The old man was wearing a blue-gray robe, with gray hair, but he was full of energy. If it weren't for his hair and beard, he would have thought he was a middle-aged man who was just over forty years old.
He slowly walked down the arch bridge, his eyes were smart and gentle, kind and kind.
"Are you Zhou Tian of Xuantian Sect?"
Zhou Tian just glanced briefly and saw the master walking towards him, so he lowered his head a little lower. Xia Shuning beside him did the same.
"This is not the palace, and I am not His Majesty. There is no need to be so polite. Just raise your head and let me see."
After hearing this, Zhou Tian slowly raised his head. What surprised Zhou Tian was that although everyone said that the Master was an old Master, there were no wrinkles on his face.
"Yes, you do have the youthful look of your father."
Zhou Tian frowned when he heard the master mention his father.
"Master, do you know my father?"
Zhou Tian wanted to ask more, but Master saw Xia Shuning beside him and smiled: "I guess this is your unmarried wife, right? Xia Nuo has told me in advance."
Zhou Tian didn't want to mention this, but he didn't want to contradict the master as soon as he met him, so he didn't say anything.
The master nodded slightly, and just as he was about to lead them away, a long knife suddenly flew from behind the master. Zhou Tian suddenly looked panicked, and just as he was about to remind the master, he saw the master gently clamped the knife with two fingers of his left hand.
between two fingers.
"Master!"
It turned out to be the man standing on the high platform of the water pavilion.
Like a ghost, he appeared in front of Master in an instant: "Master, please forgive me."
He knelt down on one knee, but his voice was unusually loud.
"You and Lao Ba and Lao Qi are really my good disciples. I asked you to treat Xu Qingnian and Zhou Tian well. You guys are not good at all. You are always looking for trouble. How can your long sword Zhou Tian be so low? What's the point?
, how can you, as senior brothers, gain a foothold in the Eastern Chu Continent?"
"Disciple knows his mistake!"
The master looked at Zhou Tian and smiled: "Come, meet the senior brother who knows you. He is also the first one to be admitted after Xu Qingnian's generation. His name is Zhang Manman."
Zhou Tian couldn't help laughing when he heard the name. He wanted to laugh but was afraid of losing his etiquette. He suppressed his head and whispered: "Zhou Tian has met senior brother."
"In the academy, you have a total of twelve senior brothers, so you should be ranked thirteenth."
After Zhou Tian heard this, he felt that the number thirteen was a bit strange, and he always felt that this ranking had a bad meaning, but when he thought about it, there was nothing he could do.
"Disciple, obey."
The master saw that his etiquette was too complicated, so he put his hand on his shoulder and said seriously: "Bowing to the mountain gate and entering the academy does not mean entering the palace and becoming a courtier. There is no need to be so polite in everything. Now that we have entered the academy, we are all one family.
People, just say whatever you want."
"I always bow and clasp my fists, which is not like a man at all. I don't need such complicated etiquette in the future."
"follow me."
Xia Shuning listened to the Master's teachings and looked at everything in front of her. She was extremely happy: This time she really came to the academy. It turns out that the Master is so young, and each of his disciples has unique skills. What's more important is the skills of the senior brothers here.
Getting along is so warm, just like being in a big family.
Even better than Xiyun Palace.
While he was thinking about it, Zhang slowly said: "This girl should go with Lao Wu. She is the only female disciple in our academy, and we have to take care of each other."
Zhou Tian glanced at Xia Shuning and nodded quickly, thinking that he was finally out of this trouble, otherwise everyone would say that she was his unmarried wife.
After the two of them arrived at the nameless water pavilion, the master sat on a bench, fanning himself leisurely and drinking from the spring water flowing by the water pavilion.
"This spring water is hatched with Qi. It is very sweet and delicious. Don't you want to try it?"
The Master raised his eyebrows and asked.
But how dare Zhou, who had just arrived, drink the spring water. Besides, the fierce Zhang Manman was sitting next to the Master, which was really embarrassing.
"Thank you so much, Master, but I still can't wait to see you first. May I ask, Master, where is Lao Xu?"
Zhang slowly heard Zhou Tian calling Xu Qingnian Lao Xu, and became a little angry and stood up in confusion.
"You have just entered the academy and you are so disrespectful to your seniors. Why don't I teach you a lesson?"
After saying that, he was about to take action, but the master blocked him in front of him with a fan.
"Slowly, I said you should use your brain before taking action. Xu Qingnian calls him Young Master. That's how people call each other. Why are you so obsessed with it? I named you Slowly back then, just to make you think more and use less force. After all these years, you still haven't.
change."
After Zhang slowly listened, he quickly said: "Disciple knows his mistake."
So he sat down on the beauty behind the Master unhappily.
The master squinted his eyes, took a sip of spring water, and said slowly: "While you and Lao Qi were sparring, Xu Qingnian had already gone back to his room to rest. He has been walking with you all the way. He is exhausted physically and mentally. He should have a good rest. No need.
Worry."
"If you want to take a rest, we can talk another day."
The Master's words are refreshing to listen to. He is not as majestic as other sects, but rather like a kind old man.
"I'm okay. Thank you for your concern, Master."
"Zhang Mianman, go and call all the brothers who are in the academy. Those who are not in the academy will talk about it another day."
"good!"
Zhang slowly disappeared again in an instant, which made Zhou Tian feel even more strange.
"Master, Senior Brother moves so fast, he must be above Qi Zun level, why do you still call him slow?"
Seeing Zhou Tian's puzzled look, Master put the fan behind him and said with a smile in his eyes: "Haha, Zhang Mian is an orphan. He has been by my side since Xu Qingnian was about to leave."
"He is quite impatient and never does things without thinking, but he is very good at cultivating Qi and cultivation, so I named him Slowly. I hope to slow him down and make him think about everything before doing it."
"As for the level, Zhang has slowly reached the eighth level of Qihuang. There should be no one in Dongchu who can rival him except me, but he is impulsive, so he is always by my side."
After the introduction, Zhou Tian shuddered because he didn't expect the senior brother to be so powerful.
Just after the introduction, a man in black clothes appeared in front of him with a broom, and kept swinging in front of his eyes, blocking the communication between him and his wife.
"Old man, please give me a moment..."
Zhou Tian didn't know who this old man was and wanted him to step aside and clean up.
But the old man seemed to be deaf, motionless, still sweeping his feet.
"you…."
Zhou Tiangang was about to open his mouth when he suddenly raised his head to take a closer look and exclaimed: "Mr. Hu?"
"Are you Mr. Hu? Are you really here?"
It turned out that it was really Hu Sanhai. He put the broom aside, looked at it carefully and said with a smile: "Haha, it took me so long to recognize it. I have appeared by your side a long time ago. Just come and stay in the academy. Isn't that right?"
I would treat any disciple badly."
Zhou Tian was not surprised to see Hu Sanhai at first, but the way of meeting him was a bit unexpected. Xu Qingnian had told him before that Hu Sanhai was a handyman in the academy. He had never thought that this was really the case.
Just as they were about to exchange a few words, Hu Sanhai gradually walked away with a broom.
After a while, some people came to the Wuming Waterside Pavilion, of varying heights, but there was only one woman among them.
"Hi!"
Su Xinghe was the smallest, holding a plate of steaming food and greeting Zhou Tian.
Zhou Tian also nodded, smiled awkwardly, and then looked sideways at the Master.
"Lao Ba is a cook. Don't think that just because you defeated him easily, you think you are strong."
Zhang slowly spoke and was still so tough. It seemed that the senior brother was really not easy to mess with.
"Zhang Manman, please introduce his senior brothers to Zhou Tian."
The master stood up, walked to Zhou Tian with his hands behind his back, glanced at him from the corner of his eye, and walked away.
After Su Xinghe looked at it, he hurriedly followed. When he walked to Zhou Tian's side, he whispered: "Anyway, you know me now. Master hasn't eaten yet, so I'll go over first."
Zhou Tian nodded stiffly, seeing so many people in front of him that he didn't recognize, which made him somewhat uncomfortable.
He smiled stupidly and said: "Please give me your guidance in the future, senior fellow apprentices."
At this time, a woman dressed as light as blue silk took a step forward.
As he approached Zhou Tian, a strong scent of vanilla reached his nose.
"I am your fifth senior sister. I am the only woman here, so I will introduce myself first. My name is Song Nuannuan. Your unmarried wife is in my room. If you want to see her, come to me anytime."
After saying that, he left. Although Zhou Tian saw many women, it was rare to see such a vigorous and resolute woman.
"Ah, my name is Wang Ranran, your sixth senior brother. We will contact you later... I'm leaving now."
…
By analogy, a lot of people were introduced. Originally, Master wanted Zhang to introduce them slowly, but unexpectedly, these senior brothers gave their names themselves, and they were so fast that they left before they had time to remember.
About half an hour passed, and the twelve senior brothers introduced less than ten people. The others should not be in the academy.
Zhou Tian has a very bright mind. After thinking about it carefully for a while, he remembered most of it.
"It's almost done. Su Xinghe has prepared the food. Let's go eat."
Although Zhang Manman was very dull, he was still quite enthusiastic. Zhou Tian simply nodded and followed closely behind him.
Zhou Tian thought carefully as he walked: Most of these senior brothers have the same two characters behind them, and it seems they are all named after master.
After walking not far, I saw a semicircular house with a very strange shape.
Zhou Tian stopped outside the house, looked carefully, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect there to be such a cute house in the academy. It looks like a mushroom from a distance."
Just as he was about to follow Zhang in slowly, someone behind him tapped him on the shoulder.
Looking back it was Xu Qingnian.
"Old Xu?"
"Master, the master has sent me to do something. I will leave for a while and will come back in a while. You study hard in the academy. I have already told the master about your physical condition."
"Master will help you take a look tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. The matter of Qi Hai's blessing is not a problem."
Although Zhou Tian came to the academy in a very happy mood and had so many new senior brothers, his friendship with Lao Xu had become very deep these days, and now that he was leaving so abruptly, he was somewhat reluctant to let go.
"I just arrived and you have to leave, right?"
Xu Qingnian smiled and said: "What Master asked us to do must be done, and besides, this matter will not be delayed for long."