rui's face was clearly filled with longing and yearning. After thinking about it for a while, he said seriously:

"The Great Dan Dynasty is just a small place, with the sea in the southeast and the Evergreen Mountains in the west, so it can only be said to be a backcountry in the world.

The Dayan Dynasty outside the customs is different, a state may be bigger than ours, but I don't know the specifics of the secular court, I only know that there are nine cultivation sects outside, and they are called the "Nine Sects in the South". The ancestors of our Xihuang Valley came out of the 'Shocking Terrace', one of the nine sects.

Now if there are outstanding disciples in our Xihuanggu Valley, the teachers and teachers will also rely on this layer of incense origin to send people to the Jing Terrace of Dayan Dynasty for further study. Zheng Shibo, who just gave a lecture, has been there once when he was young, but it is a pity that he went out to practice. He was wounded, otherwise he would still stay there. "

Zuo Lingquan nodded slightly, and after carefully remembering these words, he asked a question that all new practitioners would ask:

"The people over there will fly to the ground?"

Wang Rui spread his hands, shook his head and said:

"I haven't been there, so how do I know. But the teacher said that one practice is divided into five realms of 'Qi Refinement, Linggu, Youhuang, Jade Steps, and Forgetting Machines', one step at a time.

Those who enter the secluded husks can rely on the utensils to fly to the sky and the ground, and those who enter the jade rank can use their bodies to ride the wind and fly into the sky. When we settled in Phoenix Valley, the sect master and several uncles entered the Linggu Valley. We can't see this kind of master here. "

Zuo Lingquan nodded thoughtfully, pondered a little, and then looked at his long sword:

"Among these sects, can you have a particularly powerful sword?"

Xihuanggu all learned swordsmanship. Wang Rui was naturally very interested in this issue. He looked at Zuo Lingquan's saber and said a little arrogantly:

"Our Master Xihuanggu came out to the terrace, let me say that the swords used outside are powerful, they must be shocked by the terrace. However, the head once said that there is a 'Sword Imperial City' outside the nine sects, which is especially powerful. Nine sects challenge, the monks over there are specially called 'sword cultivators', and there is a saying of 'nine sects and eight masters, Zhongzhou's ten sword emperors'. It's a pity that the head has only heard about it, and I am also specific. I don't know..."

While chatting, the two passed by the lake, and after walking for another quarter of an hour, they finally stopped beside a bamboo forest.

The bamboo forest is near the back of the valley, and from the outside, you can see a building halfway up the mountain, near the waterfall that you saw when you came in.

"Uncle Wu is right above, so I won't go in. You can say hi to someone below and explain your intention."

When Wang Rui arrived at the entrance of the bamboo forest, he didn't say more, raised his hand and turned to leave.

After Zuo Lingquan said his goodbyes with no end in sight, he took his sword and stepped into the path among the bamboo forests. Along the way, he saw a few bamboo huts. Many young girls' homes were gathered in the bamboo huts, either brewing medicine to cool off in the sun, or concentrating on pans. Sitting, when he passed by, he would glance at him curiously.

Zuo Lingquan came to the bottom of the cliff and was about to inquire about the homes of a few girls who were making medicines in the distance, and asked someone to inform them on their behalf. Above the cliff, a person's upper body protruded.

Zuo Lingquan looked up, but saw that under the warm spring sun, the roar of the waterfall brought a hazy rainbow, and a woman in a light green dress was standing on the edge of the cliff, looking down.

A woman can't tell her age at a glance, but her almond-shaped eyebrows, graceful figure, and her temperament and appearance are all more mature. It may be more appropriate to describe her as a woman. Black hair rolled up, no pearls and hairpins only tied with headbands, a face of pure white and no trace, no makeup, thin dress without any accessories, looking very clean, under the support of spring and waterfalls, even some Kind of a fairy feeling.

Zuo Lingquan blinked, not sure if this woman was 'Uncle Wu'. After looking at each other, he raised his hand politely:

"Under Zuo Lingquan, dare to ask if the senior is Master Wu?"

After speaking, waiting for a reply.

It's just that the woman above didn't speak. After looking down at it, her figure disappeared from the cliff.

Zuo Lingquan thought that the other party was going to come down for an interview, so he stood upright under the cliff and waited quietly...

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Above the cliff, the waterfall roared.

The platform opened from the rock wall is three feet wide and more than ten feet long. The left side is curved around the stone ladder to the bottom of the cliff, and the right side is directly below the waterfall.

At the entrance of the stone ladder, a wooden house is built, and in the direction of the waterfall is an empty stone flat. I think it is a place to practice martial arts. There is also a stone platform for people to sit on the edge of the cliff. Looking out, It is the whole picture of the picturesque Xihuang Valley.

Wu Qingwan, who was wearing a long light green dress, withdrew her gaze from the edge of the stone platform, and then looked at the letter in her hand, her eyes like water showing a little puzzlement.

Wu Qingwan is the youngest apprentice of the national teacher Yue Pingyang. She ranks fifth among the teachers in Qihuang Valley, and is in charge of the pill room, one of the five rooms. She taught Princess Longli's martial arts and is regarded as Jiang Yi's teacher.

However, Princess Long Li did not call Wu Qingwan Master.

First, because of the special status of princes and princesses, according to the rules, they can only worship national teachers.

Erlai, Princess Longli's biological mother, Empress Liu, and Wu Qingwan came out of Jintang County together. They had known each other since childhood and were sisters, so Princess Longli called her 'Auntie' since childhood.

Princess Longli went to Xihuang Valley to practice cultivation at the age of six, and was brought up by Wu Qingwan herself.

Although Jiang Yi has returned to the palace for nearly four years, she has been together less and more, but she still understands the princess's temperament very well. She is strong and active on the outside, born with the arrogance of the royal family, but she is delicate and considerate on the inside, and knows 'self-examination'.

In Xihuang Valley, Jiang Yi has been helping Wu Qingwan to discipline many sisters and sisters. No matter how angry she is, she will act in the principle of fairness and justice, and will never favor anyone because of her personal opinion, let alone I went to Wu Qingwan to complain.

But at this moment, when Wu Qingwan saw the letter in her hand, she didn't understand how much Jiang Yi was wronged to write these things.

What 'don't reveal my identity, let him hang for a long time, when he can't bear to look around, he says he's not sincere and let him get out' 'if he doesn't go, let him go to the living room to wash clothes'' Clothes go to the animal pen to bathe the white crane'...

Isn't this bullying?

Wu Qingwan has been cultivating in the mountains since she was a child. She likes to live alone and ignore outside affairs. She doesn't even have many disciples. She is neither interested nor unable to do this kind of tossing people.

However, Jiang Yi called her 'Auntie', and she was able to write this kind of letter, which was uncharacteristically, indicating that she was really offended by the child below. If she did nothing, Jiang Yi would come over next time. Not good to explain.

Wu Qingwan put away the letter, hesitated for a while, still followed Princess Long Li's instructions, and did not pay attention to Zuo Lingquan immediately, thinking about letting Zuo Lingquan stand for a while, and then talk about other things.

As a result, the bamboo forest became silent, and there was no movement...