The Tao is far away

The breeze blows gently, and the bamboo forest dances gracefully.

Wang Chi stood by the river, skipping stones with great skill. The ripples created by six consecutive skips were just like his joyful mood at the moment.

Zi Yue was standing aside, occasionally finding pieces of stone, biting the stone pieces, and imitating Wang Chi's movements, throwing the stone pieces away with force.

With a "splash", water splashed everywhere, and the splashing water was like crystal pearls, falling on Wang Chi.

Six suns were high in the sky. Wang Chi estimated that the time was almost up and the afternoon's apprenticeship ceremony could not be delayed.

"Zi Yue, it's time to go." He called softly.

Zi Yue responded with a cheerful "Awooo", and like an elf, she flapped her wings lightly and landed steadily on Wang Chi's shoulder.

Wang Chi stroked Zi Yue's head affectionately, and Zi Yue gently nudged Wang Chi's cheek with its furry little head.

Stopping in front of the door of the bamboo house, Wang Chi knocked gently, but the house was silent and there was no sound.

Wang Chi pushed the door open and walked in.

Xu Qianyu was still sitting on the bed, hugging her legs tightly with her hands, her chin resting on her knees, her eyes were misty with tears, like pear blossoms in the rain. The corners of her eyes were red, as if she had been crying for a long time.

Hearing the knock on the door, Xu Qianyu hurriedly wiped her tears, quickly lay down and turned sideways with her back to Wang Chi.

Wang Chi walked closer slowly, and thinking that Xu Qianyu had fallen asleep, he patted her shoulder gently.

"Qianyu? The apprenticeship ceremony is about to begin."

Before Wang Chi finished speaking, Xu Qianyu's tears burst out again like a flood.

Xu Qianyu suddenly got out of bed and stood in front of Wang Chi, crying and complaining, "What do you think of me? You already have someone you admire in your heart, why do you still treat me and care about me like this?"

Wang Chi looked at Xu Qianyu's red eyes, watching her crying as pitifully as a pear blossom in the rain, and then heard this groundless question, and was at a loss for a moment.

"I naturally treat you as a good friend."

Someone you admire? Why do you say that?

Wang Chi was completely confused.

Xu Qianyu smiled sadly.

Good friends? I see…

Wiping away the tears from the corners of her eyes, Xu Qianyu tried to calm herself down and continued, "Then let me ask you, who is 'Yan'er'?"

Yan'er? How did Xu Qianyu know that? Did I talk in my sleep last night?

Looking at Xu Qianyu's expression and what she said before, Wang Chi gradually understood.

To be honest, it would be a lie if Wang Chi said he had no feelings for Xu Qianyu, especially when she snuggled up to him last night. The warmth he felt in his heart was something he would never forget.

"She is the person I love in this world." Wang Chi's expression was a little gloomy.

Wang Chi answered truthfully. He didn't know why he said that. In fact, he just told a little lie and the matter would be over.

"Unfortunately, she has no spiritual roots and cannot practice."

When Xu Qianyu heard Wang Chi's answer about the person he liked, she couldn't help but smile sadly. Her heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally settled down as if a heavy burden had been lifted. She seemed not to have heard what he said next, and her expression returned to the coldness when they first met.

"Okay, let's stop talking about this and let's go. We're going to be late." Wang Chi reminded.

Xu Qianyu nodded slightly, with no expression on her icy face.

Wang Chi wanted to check on Xu Qianyu's ankle injury, but she flatly refused: "This minor injury is nothing serious."

"Since we are friends, please be careful not to cross the line and do not say anything that crosses the line!"

Xu Qianyu's words were like a biting cold wind, which made Wang Chi stunned. Although he had a good impression of Xu Qianyu, he didn't think too much about it. In his opinion, these were just ordinary words between friends expressing concern for each other.

However, Wang Chi forgot that this is not Earth, and people's ideas and concepts are vastly different, especially between men and women. Some words that seem normal to him have very different meanings here.

Perhaps in this world of cultivating immortals, these would not be taken too seriously, but Xu Qianyu came from the mortal world, and some "feudal" concepts had long been deeply rooted in her heart.

Wang Chi sighed and thought to himself that he might lose this friend.

He didn't pay attention to these things when he was with Wang Buyan before, but now he made the same mistake again.

Wang Chi secretly warned himself that he must be careful with his words and actions and be tactful in the future!

As the saying goes, the speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. This is probably the case.

Wang Chi carried Xu Qianyu and flew into the air, with Xu Qianyu standing at the tail of the sword. The two of them were silent all the way, with only the cry of the cranes.

Wang Chi looked at the pairs of cranes flying side by side and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Wang Chi turned around, slowly approached Xu Qianyu, and looked into her eyes that were like cold stars.

Thousands of words converged in his eyes.

Xu Qianyu's cold eyes stabbed at Wang Chi like a knife. Although her face was as calm as the abyss, her heartbeat quickened.

……

The two of them arrived at the Valley Square, where the headmaster was loudly announcing the names of the disciples selected for the Great Peak.

Wang Chi saw from afar that Zhao Han, whose hands were crushed by him and Xu Qianyu, had bandages on his hands and was staring at the two of them viciously like a vicious cobra.

Zhao Han snorted coldly, turned around and left, thinking to himself, you two lowly menial disciples, I will come back to trouble you after this apprenticeship ceremony is over!

Thinking of the apprenticeship meeting, Zhao Han smiled. Originally, he was just an ordinary disciple of Huang Shafeng, but his hands were crippled on the first day he joined Tianji Sect. Huang Shafeng felt very guilty, so in order to compensate him, he not only healed his hands, but also made the peak master accept him as a registered disciple.

When Zhao Han thought about going on stage to become a disciple, he couldn't help laughing out loud. Although he was a registered disciple, he was not comparable to ordinary disciples.

What's more, those two can only do odd jobs!

Wang Chi and Xu Qianyu walked to the front of the stage and waited quietly.

Taoist Tianqin, who was sitting at the peak master's seat, frowned like a wrinkled mountain when he saw the two of them.

Xu Qianyu didn't come home last night, could it be that she was with this boy! ?

Qingluan noticed Tianqin's expression and smiled at him sweetly, like a blooming spring flower.

Tianqin also smiled unnaturally.

The head of the sect reported three names. These were the inner disciples newly accepted by the master of Huangsha Peak.

The disciples below began to whisper, and their voices surged like a tide.

"These three people are really lucky. One of them was born with a single earth attribute spiritual root. It's perfect for them to enter the Yellow Sand Peak."

"Although Huangsha Peak ranks last among the nine peaks, its "Chaos Stars and Wild Sands" technique is also a leader among earth-attributed techniques."

"I heard that Huangsha Peak has accepted a registered disciple this time?"

"Humph, this guy is just an ordinary disciple of Huangsha Peak. His hands were crippled on his first day. The Peak Master took pity on him and accepted him as a registered disciple."

The head of the sect said: "Zhao Han, you will be registered as the peak master's disciple!"

The disciples who were unaware of the situation were envious again, as being a registered disciple was considered to be superior.

Zhao Han gave a thumbs down to Wang Chi and the other two, and looked at them with contempt, as if he was looking at two humble ants.

Wang Chi directly responded to him with a middle finger. Although Zhao Han didn't understand the meaning of this gesture, he knew that he was definitely scolding him.

Zhao Han ignored them and proudly went on stage and stood with the three inner disciples like a shining star.

The leader of Huangsha Peak personally gave each of them a magic weapon and special disciple uniform. Of course, Zhao Han's uniform was a little different from those of the other three.

Zhao Han frowned towards Wang Chi, as if to provoke him.

Wang Chi gave another middle finger.

"Master, I saw the man who crippled my hands," Zhao Han said to the master of Huangsha Peak with ill intention.

Huang Yan, the master of Huangsha Peak, is in the late Jindan stage. He has a thin body and no beard.

"Let's talk about it after it's over." Huang Yan said lightly.

Huang Yan sat down, and four disciples stood behind him.

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