After the long rainy season, the sky clears up and summer comes at once. Many cicadas can be picked up on the trees and behind the stones. The lives of these little things are particularly short, so they have to take advantage of this limited time to complete their survival.
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When Qiuqiu was squatting there to take care of a fusanthemum flower, he saw a very complete cicada shed under the branches of the fusanthemum flower.
Qiuqiu pinched it with his hands.
The translucent cicada shed is very complete, and except for the crack on the back, there is no other damage. In the sun, the cicada shed is light brown sugar-colored, shiny and crystal clear.
It must be very painful when molting, right?
This preserved cicada shell is a struggled, patient form.
Qiuqiu was a little dazed and dazed.
Since she came to Ziyu Pavilion, she would feel a trance from time to time.
Someone else laughed at her for this.
The world outside has thin spiritual energy, and Ziyu Pavilion is a unique place with abundant spiritual energy. When others come here, they will become more intelligent. However, she will become more dull.
Qiuqiu couldn't say that she was in a trance.
Sometimes, I feel that some scenes seem to have been seen.
People feel this way in the world.
Even though I have never been to a place, I feel a sense of familiarity when I go to it for the first time. Some things are happening, but I feel that it has happened a long time ago, and I feel a trance of reliving my old dreams.
However, Qiuqiu's feeling is more frequent than others.
A man walked over to him and pinched a fusanthemum flower that had just bloomed.
She was wearing a cherry red dress and a collar like lotus leaf petals. A large piece of her back was hollowed out, revealing her snow-white skin.
It looks pretty good, but... Qiuqiu feels that this dress is exposed a little more.
Qiuqiu stood up and called out: "Senior Sister Su Yun."
Although she has not officially become a disciple, she is still a member of Zi Yu Pavilion. When she sees these formal disciples, she naturally has to call her.
“What are you doing here?”
Qiuqiu was holding flower cutters in one hand and replied to her: "Cutting flowers."
"What about in your hands?"
Qiuqiu was stunned for a moment and stretched out his hand.
"I picked up a cicada shed."
Su Yun showed a disgusting look on his face: "This thing is so dirty, I'll throw it away."
Qiuqiu hesitated for a moment, and Su Yun had reached out to knock off the cicada shed, and then stepped on it.
The cicada shed was crushed by her step.
When she left, Qiuqiu lowered her head and looked at the cicada shed that was too broken to pick up.
Su Yun had just made a heavy move, and the back of her hands became swollen. It was red.
This world of cultivation is not a peaceful paradise.
The sun rose, sweat dripped down from the forehead along the cheeks, and the collar and back were wet.
Finally, I finished packing the branches, Qiuqiu put the cuts back into the basket.
Too thirsty.
Qiuqiu thought about putting the teapot in the basket tomorrow and carrying it together. How many sips can I drink?
From a distance she saw the door open and someone was walking into the door.
She was a woman who looked graceful from a distance. She walked in first, followed by several little girls, all of whom looked only five or six years old, seven or eight years old.
Is this the disciple I will accept this year?
The last one was even smaller, and he was unsteady in walking and had to be led by someone. It was about the same age as when my younger sister left home and went up the mountain to become a disciple.
Qiuqiu felt a little embarrassed.
It seems that everyone signs up to go to elementary school, but they are all at standard age. She is already in middle school, but she sits in the same classroom with a group of children as classmates. She starts from scratch.
No one else has to think that she is awkward, she herself will also feel awkward.
She is already past the most suitable age and her qualifications are not very good. Maybe she is not as good as those children who learn quickly. When the exam is done, they will get a big duck egg.
If she really goes to school, she will definitely be scolded when she gets home after taking the exam, and maybe she will be beaten. But if she can't learn well here, can she go home? After she gets home, the scholar and the scholar's wife will be there.
The two must have been worried about her.
Alas, why is it so difficult for people to live?
Qiuqiu was right. The girls brought back were indeed prepared disciples who were found from all over the country this time. Qiuqiu quietly asked a disciple, and the man was called Su Xun, who was more kind.
Qiuqiu asked her quietly: "Can so many girls come in, can they be taken into the door to be disciples?"
"How can it be? Some are mediocre in qualifications, while others are not suitable for their character. At least half of these people are unusable."
"Then, where should you go if you can't get started with a disciple?"
Su Xun glanced at her, understood her thoughts and smiled.
"Are you worried that you can't worship the teacher?"
Qiuqiu nodded.
"Don't be afraid, you were sent by the senior of Xuannv Temple, and you will not accept it. Every year, there are some disciples with poor qualifications, but they can't learn any advanced mental methods, so they can only learn a little superficial introductory mental methods.
And so on, then do miscellaneous work, and there is a place to stay in the door."
Qiuqiu thought, isn't that the same as her now? She just does miscellaneous work during the day and falls asleep at night.
Such a lifetime is not impossible to live.
"There are still some children that cannot be taken away and will be sent home." Su Xun said: "But many people have no home... Either they are orphans whose parents die, or they have turned several times from human traffickers.
Those who were rescued by their masters and uncles had nowhere to go, so they would stay in the sect."
Since there are so many people to accompany you, Qiuqiu is not worried.
There are people like Su Yun who have a bad temper and are not easy to get along with, and there are also people like Su Xun who are more friendly. When they are fine, they will ask her about something, and she will explain it in detail one by one.
Su Xun asked her: "Do you want to get started?"
"Of course I think about it." Qiuqiu said, "I'm just afraid that I don't have that condition. Even if there is a master who can accommodate me, I will smear the master's face."
Su Xun laughed.
"Don't be afraid. Everything in the world must be destined to be destined. If you have a master and disciple, you will definitely be able to become a disciple. I heard that you have a sister in Xuannv Temple?"
"Yes, my sister went up the mountain at the age of three."
"Who is her respected teacher?"
"It seems to be Zhenren Ying Tao?" Qiuqiu really didn't know much about this.
Su Xun nodded: "I have heard that Ling Mei has a bright future."
Speaking of the little sister, Qiuqiu is proud of her: "No, I heard people praise her for being talented and say that she will definitely learn to be famous in the future."
Su Xun smiled again.
Qiuqiu was very eye-catching and did not bother her, but she was not as good as her. There were still many important things to do.
One day later, Qiuqiu and other girls who had just arrived at Ziyu Pavilion went to the first yard behind.
She has never been to this heavy yard. She has been staying on the periphery these days and has limited scope of activities.
Qiuqiu thought that it would be possible to get in touch with the real Ziyu Pavilion from this heavy yard?
It seems deserted here than outside. Even the flowers and trees planted are not as colorful as outside. There are many crape myrtles planted here, and the flowers are so vigorous and enthusiastic. Every tree is so beautiful that they can't even see the green leaves. The flower spikes look like that
Beautiful, clusters of flowers are crowded together. From a distance, it looks like jade and clouds.
Qiuqiu was in a daze for some reason.
She didn't know what she had thought of just now. She always felt that something important seemed to slip through her heart quietly.
But she didn't know what she thought of in that short moment just now.
It seems to be a person? Or, is it a sentence?
Her dazed look was particularly conspicuous - because among the children brought in, she was the largest and the highest. If she was as tall as everyone else, then she would not be so obvious if she was so silenced.
The person who led the way glanced at her and thought to himself that no one would accept her as his disciple.
It's so inappropriate. It's really not the material for theirs.
Besides, I'm too old.
No matter which sect, they are more willing to accept and cultivate young disciples. In this way, their mental and spiritual experiences are like a piece of white paper. You can teach them no matter how you teach them. Like this, you are already in your teenage years old, and I heard that you have already made a marriage before.
It's really inappropriate to get married.
Qiuqiu had already made psychological construction for himself in advance. Anyway, the chance of being picked is not high. Even if he is not picked, he can continue to live in Ziyu Pavilion.
There is no worry about food and clothing here, and there is not much pressure to survive, so there is no need to worry about another monster coming here to make her think about it.
But she still had a vague expectation in her heart.
How wonderful the world of cultivation is - she is not uncurious.
How can people transcend all the constraints imposed on the ordinary world and become immortals?
People are born to abide by various rules, some are natural rules, and sometimes artificial rules. This world has drawn a line and a frame for everyone, and everyone has to follow this line to move forward.
Walk.
Some people will try to cross this line.
Maybe some people succeeded, but more people failed.
The process of being tested and selected was extremely simple. Qiuqiu and the others were just taken into a large yard and stood in a row. Those who were called to the name would stand forward and call the next person.
When they retreated to the team, no one asked them questions, and even had no more look.
Qiuqiu made the choice without surprise.
She buried that little disappointment carefully in her heart.
But she couldn't sleep at night.
The croaking of frogs in the pond in the distance was loud and low.
Qiuqiu thought, she probably wasn't this material.
The little longing and dream that I had secretly embraced before now proves that it is just a fantasy.
Is qualifications really that important to follow this path?
Qiuqiu looked at the window in confusion.
The window is open, and you can see a thread of sky lying here, and the stars seem to be flashing in the reach of the fingertips.
Her vague longing a few days ago was like this star, looking very close, but in fact, she couldn't reach it with her hand. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes
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ps: I don’t know when my fingers were broken. Maybe it was done when I was cutting vegetables, so it hurts to type. I have been getting up very early these days and have a lot of things during the day. I can write a little bit when I see the opportunity.