soul shifting

With a sound of "shua", Han Yu came out of her sheath, and leaned towards the man's neck wrapped in icy air: "Don't move!" Han Xiuyu said coldly, and slowly turned to face the man.

It was a familiar face, with big, round almond eyes and piercing eyes, strong and delicate lips, and slightly short eyebrows, like two pine branches, straight and thick; although they were a little longer than before, the hairstyle also changed But Han Xiuyu recognized it immediately: "Wu Yi?"

Wu Yi was also surprised: "Xiu Yu? You were the one who was in the temple just now? Is Master Shen also there?"

"Yes, Cassia is here." Han Xiuyu put away his sword: "Why did you come to Lanxi? And why do you want to eavesdrop outside the temple?"

"It's a long story..."

Han Xiuyu led him into the Guanyin Temple, and the old man was reunited. Everyone was very excited and sat around telling each other about the experience of the month of separation.

After Shen An and his party left, Master Zeng took over the duties of Elder Wujinhuo temporarily, and Huoyun Villa was taken over by a hall master surnamed Huo.Master Huo looks like a dog on the surface, but in fact he is a tyrannical hypocrite. His disciples will be whipped if they make a slight mistake. If he dares to resist, he can even burn people with a branding iron.

At the end of February, the sect mainly tests the achievements of the disciples' practice. Those who fail to pass the kung fu will be expelled from the Wuji sect. Many disciples have long since had enough of Hall Master Huo and intend to switch to other sects, so they take this opportunity to deliberately make mistakes and leave the Wuji sect.Xia Ming was an orphan, and lived with his grandmother since he was a child. His grandmother passed away not long before he joined Wuji Cult, so he had nowhere to go. Wu Yi fell out with his family because of his younger sister. So he accepted Qiu Ziyan's invitation to go home with him and temporarily live in Qiufu.

Jueming's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he sat up excitedly, regardless of the pain in his wound: "Old Qiu's house is in Lanxi? That's great Brother Xiuyu, now we have a place to eat and sleep!"

Han Xiuyu smiled, turned to Wu Yi and said, "Did you hear everything we said just now?"

"...Well." Wu Yi lowered his head: "Xianyun Sect will recruit new disciples next month, and there are a few people who want to sign up who often exchange martial arts moves here. They're not here today... I'm sorry, Jueming, I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your secret."

Cassia patted him on the shoulder: "It's okay, just keep it a secret for me."

"Well, definitely!" Wu Yi nodded solemnly.

"Then let's go to Lao Qiu's house quickly! You lead the way." Jue Ming said, hooking Wu Yi's neck.Han Xiuyu walked up to Shen An, leaned over and stretched out his hand.Shen An originally thought that he was here to help him, but he didn't expect that he put one arm around his waist and put the other hand under his knees. With a slight breath, he directly hugged Shen An.

Shen An: "?!?"

Why this shameful gesture again?

"...I can walk by myself," Shen An said weakly, "You let me down."

Han Xiuyu shook his head without saying a word.

Wu Yi led them through the streets and alleys. Pedestrians were crowded along the street. A few women stared at Shen An curiously and pointed, covered their mouths and rustled softly, and laughed like night owls from time to time.Shen An was ashamed to the extreme, and buried her head in Han Xiuyu's arms, pretending that no one could see her.Finally arrived at the gate of the Qiu Mansion, Han Xiuyu, who was hugging him so hard, didn't shed a drop of sweat, but Shen An himself was sweating profusely from shame.

The Qiu family has been in business for generations, but the mansion is not tacky. The first thing you see when you enter the door is a fresh and elegant lotus pond, with stone bridges passing through it, just like a fairyland in fairyland.Behind the lotus pond is a guest pavilion, with a golden nanmu plaque hanging on it, and the four characters "autumn is refreshing" in cursive script, which is very high-end and atmospheric.There is a small square behind the pavilion, where a man and a woman are competing in kung fu.Wu Yi and his party climbed up to the pavilion to watch. The young man was tall and long-legged, with a two-dragon grabbing pearl on his head and a red forehead, which was very conspicuous. The young girl was dressed in plain brocade, with slender arms as white as pearls. They were Qiu Ziyan and Xia Ming.

"Be careful, Junior Sister Xia," Qiu Ziyan took a sword flower, and swept his two fingers along the blade of the long sword: "I'm going to be serious!" In broad daylight, the bright sword light is also extremely dazzling; Xia Ming holds the knife in his hand, wielding it trickily and cunningly, looking for flaws.

"Good sword skills!" Qiu Ziyan said: "You must have no problem entering Xianyunmen!"

"Kungfu is good!" Shen An slapped her hands and smiled gratifiedly: "I didn't expect it to be only a month, and you have made so much progress."

The two looked at the pavilion when they heard the sound, and said excitedly in unison: "Master Shen!"

Shen An smiled and waved his hands: "Long time no see, I miss you all. Ziyan, I have nothing to do with Xiaoyu and Jueming, can I have a meal at your house?"

"Of course, of course, you can stay as long as you want!" Qiu Ziyan jumped up to the pavilion in two steps, his smile froze in shock.

There were lush trees beside the pavilion, just now when he looked at the square below, he thought Shen An was sitting on the railing of the pavilion, but now he realized that it was not at all, he was being hugged by Han Xiuyu!The sentence "Master Shen, when did you arrive at Lanxi?" turned a corner in his mouth, and replaced it with: "Master Shen, you... why are you still being hugged by Xiu Yu?"

"Hahaha..." Shen An laughed a few times, moved and wanted to get down quickly, but Han Xiuyu's hands tightened a little, and he said to Qiu Ziyan: "Uncle Shen has just recovered from a serious illness, and his body is too weak to walk. road."

Qiu Ziyan scratched the top of his head in embarrassment: "Then, come with me to the guest room, lie down and rest early, don't be serious." He said this, but he was muttering in his heart: "I can't walk and carry it on my back." Can't you do it? Why do you have to hold it? You say you're not an illegitimate child... No, this posture is not like a father and son, but a bit like...a husband and wife???" Qiu Ziyan was taken aback by his own thoughts, and ruthlessly Shaking his head, he drove this ridiculous thought out of his mind.

Passing through a small semi-circular arch is a spacious courtyard. The houses in the courtyard are built next to each other. They are all red walls and gray tiles, comfortable but not extravagant.In the courtyard, Wu Wen was squatting under a big tree and playing with soil, Shen An called softly: "Xiaowen."

Wu Wen turned her head, her eyes widened: "Shen, Uncle Shen!" She ran towards Shen An with her hands full of mud, and Shen An also opened her arms and waited for her, with a cotton-like smile on her face. The smile, the picture was extremely beautiful at one time, but——

Caught off guard, Han Xiuyu suddenly raised both hands high above Shen An's head.

"Damn it!" Shen An was startled, even if he didn't have a fear of heights, he broke out in a cold sweat.Wu Wen stopped in front of Han Xiuyu, as if she didn't know what to do.Han Xiuyu kept holding Shen An high, and smiled softly: "Xiaowen, brother has two things to tell you."

Wu Wen blinked.

"First, don't call him Uncle Shen, that's what you call him." Han Xiuyu solemnly said the most shameless words: "Second, don't hug him, only brother..."

"Don't!" Wu Wen interrupted him suddenly with a sharp voice, staring intently at Shen An above his head: "I want to hug Uncle Shen!"

She jumped desperately to reach Shen An, Han Xiuyu dodged lightly back and forth, suddenly accidentally stepped on a stone, staggered, lost her grip, and dropped Shen An to the ground.

"Damn! My waist..." Shen An's expression changed due to the pain, and Han Xiuyu squatted beside him nervously: "Uncle Shen, how are you?"

"...The second, second, time." Shen An slapped him hard on the forehead: "If you throw me again in the future, I will spank your ass!"

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The reunion of the master and the apprentice, overnight, the Qiufu seems to have turned into the Huoyun Villa that used to be a turmoil. Everyone has changed, but it seems that they have not changed.In the blink of an eye, March of Yangchun is like a white horse passing by, quietly passing away amidst frolics and martial arts exercises.

On April [-]st, Xianyunmen's recruiting trial meeting was held as scheduled.

"It's all quiet, it's all quiet!" A short, fat man with a beard stood on the high platform, and there were hundreds of people chattering in the square. My name is Leng Qiufeng, I am the head disciple of Xianyun Sect, and I am also the examiner of today's trial, you can call me Elder Leng."

Han Xiuyu, Jue Ming, Qiu Ziyan, Wu Yi, and Xia Ming gathered together and looked at Leng Qiufeng on the stage.His belly is very round, like a plump big watermelon, and there is only a small slit in his eyes. If his hair and beard were not very thick, he would really look like a slightly dark Maitreya Buddha.

"He doesn't look fierce," Xia Ming whispered, "It shouldn't be too harsh."

Qiu Ziyan shook his head, and said in a low voice: "Not necessarily, people who look good may also be smiling. In short, let's be serious and don't make any mistakes."

After Leng Qiufeng checked the roster, he brought everyone to the outskirts of Lanxi City, at the foot of Lingyin Peak where Xianyunmen is located.

"The content of the trial is the same as the previous ones. There are two items in total. I think everyone has already understood it very well." Leng Qiufeng scratched his beard: "The first item, 'Ling Ju Ding', can start now. I will wait for you at the top of the mountain. No cheating!"

The so-called "Ling Jueding" refers to climbing up to the top of Lingyin Peak independently from the back mountain by one's own strength before sunset. You can't walk the stone ladder in the front mountain, you can't cooperate with others, and you can't use flying claws, ropes and other tools. help.The mountain behind Lingyin Peak is towering and steep. It is April, and the fragrance at the foot of the mountain is gone, but the flowers and plants on the mountain have just begun to bloom.The valleys and cliffs in the mountains complement each other, the turbulent waterfalls emerge endlessly, and the withered pines and strange cypresses hang upside down on the cliffs. Even with complete tools, it is not easy to climb up.What is more troublesome than the steep terrain is the "inner force vortex" trap set by the elders of Xianyunmen in the mountain.

Xianyunmen has a unique secret technique, which is to fill the internal force that can only operate in the human body under normal circumstances into external objects, so that the person who has performed it can keep it for a long period of time after leaving.For example, the "inner force vortex" is to fill the soil with the attracted internal force. When someone steps on it, it will suck half of the leg down like a swamp. If you want to break free by your own strength, it will take a lot of effort.

Leng Qiufeng waited at the main entrance of Xianyunmen until the sun was westward, and less than half of the [-] people came up.

Han Xiuyu and Qiu Ziyan were the first to come up, while Jue Ming and Wu Yi were a little slower than them, and now Xia Ming is nowhere to be seen.Qiu Ziyan circled anxiously at the entrance of the mountain, and when the sun was still on the last edge, Xia Ming finally climbed to the edge of the cliff.Qiu Ziyan breathed a sigh of relief, and reached out to pull her.

"Old Qiu, don't help her!" Jue Ming slapped his hand off: "Or it will be a foul."

"Oh yes!" Qiu Ziyan withdrew his hand quickly.

The last golden light in the sky disappeared below the horizon, Xia Ming climbed to the top of the mountain panting, and all five of them successfully passed the first level.

Leng Qiufeng beckoned and asked his disciples to go to the mountain to rescue those unlucky people who were trapped, and then lead those who passed "Ling Jueding" to the Library Pavilion for the second trial.

Zangshu Pavilion is like a towering pagoda, which becomes narrower as it goes up, with seven or eight floors.The sky was getting darker and darker. Leng Qiufeng led them to the second floor and lit the candlesticks on the wall.

The second floor is very large, tall bookshelves stand in rows, and there are wide desks between them, and there is a lamp in the center of each desk.Leng Qiufeng took stacks of books, files and bamboo slips from the bookshelf, and put one on each table: "The second trial, 'Hanging the head', begins now."

The people crowded at the door rushed into the library in one swift motion, desperately running towards the few books that looked the thinnest.

"Hanging the head" is a test of intelligence. You have to memorize a whole book before dawn, and you can't make a single word wrong. The books are randomly assigned, and the content varies.

Caesar moved quickly, sat down in front of a thin and small book, lit the oil lamp, and opened it attentively.

"Cassia!" Qiu Ziyan whispered to him from the desk behind him, "How is it? Is yours thinner than mine?"

Caesar rolled his eyes and held up the book for him to read.Although the book is very thin, the words inside are small and dense. The content is related to forging iron and swords. The terminology is flying all over the sky, and it is extremely difficult to memorize.Qiu Ziyan gave a "poof" smile and stopped talking.

The lamp oil was reduced little by little, and the sky outside the window was getting darker and darker. In the dead of night, many people dozed off, and the sound of bang bang on the table was heard from time to time in the room, but Han Xiuyu opened his eyes wide open. Eyes, more and more energetic.

What he was looking at was a cookbook. Although it was relatively thick, the content was not difficult to understand, and there were many pictures.He also has his own selfish intentions, thinking that he can cook dishes for Shen An after he has cooked them by heart, especially those nourishing and nourishing soups, which can help restore his vitality.Although Shen An's injuries were healed after taking the magical fruit, the fallen flesh never grew back. Every time Han Xiuyu saw that there was only a thin layer of skin on his arm, Wu Wen's chubby girl was still there. Always pestering him to hold him high, he felt distressed and angry.

After dawn, Leng Qiufeng yawned and came to check the recitation, and more than half of the few people who were not many were eliminated. In the end, only twelve people successfully passed the test.

Leng Qiufeng brought the new disciples to the dormitory, and allocated rooms for them: "There is nothing to do today, you can pack up as you like, tomorrow the elders will come to select disciples, don't be too nervous, just pick your best weapon and play a few games Just do it."

"Elder Leng, can we usually go down the mountain?" Han Xiuyu asked.

"Okay, but you have to be back before dark."

"That's great," Han Xiuyu thought in his heart, "You can still visit Uncle Shen when you're free."

"By the way, do any of you want to try the third trial 'Swallowing Mountains and Rivers'? If so, I will take you there." Leng Qiufeng asked.

"There's a third item? Haven't you heard of it?" Qiu Ziyan blinked with interest: "Elder Leng, tell us about it."

"'Swallowing Mountains and Rivers' is a test set by the master. If you pass it, you can become his inner disciple. Since I was in Xianyunmen, I have never seen anyone succeed."

"Wow, it's so difficult! How to do it?" Someone asked.

"Come with me." Leng Qiufeng led them to a courtyard with a closed gate: "This is the place where the master retreated. He hasn't been out of this courtyard for more than 20 years. He will come out only when Shanhe's disciples appear."

There is only a black iron door bolt on the courtyard door, which is cast in the shape of a lion's head. Leng Qiufeng pointed at it: "Put your hand on this, Yungong will open your dantian."

"What will happen?" Xia Ming asked.

"I don't know either. No one has ever tried to get a reaction. You can just try it."

The disciples stepped forward one by one, their faces blushing due to the exercise, and they were a little frustrated because they didn't see any reaction from the iron lion head.Han Xiuyu was the last one in line, Qiu Ziyan urged him without interest: "Hurry up, Xiuyu, let's have dinner together after the test."

"Okay." Han Xiuyu said, gently put his hand on top of the lion's head, and opened his dantian with luck.

With a muffled sound of "Zheng", a beam of blue light suddenly spit out from the lion's mouth, turning into a sharp arc in the air, and instantly shot into the center of Han Xiuyu's eyebrows.The disciples exclaimed, but Han Xiuyu fell into chaos and couldn't hear anything.

At that moment, he felt as if he had been shot through the head by a cold arrow.