Xu Jing woke up quietly, opened her eyes and saw Mo Fan with a smile on his face.
Realizing that she was lying in Mo Fan's arms, Xu Jing suddenly blushed and wanted to struggle.
"Don't move. I just woke up. Wait until you regain some strength before getting up again." Mo Fan said seriously.
"Okay, okay..." Xu Jing's voice sounded like a mosquito.
Soon, she seemed to have thought of something and asked quickly: "Did I pass?"
"I passed it, and almost lit up five stone tablets in one go. Unfortunately, I was a bit unlucky and fainted at the critical moment." Mo Fan said with a smile.
"No, it's not bad luck, it's strength..." Xu Jing shook her head. She wanted to explain something, but Mo Fan stopped her talking.
"Don't talk yet. You are too weak now. Let's wait until the Peiyuan Pill takes effect and your energy is strong enough."
Speaking of this, Mo Fan seemed to have thought of something and quickly pointed to Liu Xiyan beside him and said:
"You just fainted due to excessive mental exhaustion. Fortunately, the elders were here to calm your disordered spirit and gave you a Peiyuan Pill, so you were able to recover so quickly."
Liu Xiyan nodded, with a rare smile on his iceberg-like face, and looked at Xu Jing kindly and said:
"There is no need to be polite, and there is no need to say more. From now on, you will be a disciple of Jiange and my true disciple of Liu Xiyan."
"Thank you, thank you, elder." Xu Jing thanked her quickly.
Liu Xiyan smiled slightly, said no more, picked up Chu Qian who was still lying on the ground, turned around and left the backyard.
"You guys should reminisce about the past. Once you become a disciple of Jiange, you won't be able to go down the mountain easily.
"When you're done reminiscing about old times, remember to come find me on the seventh floor."
Mo Fan watched Liu Xiyan's figure disappear into the backyard and remained silent.
After a while, he said to Xu Jing: "Jiange is very fierce. It's easy to have problems if you stay in Jiange to practice, and you won't live long -"
Before Mo Fan could finish speaking, Xu Jing said: "I, I know."
Mo Fan was stunned and continued: "Then do you want to stay in Jiange? How about you go down the mountain with me and practice martial arts honestly?"
As soon as he finished saying this, Mo Fan felt himself being stared at by a resentful gaze.
He looked up and saw a beautiful figure standing next to the window lattice on the seventh floor.
"Uh-" Mo Fan scratched his head awkwardly.
"I think, I want to stay in Jiange to practice." Xu Jing said firmly.
Mo Fan glanced at her.
He was not surprised by this answer.
Kendo is Xu Jing's pursuit.
How can it be frightened by a mere short life?
Thinking of this, Mo Fan had no choice but to nod: "Okay, you can practice well in the Jiange from now on."
After a pause, he added: "When you feel better, I will go down the mountain.
"By the way, if you have a chance in a few days, take a leave and come see me at the outer door.
"Let's have a good time catching up on old times. It shouldn't be a problem to take a leave of absence when you're just starting out. The elders won't be so stingy."
When saying this, Mo Fan deliberately raised his voice.
"Okay." Xu Jing just nodded and didn't ask any more questions.
A few minutes later, the Peiyuan Pill began to take effect, and Xu Jing's complexion began to slowly recover. Her face was no longer frighteningly pale, but became slightly rosy.
"I, I can do it..." Xu Jing said with a red face.
"Okay, then try to see if you can get up." Mo Fan said.
Xu Jing nodded and got up from Mo Fan's arms.
At first she was a little shaky and couldn't stand upright.
But he soon became able to move freely.
"Okay, okay."
"I'm recovering well. It's almost time for me to go down the mountain." Mo Fan said.
"Yes." Xu Jing lowered her head, with a trace of reluctance flashing in her eyes.
"You go find the elder. Wen Buyan is still waiting outside. I asked him to arrange a place for me. When you find me, just ask him directly."
After giving the instructions, Mo Fan turned around and left.
Seeing Mo Fan's back disappear into the backyard, feeling the remaining warmth quickly dissipate, Xu Jing felt a little lost.
But soon, she adjusted herself and walked towards the stairs of Jiange Pavilion with a determined expression.
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After leaving the sword pavilion, Mo Fan saw Wen Buyan sitting in the grass waiting for him after taking a few steps.
"Junior Brother Mo, you are finally out!"
Wen Buyan hurried over and said with a somewhat excited expression:
"How's it going? Did you pass the assessment?"
Mo Fan nodded first, then shook his head.
"Huh?" Wen Buyan was confused.
"Junior Sister Xu passed, but I failed." Mo Fan explained.
"That's it." Wen Buyan nodded, without any surprise in his eyes.
"Did you know this result earlier?" Mo Fan was curious.
"That's natural."
Wen Buyan smiled and explained.
"Master told me that Junior Sister Xu has extremely strong swordsmanship talent, and she will definitely achieve success in the Sword Pavilion."
Mo Fan nodded thoughtfully, identified the direction, found the way down the mountain, and walked towards it.
"I see. Come down the mountain. Talk as you go and arrange a place for me."
"Okay, it's getting late. It's time to go down the mountain." Wen Buyan quickly followed.
"By the way, don't all the sword pavilion disciples live long?" Mo Fan asked calmly as he walked away.
Wen Buyan was silent for a moment, shook his head and said:
"Indeed, the sword pavilion has collected high-quality swords from Yuxu Academy for nearly four thousand years.
"Each of them has experienced countless killings and has its own story. Most of them have their own spirits, and they often lose control after being left without an owner.
"Therefore, the sword energy inside the sword hidden in the sword pavilion is everywhere. If you stay in it and practice, it will easily be eroded by the sword energy, and eventually your body will die and your Tao will disappear.
"But similarly, as long as you can refine these sword energies, your swordsmanship will rise rapidly.
"The longer you stay in the sword pavilion, the stronger your strength will be. If you can persist for a hundred years, you can even become a peerless swordsman."
When he said these words, Wen Buyan looked yearning.
"Can the peerless swordsman not live long?" Mo Fan asked again.
"Well, according to records, none of the peerless swordsmen in history seem to have lived more than two hundred years -" Wen Buyan said.
"So, just for that illusory peerless swordsman, you will waste your youth and even your own life?" Mo Fan didn't understand.
"You don't understand, how can someone who aspires to swordsman care about a few years of life?
"If you can be as gorgeous and bright as a shooting star, even if you can only live for a moment, you will be happy, and at least your trip to this world will not be in vain."
When he said these words, Wen Buyan looked pious.
He is a person who yearns for swordsmanship.
It's a pity that he has no talent for swordsmanship.
You can't even touch the threshold of the sword pavilion.
Seeing the piety on Wen Buyan's face, Mo Fan said no more.
"Xu Jing is probably like this, right?"
As for short-lived things——
Mo Fan felt that there might not be a turning point.
Because he understood the complete version of the sword-raising technique.
As for the sword-raising technique, it is most likely inherited from the sword pavilion.
Of course, he was not sure whether Jiange's current inheritance was incomplete.
I don’t even know if the short life of sword immortals in the past dynasties is related to the incomplete inheritance.
But it's more or less an opportunity.
"You will know the answer when Xu Jing comes down from the mountain to find me..." Mo Fan said thoughtfully.
Going down the mountain is much faster than going up the mountain.
In less than an hour, the two of them ran down from Hidden Sword Mountain.
Under the leadership of Wen Buyan, Mo Fan found his residence.
It is an old-style small detached house with a yard, a beautiful environment, birds singing and flowers fragrant, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and a big willow tree planted in front of the door.
"The environment is indeed much better than that of the handyman's courtyard. The only drawback is that there is no free canteen outside the outer gate. I will have to buy my own food in the future——"
Mo Fan covered his forehead.
We still had dinner at Wen Buyan’s place.
After checking the time, it was getting dark.
Before you know it, another day has passed.
"Have a good rest today, officially start your life in the outer sect tomorrow, work hard on (spiritual) money (stone), and upgrade like crazy!"
Mo Fan clenched his fist, full of fighting spirit.
At this moment, his cell phone vibrated, and then the ancient ringtone rang.
"Dear little sister, please don't cry-"
Mo Fan answered the phone and his daughter's voice immediately rang.