Zhou Tian was unconscious for an unknown amount of time, and when he woke up again, he was already in Mo Xuan's tavern.
He was lying on the bed, his head still a little dizzy.
He looked around, his throat was a little dry, and he just wanted to get out of bed and drink some water.
At this time, Mo Xuan happened to open the door and come in with a plate of food and tea. Seeing that Zhou Tian was awake, he came to his bedside and helped him up.
"Junior brother Zhou Tian is awake? I didn't expect you to recover so quickly. This makes your old Xu and Mr. Hu very anxious."
Zhou Tian swallowed his saliva and pointed to the cup of tea on the table.
"oh."
Immediately, Mo Xuan handed the tea cup to him, and Zhou Tian drank it all in one gulp and said happily: "Ah, good tea! I'm almost dying of thirst after being in the Qianling Pagoda for so long."
"How long have I been unconscious?"
Zhou Tian turned his face to look at Mo Xuan, his eyes a little more impatient.
"You have been unconscious for two days since that night, and today is the third day."
Zhou Tian was shocked when he heard Mo Xuan's words.
"This is not delaying the trip. I have been in Dongchu for several days, but now I haven't even entered Xiyun Palace. If the academy knows about it, will it think that I am delaying on purpose?"
After that, I got out of bed.
"Why are you so anxious? The academy has promised to accept you and will not change its words. Even if you arrive at the academy next year, Master will not say anything, let alone the academy's disciples."
Zhou Tian didn't need to look, he could tell by listening to the voice that it was Lao Xu who was speaking.
"Old Xu?"
Seeing that his expression had almost recovered, Xu Qingnian stepped forward and looked at his wrist again. The sea of qi veins disappeared again, and he sighed.
"Hey, I really don't know what your Qihaijinmai means. It disappears for a while..."
Zhou Tian looked at Lao Xu's helpless expression and smiled: "It's okay, Lao Xu, I've already gotten used to it. Anyway, when I get to the academy, the old master will naturally teach me how to break through the sea of qi. It's okay."
Xu Qingnian listened to his words, narrowed his eyes, nodded and smiled: "After the postgraduate entrance examination of Qianling Pagoda, the young master has indeed changed a lot. You have to rest for a day first. We will get up early tomorrow to go to Xiyun Palace. This time
Nothing can stop us."
After Zhou Tian heard this, he changed his mind and thought of Lu Wu who was tamed by him, and asked curiously.
"Old Xu, where is my self-defense beast? Why can't I see its shadow?"
Zhou Tian finally surrendered to Lu Wu, so of course he wanted to see his spoils.
Xu Qingnian turned his hands behind his back and faced him, grinning widely.
"Haha, if you didn't tell me, I almost forgot. Lu Wu is a rare and rare beast in the world. You can use it as a self-defense beast. You are the only one in the world."
"Don't worry, remember what I said? The reason why the self-defense beast is called self-defense is that it will only appear when you are in a critical moment. Otherwise, you can only wait until you reach the realm of Qi Zun to summon it at any time."
Xu Qingnian's explanation was vague. According to what he said, why was his self-defense beast missing? Mo Xuan's was not seen either.
Zhou Tian pouted and his eyes rolled around.
"What about Lao Xu, Senior Brother Mo Xuan, and Mr. Hu's self-defense beast?"
After hearing this, Xu Qingnian smiled at Mo Xuan: "Hmph, the self-defense beasts of academy students cannot be shown to others casually. If they are seen, it will bring a lot of trouble to the disciples who hold the self-defense beasts, especially outsiders, but not our own students.
No problem."
Then, Xu Qingnian activated his Qihai, flicked his sleeves, and a round bead the size of his palm appeared in front of him.
Xu Qingnian handed the bead to Zhou Tian and said, "Look carefully at what's inside the bead, and you'll understand."
When Zhou Tian first caught the bead, it was a little heavy. He didn't regain all his strength and almost missed it and let it fall to the ground.
So I put it on the bed and looked carefully at what was inside the bead. After a closer look, I realized that there was a strange beast inside the bead, but I couldn't name it.
"So your defensive beasts are all in beads like this."
"Well, yes, we can smash the beads to the ground at any time, and the self-defense beasts will come out to fight alongside us, but generally it is rare for the self-defense beasts to come out to help us, unless the enemy you are facing is beyond your control.
It will only be used when it cannot be defeated and life is in danger."
After Xu Qingnian finished speaking, Zhou Tian nodded in understanding, looked at the bead on the bed, and played with it carefully.
"Okay, you can rest. Don't think about anything else. We will set off early tomorrow morning."
After saying that, Xu Qingnian shook his cuffs again, and the bead slipped in with a "chirp" sound.
Before leaving, Xu Qingnian looked back and smiled, and that weird smile made Zhou Tian shudder.
"Old Xu? Is there anything else?"
The smile on Xu Qingnian's face made Zhou Tian embarrassed for a while.
"Master, I can clearly see your strength. Even the old master personally came forward to let me bring you back safely."
"Ever since you came out of Tianqian Town, your every move has been in my eyes, and your growth has not been the same. I think when I know this, you will definitely be like me, smiling from ear to ear, haha."
Listening to Xu Qingnian's incomprehensible praise, I was a little flattered, and my eyes didn't know where to look for a while.
As Mo Xuan and Xu Qingnian left, the room returned to calm again. He leaned on the bedside and looked at Luan Feng hanging on the wall. Countless previous scenes flashed through his mind again, but the only one he could not forget for a long time was:
Still the quietness of Beimo.
The reason why he successfully passed Thousand Spirits Tower this time was probably because of the strength Youyou gave him, and he was able to persist until now.
Thinking of Youyou and his father made him feel a little restless.
One more day of waiting will put father and Youyou in danger for one more day. Although Xuantian Sect has the support of the Academy Master and Shang Guo in Beimo, after all, water from a distance cannot quench the thirst of the near. Once any unexpected incident occurs,
My father's anger is completely gone, and Youyou is a daughter. What should I do at that time?
Thinking of this, he gathered his energy, put on his clothes, took Luan Feng, pushed open the door of the room, and walked out.
But just as he was about to leave the tavern, Hu Sanhai stopped him in front of his chest.
"Why are you going? You must have just recovered from the injuries all over your body, are you leaving now?"
Hu Sanhai held a large scallion pancake in one hand and grabbed Zhou Tian's collar with the other.
"Let me go! I have to get to the academy as soon as possible to protect my father and Youyou. Otherwise, entering the academy this time will be meaningless."
Zhou Tian wanted to pull Hu Sanhai's hand away, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't.
"Hurry back with me. Don't talk about protecting your family and relatives. You can't even protect yourself now."
Zhou Tian was helpless, his body was not as good as before, and he could not break away from Hu Sanhai, so he could only follow him back to the room.
After returning to the room, Hu Sanhai found Xu Qingnian and Mo Xuan.
The three of them all stared at Zhou Tian with extremely serious eyes, among them Hu Sanhai was still holding the piece of cake in his hand.
"Hey, your scallion pancakes, this town is not like Tianqian Town, the scallion pancakes can only be made to this extent."
Hu Sanhai tilted his head and looked at Xu Qingnian with a look of disgust and said, "I will leave after you finish this piece of cake. You know how to walk the rest of the way."
Then, Xu Qingnian took the cake and started eating it without saying anything.
When Zhou Tian heard that Mr. Hu was leaving, his eyes moved slightly, but he looked at the other two people in front of him but had no reaction.
Look at the way Lao Xu eats, he looks like a child.
"Mr. Hu, are you leaving?"
"Well...the taste of this cake is still a little inferior to the one made by Master, but it is somewhat interesting."
Lao Xu murmured while eating. On weekdays in Zhou Mansion, Zhou Tian didn't know that Lao Xu loved eating cakes so much. Most of the time, he didn't notice that his father had cooked. Zhou Tian looked at him with some curiosity.
I can't help but feel a little disgusted when I eat the food.
"As for Mr. Hu, he will not always follow us. There are still many things in the academy. Even if I have been away from the academy for so long, I know that every time Mr. Hu selects you freshmen, he will send them to this pub. As long as
If he can pass the test of Qianling Pagoda next, he will have completed his mission and will go back to resume his life."
"So it's not a big deal. If you go to the academy in a few days, you will see him again."
Zhou Tian looked at him and pointed with his finger.
"this?"
Hu Sanhai then stood up, looked at Xu Qingnian next to him with his hands on his hips and said with a smile: "Your old Xu has loved eating pancakes since he was a child, and he only eats scallion pancakes. I heard that the master said that Xu Qingnian has been very miserable since he was a child, and he can eat several times a year.
Making cakes is what makes him happiest."
"So, whenever he encounters something difficult or something happy, he will eat the cake. This is his habit and his paranoia. It has been like this for decades."
"Think back a few decades ago, when he was as young as you. As soon as he stepped through the door of the academy, you could smell the strong smell of scallion oil on his body, haha."
The more Zhou Tian listened, the more interesting he became. He didn’t expect that at such an old age, he would have such a paranoid hobby. A piece of scallion pancake tastes so delicious. It’s really a once-in-a-century experience, but when he looked carefully, it still felt a little inconsistent.
After a while, Xu Qingnian finished the cake and burped.
"Okay, it's getting late. You should leave quickly. Tomorrow, the young master and I will go to Xiyun Palace to get the object. We will see you soon."
Mo Xuan also stood up and bowed to Hu Sanhai.
"Okay, I'm leaving..."
Then, Hu Sanhai took out the Xuantian Infinite Ruler, jumped up, and disappeared with a breeze.
"What? I still need to get something!"
When Zhou Tian heard what Lao Xu said, he was a little confused. He clearly told himself that taking an object was to subdue a strange beast, so why did another one appear?
The feeling of being deceived and tricked made Zhou Tian unbearable. The chill was written all over his face, and he roared: "What do you mean? Why do you always say that it is half hidden and half hidden? What is this object?"
Seeing that Zhou Tian was extremely angry, Mo Xuan hurriedly stepped forward to ask him to sit down, and said seriously: "It is true that it is the academy's rule to go into the city to retrieve things, but it is also true for self-defense beasts. The reason why Senior Xu, Mr. Hu and I
I am trying to deceive you because I am still afraid that you will be afraid of Qianling Pagoda, so..."
"So what? After all, you are still worried that I will be afraid in the face of danger. I am afraid that I will retreat when I hear that Qianling Pagoda is so dangerous."
"Old Xu! They don't understand me. Don't you understand that I, Zhou Tian, am the kind of person who is greedy for life and afraid of death? Besides, even if I am afraid and afraid, I will persist for the sake of my father, Youyou, and my dead mother.