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Chapter 125 Miss Ling's little pride, even if she is a genius, she still needs this girl to teach her

According to Jiang Ningshuang's personality, she couldn't say it was a big deal, but seeing her deliberately showing off with her big watery eyes rolling around, Lu Zhan still looked at her expectantly.

Jiang Ningshuang really enjoyed the gaze. Her feet in embroidered shoes swayed involuntarily. She only spoke after she finished a cup of tea.

"I heard that the son of the Prince of Qinghe once asked to marry Ling Jiaoyue, but not long after being rejected, my father got into trouble."

Lu Zhan raised his eyebrows.

Jiang Ningshuang continued, "I also heard that someone in Ziwei Mountain also asked to marry Ling Jiaoyue, but after being rejected, his mother committed a crime and died."

Lu Zhan was speechless for a moment. No wonder Jiang Ningshuang had such a cunning expression. It turned out that there was nothing serious to talk about.

"Although it's all her own fault, it's all related to Ling Jiaoyue, which shows that she has some bad luck. If you run into her in the future, you should stay away from her and don't let bad luck spread to you."

Lu Zhan: “…”

Looking at her serious look, she doesn't look like a cultivator, but more like a young lady giving instructions to her husband.

Lu Zhan found it funny, but couldn't laugh because there was another person hiding in the room.

"Click—"

Suddenly, there was a tiny sound in the house, as if something was crushed.

Jiang Ningshuang's eyes widened: "What's that sound? Didn't your cousin go out?"

Lu Zhan: “…”

The sun was shining quietly, and the atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward.

The immortal sect is divided into the inner sect and the outer sect. The inner sect disciples are direct descendants. Not only are they taught by specialized masters, but they can also access many resources in the sect. They are serious practitioners.

Outer sect disciples are also cultivators, and are mostly responsible for miscellaneous tasks. Their cultivation is also taught by the eldest senior brother or sister, or some inner sect managers, and they can go down the mountain after they have completed their studies.

Xiuyinfang is full of female disciples, so it is natural for outer disciples to get married after they come down the mountain.

Although the outer sect disciples did not have high talent for cultivation, they were under the name of an immortal sect after all. After coming down the mountain, their marriages went smoothly, and most of them married wealthy businessmen or officials.

Most of the information on Xiuyinfang's network comes from these married female disciples, so they are extremely well-informed.

Jiang Ningshuang even knew that Prince Qinghe had privately proposed to Ling Jiaoyue.

"Foolish woman..."

Ling Jiaoyue rarely shows anger. If it were under normal circumstances, she would definitely ignore Jiang Ningshuang.

Perhaps it was because she had been too unlucky in the past two days that she was still feeling a little depressed. When she heard these words, her mood suddenly became unstable and she crushed the teacup.

If her strength hadn't recovered yet, she would have taught this stupid woman a lesson.

Unfortunately, these were all empty words at the moment. Instead, she crushed the teacup, which made Jiang Ningshuang notice it. Ling Jiaoyue thought for a moment and decisively went into the closet next to her to prevent that stupid woman from coming in.

"Maybe she came back from the back door." Lu Zhan said calmly, "The country girl has never seen the world. I guess she was shocked to see your beauty."

Jiang Ningshuang was so pleased with the compliment: "Of course not, I don't deserve your compliment... Although she didn't come out, since I know she is here, I have to say hello."

Lu Zhan's eyelids jumped.

Jiang Ningshuang stood up, walked to the window, and said to the room, "Hello, cousin Lu, I am Jiang Ningshuang. It's our first meeting, thank you for your guidance. This is my gift to you. We will be friends if we meet again."

After saying that, she placed a hairpin in front of the window.

After a while, a hoarse female voice came from the room: "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Jiang Ningshuang's eyebrows curved instantly. She turned back to the table and took out a jar of wine from her storage ring with a smile: "This is the medicinal wine I brewed myself. It's also a gift for you this time."

"Thank you, Fairy Ningshuang."

"whee…"

Jiang Ningshuang seemed to be in a very happy mood. After chatting with Lu Zhan for a while, she chased skylarks in the yard. She did not use any magic, just like an ordinary girl.

The Skylark King was very alert. He flew all over the yard when being chased, but he did not fly to other yards. He seemed to enjoy the process of walking Jiang Ningshuang.

The fiery red skirt fluttered and swayed like a butterfly in summer. It was not until noon that she was called back by the people from Tongfu Inn, who said that there was news from the sect.

……

After closing the door again, Lu Zhan opened the lid of the jar and took a smell. The aroma of the wine was rich and mellow, mixed with the fragrance of herbs.

"Send me some tonic wine, I look like I need some tonic..."

Lu Zhan smelled something special in the wine. It was mixed with a lot of precious medicinal herbs. It was a good tonic. However, he couldn't use it at the moment, but it might be useful in the future.

After putting the wine away, Lu Zhan thought about what happened to Princess Chang Yi, and felt a little sad. He didn't expect that the person who used the cultivators to practice was actually Prince Qinghe, and in order to divert the attention of the Demon Suppression Bureau and the Immortal Sect, he dared to kidnap Princess Chang Yi.

He remembered that the only copy Princess Changyi took out at Wangyue Teahouse was a gift from Prince Qinghe.

It can be seen that there is no true love in the vortex of power.

Lu Zhan let out a long sigh and put the matter behind him. Regardless of whether the Prince of Qinghe was the real culprit or not, it had nothing to do with the Demon Suppression Bureau or him.

There is a girl in the room who needs comfort, and Jiang Ningshuang's words just now were indeed quite sharp.

When he arrived at Ling Jiaoyue's door, Lu Zhan did not knock, but just asked, "Miss Ling, are you okay?"

"Creaky—" the door opened from the inside and Ling Jiaoyue appeared in front of the door.

"fine."

The sunlight shone on her, making her date-colored dress look even darker. She was not wearing any makeup, and her oval face had a calm expression. Her eyes were also indifferent, as if she didn't care about anything. Her figure reflected in the sunlight made her look particularly lonely.

But there is no one in the world who can be completely indifferent to things, let alone a little girl.

Lu Zhan looked at her fair and cold face and said, "Are you not angry?"

Ling Jiaoyue's expression finally showed some signs of calm. She raised her red lips and smiled sarcastically, "I won't argue with a stupid woman."

Lu Zhan smiled helplessly. He saw that there seemed to be some anger in her eyes, but he didn't think it was abrupt. She should be angry instead of hiding her emotions. Even for a cultivator, if you have a temper, you have to express it. If you keep it in your heart, it is inevitable that something bad will happen.

However, her comments on Jiang Ningshuang were quite sharp. It seemed that the two of them really liked to compete with each other.

In fact, although Jiang Jiang is a little naive, she is not stupid. Instead, she has a rare clarity... But if compared with Ling Jiaoyue, there is indeed some gap in intelligence.

If Ling Jiaoyue is the sharp snow mountain wolf, Jiang Jiang is the house-destroying Husky. It seems normal for him to be despised by the snow mountain wolf.

"Is there any grudge between you two?" Lu Zhan was somewhat curious about the origin of the rift between them.

"It was just that when she was a child, she followed her master to Yunshui Sect to participate in the immortal sect competition. At that time, my senior sister brought me a string of candied haws from the foot of the mountain. Jiang Ningshuang wanted to eat it, but I didn't give it to her. From then on, she started to hold a grudge. Since then, she made faces when she saw me when she was a child, and she started to sneer at me when she grew up. She is greedy, petty, and stupid."

Lu Zhan: “…”

Seeing that Ling Jiaoyue did not continue to speak, Lu Zhan did not continue to inquire, but the matter was obviously not that simple. The string of candied haws was just a childhood thing and there was no need to remember it for so long.

What's more, according to Jiang Ningshuang's personality, although she has a hot temper, she is not the kind of person who holds grudges.

Lu Zhan guessed that it was probably because of personality issues. Ling Jiaoyue was aloof and cold, completely opposite to Jiang Ningshuang. Such distinct personalities would naturally make them dislike each other. In addition, people outside were always comparing the two of them, so it was natural that there would be rifts over time.

"Your face is flushed, and your blood is a little unstable. Do you need help?"

Lu Zhan did not continue to dwell on this topic. It was best not to interfere in the conflict between the two women.

However, Ling Jiaoyue's mentality was affected and she probably couldn't continue to heal herself.

Ling Jiaoyue looked at him and said, "Aren't you afraid of being brought bad luck by me?"

Lu Zhan laughed in silence: "Ningshuang was just joking, why bother about it, you and I are both cultivators, there should be no taboos."

Ling Jiaoyue was silent for a moment, as if struggling, but finally nodded to Lu Zhan: "Thank you."

She turned and went into the house, sitting cross-legged on the couch. Lu Zhan sat behind her, gathering his true energy in his palms to help her clear her meridians.

Feeling the warmth of the palm behind her, Ling Jiaoyue's body stiffened a little. She couldn't help but think of the embarrassing incident that night. Did he also use such hot hands to take off her clothes that night?

Thinking of this, my blood boils even more.

"Concentrate." Lu Zhan frowned. He could feel that the true energy in Ling Jiaoyue's body was in chaos.

Ling Jiaoyue finally came back to her senses, horrified in her heart. She hadn't expected that she would actually think of what happened that night on her own initiative. This was completely different from her usual style. She was busy calming her mind and driving away all distracting thoughts.

……

After half a stick of incense.

Lu Zhan retracted his true Qi and advised, "If you are angry, you can vent it. Although cultivators need to cultivate their minds, it does not mean that you should deliberately suppress your emotions and maintain your image in public. You can vent it in private to avoid giving rise to inner demons."

Ling Jiaoyue said nothing, but her hands unconsciously grabbed her dress, exerting a little force.

Lu Zhan did not force her to respond. The two of them were not that familiar with each other, and this encounter was just a coincidence. He turned and left, closing the door.

The sky outside was bright and sunny. Lu Zhan looked back. The beautiful figure was reflected in the crabapple window. Ling Jiaoyue still maintained the same posture, like a jade-carved beauty. The breeze blew her hair, adding a bit of loneliness.

What a stubborn and strong-willed person.

There was a fluttering sound, and Skylark landed on Lu Zhan's shoulder and tilted his head to look at him: "Are you two practicing together?"

"This is not called dual cultivation!" Lu Zhan looked at the bird unhappily.

"Isn't it that men and women practicing together are dual cultivation?"

"Taking off clothes is the real dual cultivation, not taking off clothes is just to assist in the cultivation."

"Oh! Then you all practice together. When are you going to practice dual cultivation?"

Lu Zhan took a deep breath and pointed at the black pot in the kitchen: "Come on, I'll take you there to talk."

Skylark closed his mouth instantly.

……

Nothing happened at night, and Lu Zhan slept well. Before falling asleep, he seemed to sense the fluctuation of true energy next door, probably because Miss Ling was still practicing.

The next morning, there was no need to report to work.

It was a sunny day and Lu Zhan got up at noon. As summer approached, the weather gradually became hotter. Fortunately, there was a ginkgo tree in the yard that blocked out most of the sunlight.

When I pushed the door open, I saw Ling Jiaoyue standing under the tree. There were many talisman papers on the table. Yun Que was holding a pen clumsily and looked up to talk to her.

“Can you write six?”

"Ah."

Ling Jiaoyue seemed to be in a good mood. She picked up a pen and wrote "Lu" on the paper. Her handwriting was elegant, just like her.

"No, you wrote it wrong." The Skylark King drew six horizontal lines on the paper and said proudly, "This is the number six. I didn't expect that you are so beautiful, but you can't even write the number six."

Ling Jiaoyue was speechless for a moment and immediately stopped paying attention to this stupid bird. She even had a thought in her heart that this bird was as stupid as Jiang Ningshuang.

Seeing King Skylark holding the pen with a proud look on his face, Lu Zhan sighed a little. It was his fault because he did not correct King Skylark in time, causing it to take it seriously. When he was in a good mood, he would even write from one to fifty in the yard.

I couldn’t write anymore after fifty because drawing the horizontal bars was tiring.

Looking at it this way, I think I need to intervene.

Seeing Lu Zhan coming out, Ling Jiaoyue remained calm and asked, "I have prepared the talisman paper, talisman brush and cinnabar. Don't you want to learn how to draw talismans?"

"You look healthy, have you recovered?"

"Well, I couldn't sleep last night, so I just healed my wounds and I'm fine this morning."

It must be because of Jiang Ningshuang's arrival that she felt deeply uneasy, which is why she stepped up her training.

Lu Zhan did not expose her, but just said: "Then please enlighten me, Miss Ling."

Ling Jiaoyue looked serious, like a teacher. She said, "Drawing talismans is a profound magic. When one has achieved a small level of success, the talismans can drive away ghosts and evil spirits and protect oneself. When one has achieved a great level of success, the talismans can move all things in the four seasons with the help of Qi, and their power is infinite."

After saying that, Ling Jiaoyue gathered the true energy at her fingertips and drew a complicated talisman in the air with extremely fast gestures. When she finished, the talisman suddenly rose into the air. The blue light caused a strong wind, and the flowers and trees in the courtyard all swayed. The Skylark King raised his wings to protect his head and dared not look directly at it.

"This is the talisman drawing after mastering it. It's just a small wind-gathering talisman, but it can also draw sword talismans, thunder talismans, etc. It depends on the practitioner's own understanding. Now we will learn from the most basic evil-repelling talisman, but don't worry, talismans are interconnected. If you can understand the evil-repelling talisman, you can naturally gradually get started with other talismans, but it's not easy to get started with talismans."

Drawing talismans is a common method for Taoist practitioners, but many Taoist practitioners are stuck at the entry level. Even if they barely get started, if they are not talented enough, it is difficult to make further progress and they can only draw the simplest talismans.

Therefore, the master leads you to the door, but the practice is up to you.

Seeing her serious look, Lu Zhan was a little curious: "How long did it take Miss Ling to get started?"

"Half a month." Ling Jiaoyue's expression was indifferent, but there was a hint of pride in her heart.

It is rare to find someone who can get started in half a month, and many people take two months.

Lu Zhan complimented: "Young lady, you really have a great talent."

Ling Jiaoyue was happy in her heart, but her face remained calm. She said, "When drawing a talisman, it is important to do it in one go, so the posture, wrist strength, and amount of ink used are very important. It is not enough to just draw it. When drawing, you also need to condense the true energy into the tip of the brush and blend it with the cinnabar ink. Only when the brush moves smoothly and smoothly can it be done. I will draw it for you."

Ling Jiaoyue stood still, took up ink and drew the talisman. Blue light flowed out from her white fingertips. The light was her true Qi. As she wrote, the pen moved with great force and the light sparkled, and she finished the talisman in one go.

Ling Jiaoyue put down her pen and asked, "Do you understand?"

Lu Zhan laughed in silence. He was afraid that he would be able to learn very little if Ling Jiaoyue taught him this way. Fortunately, he had a good talent and managed to remember most of the key points. He was just not very familiar with the pattern of the talisman.

So he picked up the cinnabar pen, spread out the yellow talisman paper, and copied it according to Ling Jiaoyue's.

You won't know how difficult it is until you draw it. First of all, it requires a lot of wrist strength. It won't work if it's too heavy or too light. Secondly, you have to control the movement of the true qi. If too much true qi is input, the talisman paper can't bear it.

Looking at Lu Zhan's slightly stiff posture, Ling Jiaoyue felt a little happy in her heart. People said that this Mr. Lu broke the tradition of night doctors and blazed a new trail, making him a rare genius. He could even cultivate martial arts to the pinnacle, which was rare in the world.

But this man who was praised to be a great man was now drawing talismans in front of him so clumsily, with his wrists and body visibly tense.

"You can't draw a good talisman if you are tense. The key to talismans is to let them flow freely." Ling Jiaoyue walked to his side, looked at his appearance, hesitated a little, and then reached out to pat his abdomen and arms: "Relax a little, just like practicing martial arts normally, everything will come naturally."

Maybe it was because she had been bathing every day in the past two days, there was a special fragrance on her body. Now that the distance was close, the fragrance went straight into Lu Zhan's nose. The breeze blew, and his face and heart felt itchy.

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