The last high-rise boat sailing to Longmen Island had an independent bow with a hundred miles of sound. The night breeze was slightly cool, carrying the moisture of the lake and blowing on the face, making it even more cold.
In the blink of an eye, it has been a year since I entered the Dao Sect. Although I have made rapid progress among the same class, entering the foundation building early, and the golden elixir is just around the corner, but as a chess piece that can be arranged by others, I want to jump out of the chess board or become a chess player.
Still not enough.
"The moon is cloudy on the bow of the ship, and the eyes are turning dim. Time waits for no one. After returning home, we must form the golden elixir as soon as possible. Only the right path is to truly step into the avenue of spiritual practice."
Just as he was thinking about it, a familiar, heavenly voice suddenly came from behind him: "Brother Ming, are you there too?"
Baili Ming followed the sound, and a graceful and beautiful figure came into his eyes. Under the bright moonlight, he looked even more like a fairy.
As the saying goes: "When the moon rises brightly, there are outstanding people and officials. When there is ease and gracefulness, there is a quiet work."
Bai Liming hurriedly calmed down and replied: "It's really you. It's a coincidence that we met here."
Tan Zhenzhen smiled and said: "It's a coincidence. I didn't expect that we would all take the last boat back to the island. I saw you in a daze just now. Is Brother Ming worried?"
How could Bai Liming dare to express the troubles in his heart, so he could only reply vaguely: "Oh, it's nothing, I'm just sad to say goodbye to my family. I just came to the bow of the boat to enjoy the breeze and enjoy the scenery. It's really true why you're here too."
The bow of the ship?"
Tan Zhenzhen smiled slyly and said: "I am also feeling melancholy after parting, so I came to the bow of the boat to enjoy the breeze and enjoy the scenery..."
After a brief pause, he added: "Look at the people."
After saying that, his face couldn't help but turn slightly red. Fortunately, it was dark at night, so it was not easy to be discovered, but it also avoided embarrassment.
Hearing this, Bai Liming also felt warm in his heart. He stretched out and smiled freely: "Then let's blow in the wind and enjoy the scenery together."
Tan Zhenzhen smiled shyly, but stepped forward. The two stood shoulder to shoulder on the bow of the boat, their eyes met, and they separated shyly for a moment.
The two of them looked at the deep night in the distance, speechless for a moment, and there was no need to say more.
Bai Liming broke the silence: "Zhenzhen, are your parents coming to see you today?"
Tan Zhenzhen smiled bitterly and said, "It's just that my mother is here, and my father will not come before I enter the inner door."
She couldn't help but think of the scene when she met her mother today, where complaints and scolding were greater than warmth and concern.
"I heard that the young prince Zuo has entered the Qi refining stage? Although my mother doesn't understand this, she also knows how to practice Qi and build the foundation to condense the elixir. You have been practicing for a year and you have not made any progress when entering the inner sect. Is it possible that you have not made any progress?
Do you want to go back in despair in two years and be ridiculed by everyone? Then let your father just sneak into a high-end mansion and work as a concubine for others? "
"Zhen'er, my mother's future depends on you. I have been frugal this year and have given you money and elixirs. Why? I don't want you to have a good future. Don't follow my mother.
It seems like we are living a life of being bullied by others. Oh, Zhen'er, you have to live up to your expectations, otherwise our life will be even more uncomfortable."
Seeing that she seemed worried, Bai Liming comforted her and said, "Really, don't worry. As an important minister of the imperial court, your father is just busy with his affairs and can't get away from it. I guess he still cares about you."
Tan Zhenzhen collected her thoughts and straightened her hair that was blown by the wind to cover up the panic in her heart. After calming down, she replied: "Brother Ming, my father... It's okay not to say it. I just said goodbye to my mother and I miss her a little.
"
He immediately changed the subject and said, "By the way, how about meeting your family today?"
Bai Liming didn't notice the change in her expression, and replied with a smile: "My parents and I were chatting about some differences between the parents. My mother brought me some local specialties that I loved to eat, and kept urging me to eat them, for fear that I would be hungry.
, I was very happy to meet my family, but it was just too short."
After hearing this, Tan Zhenzhen could also imagine that warm scene. Thinking about his mother's scolding and complaining, and his father's indifference, his heart became even more bitter.
She understood that it was just a coincidence that she could enter the Taoist sect. Bai Liming inadvertently helped her break through the illusion. Otherwise, she would have been eliminated long ago. Since the Taoist roots are unstable, it is not easy to practice Taoism.
The mother also knew all this, but her words were like a knife scraping through the flesh:
"Since that Bai Liming treats you well, his practice is so fast, and he has friendship with Yuan Shouzuo, he will definitely have a bright future. Since he has a good impression of you, really, you must seize the opportunity and hold him firmly.
In hand."
When Tan Zhenzhen thought of this, her heart couldn't help but surge up. She didn't want her relationship with Bai Liming to be entangled with too many interests, but if she still couldn't condense the elixir, she and Bai Liming could become a couple of gods.
, it is also a hundred times better than going to the mundane world and becoming a harem woman.
Seeing that Tan Zhenzhen fell silent again, Bai Liming thought that what she just said had caused her to complain about her father and miss her mother, so she encouraged her: "Zhenzhen, let's work hard to practice together, enter the inner gate, and live up to the expectations of our family.
This way I can go home and see them more often.”
Tan Zhenzhen came back to his senses and gave a wry smile: "Brother Ming, my qualifications are dull. I haven't opened the seven orifices for a year. Now that I have entered the Qi training period, I don't think I will have the good fortune to enter the inner door."
"Really, don't be discouraged. Where there is a will, there is a way. The key to practice is to cultivate the mind. As long as you take it step by step and persevere, I believe you will be fine."
Listening to Bai Liming's encouragement, Tan Zhenzhen felt moved in his heart, but he was still disheartened:
"Brother Ming, your spiritual path is definitely clear. I'm just stumbling forward. In the future, I can only watch you from a distance, watching you go further and further."
Bai Liming understood her worries and said firmly: "No, Zhenzhen, no matter how you practice, I will stay with you and move forward together."
When Tan Zhenzhen heard this, he couldn't help but feel excited. He leaned slightly and leaned gently on Bai Liming's shoulder.
Baili Ming's whole body was stagnant, as stiff as a piece of wood and unable to move, but his heart was beating wildly. For a moment, the cold and wet night wind was no longer wet and cold.
…
On the dense forest path of Longmen Island, Bian Changji held a dim lantern and cursed in his heart the cold and wet night wind, the gloomy path, and his hateful colleagues.
What happened was that Elder Yin, who was living in seclusion on the island, suddenly sent a message asking the steward to send someone to assist him.
Who on this island doesn’t know Elder Yin’s terrible reputation? The last time a guard went to help him, he vomited when he saw the meat in the rice when he came back. He even vomited when he heard the words related to bones and internal organs. He vomited for seven whole days.
It is conceivable that the genius has improved slightly. Elder Yin's place must be like the dragon's pond and the tiger's den.
"The steward who suffered a thousand cuts actually teamed up with the guards to make fun of him, saying that for the sake of fairness and justice, the decision was made by drawing lots. Several grass stalks of different lengths were drawn to the longest one, and then he would be unlucky.
I got it." Bian Zhangji thought angrily.
"I didn't react at the time. Under the praise and excitement of those bastards, I foolishly admitted it. Now that I calm down and think about it, I have been tricked." He kept roaring in his heart.
.
"The lengths of the straw stalks must be the same, but after the others took them out, they quietly pinched off a section, making themselves the longest ones. They are insidious, despicable, and shameless. Hateful, hateful!"
Bian Zhangji cursed in his heart as he walked slowly, feeling less frightened than at first.
When he first came to Jackdaw Island, Bian Zhangji relied on his status as the legitimate son of a Taoist clan, and his father Bian Wentao personally managed everything, so the stewards and guards here treated him with great courtesy.
But as the saying goes: "The sins committed by God can be forgiven, but the sins committed by oneself cannot be lived."
After the chief arrived, he felt that he had a noble status and shouted at everyone and gave orders. This group of people couldn't stand the bad breath, but they couldn't openly turn against him, so they later resorted to the method of subverting the truth and hiding the knife behind the smile.
To target him, he was gradually marginalized.
Bian Changji was not unaware of his own problems, but he relied on his status and sincerely looked down on these outsiders and was unwilling to lower his profile to make friends with them.
Jackdaw Island is sparsely populated, and inner sect disciples are even rarer. They either guard the Demon-Conquering Tower and never leave. Or they have seriously violated the sect's rules and are suppressed in the Demon-Conquering Tower, making it difficult to leave.
Bian Zhangji couldn't find a friend who matched his status, so he was alone, amusing himself, and didn't care in his heart.
There are not many buildings on Jackdaw Island, and most of them are concentrated around the Demon-Conquering Tower in the center of the island. The distance from the residence to the Demon-Conquering Tower is only half a mile, and it took more than a quarter of an hour to walk.
This Demon-Conquering Tower is somewhat unworthy of its name. It has only one floor and is no more than two or three feet high. However, it covers an area of nearly ten acres and is shaped like an upside-down lotus platform.
The dark iron door is always closed. As you get closer, you can clearly feel the cold air emanating from it, and there seems to be a shrill howl echoing for a long time.
Bian Zhangji has entered the stage of Qi training, his seven orifices have been opened, and his perception has become more sensitive. When he heard the vague and heart-rending screams, he couldn't help but feel horrified. He quickly quickened his pace and walked to the side of the Demon-Conquering Tower.
Next to a small courtyard in the square.
He knocked on the door hastily, his voice trembled, and he shouted as if calling for help:
"Disciple Commander Bianji has come to report. Elder Yin, please open the door quickly. Open the door quickly..."