Volume Two, The Lake of Winter, Chapter 194: The Old Woman Sweeping the Floor
Liu Yiqing is a silent and gentle young man.
Silence and gentleness do not mean that he is not proud, but he hides pride well under the appearance of silence and gentleness, just like when he obeyed his elder brother's orders and left the old house of Liu's family and joined Jiange incognito, regardless of
How cold and even showed hostility among fellow disciples in Jiange, he was always gentle.
Because his eldest brother is the sword saint Liu Bai, and he has enough qualifications to be proud, then there is no need for him to show this pride to the disciples in the Jiange to know.
But when facing the academy in the south of Chang'an City, his silence and gentleness became more sincere, because he knew very well that he was not qualified to be proud of this place.
Because of his respect for the academy, he chose to sit quietly away from the main entrance of the academy, but to the relatively remote side door of the back mountain. The so-called humiliation of Ning Que in the cliff cave was naturally a bit exaggerated, but only one
The Nanjin sword master climbed the academy to challenge and sat quietly waiting for someone to break through, which still caused a lot of discussion in the world and attracted the attention of many people.
In early spring in the early morning, the morning breeze was still cool. Liu Yiqing slowly opened her eyes, woke up from her meditation state, and looked at the crowds around her with complex expressions.
Most of the people watching the sword master of the Southern Jin Dynasty were students in the front yard of the academy, but as he sat at the entrance of the academy for longer and longer, the news reached Chang'an City, which triggered the curiosity of more people, and some in the city
The spectators of good things came together to see what they looked like.
The side door creaked and pushed open.
Professor Huang He walked out, stood beside the cushion, looked up at the gloomy sky. Suddenly sighed and said, "For the sake of your brother, I invite you into the academy, but you didn't. Now it's
Having attracted so many spectators, don’t you think this matter is a bit ridiculous and boring? Or did you decide to use this method to shame the academy when you came to Chang'an?"
"Don't dare." Liu Yiqing stood up from the cushion and bowed and said, "How dare you be rude to the academy? You just came here on orders. If you can't fight with Mr. Thirteen, you will retreat. After returning to Southern Jin, you really don't know what to do.
I replied to my brother, since Mr. Thirteen is in seclusion, then I will wait for him here."
Huang He looked at the young Nanjin sword master and seemed to see the man full of rebellious aura back then. Although the young man in front of him looked gentle, there seemed to be a kind of person who refused to give up until he achieved his goal.
Perseverance and stubbornness.
"If you have to wait, then wait. If you are thirsty, there is water in the yard, but the academy will not provide you with food. If the dry food on you are finished, go back to Chang'an."
Liu Yiqing said, "Don't worry, sir. I brought a lot of dry food."
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From early morning to dusk, many disciples from the front yard of the academy made a special trip to the side door to see Liu Yiqing. When they found that this young powerful man from Nanjin had nothing special about it. He sat on the cushion and didn't move, he felt a little bored.
, each dispersed.
The people who came to see the fun from Chang'an City were surrounded by waves, pointing at Liu Yiqing not far away and whispering, and even argued fiercely because of different opinions. They were originally remote.
The quiet side door was not quiet for a moment.
"The great sword master... should be a very powerful practitioner, right?"
"This is the first time I have seen a living practitioner."
"I heard that he is already at the top of the cave and his level is about the same as Prince Longqing."
"So what? I heard that the second-floor student on the academy that he was going to challenge this time shot Prince Longqing to death on the wasteland. Will he still be defeated by him?"
"Speaking of this, this Southern Jin people is not as cowardly and incompetent as other Southern Jin people, and they actually have the courage to run to our academy to block the door."
"I don't understand. The gate of the academy has been blocked by this guy. Why does the people in the academy still allow him to be so arrogant and don't drive him away quickly."
"First of all, the place where the people of Southern Jin are sitting is the side door. You see, who else will pass by here besides us neighbors? Secondly, since the second-floor student he challenged is in seclusion, it is naturally inconvenient for other people in the academy to take action.
, again, those people in the yard took action casually. Wouldn’t it be a drop?”
"It makes sense. Do you guess how many days can this Southern Jin people insist on sitting here?"
"Ten days and half a month? Who knows?"
"I only know that when the student on the second floor of the academy breaks out of the pass, the Southern Jin people will not sit anymore, and they will lose miserably and return to Southern Jin in a mess."
The Tang Empire is the most powerful in the world, and the second strongest country is the Southern Jin. With the support of the Xiling Temple, the Southern Jin dominates the south and has always been a little dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty. The Tang people look at the Southern Jin as if they are forever.
The second place was vigilant and there was also a lot of ridicule and disdain.
The young strong men from the Southern Jin Dynasty went to the academy to challenge it was a rare excitement for the Tang people, and it was also a world where peace and war had been gone for many years. It was a rare opportunity to educate the people of the Southern Jin Dynasty who was the real boss.
As for whether the Southern Jin man sitting outside the academy could defeat that student... Tang people didn't know who the second floor student was, nor did they know what level of strength they had, but they never thought about the academy.
People will lose this duel.
This has nothing to do with pride, confidence, arrogance, it is just a certain breath that keeps flowing in the blood of the Tang people. Before the battle begins, we will never think about the situation after failure, because the purpose of the battle is victory, except victory
No other distractions.
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Day after day, the people of Chang'an who came to watch the fun kept looking at each other curiously, whispering and arguing fiercely until they finally agreed to the unification of their opinions, believing that this young strong man in the Southern Jin Dynasty looked arrogant now, but he was destined to be not in the academy.
A person's opponent will definitely lose extremely miserably.
Day after day, Liu Yiqing sat outside the side door of the academy, greeting countless eyes, feeling the curiosity and contempt in his eyes, listening to the Tang people's comments and the ridicule and mockery of himself and the Southern Jin people in the comments, on his face
His expression was still calm, as if he didn't care.
A wild flower bloomed under the stone steps in front of the side door, indicating that spring has finally arrived in the world. Liu Yiqing looked at the shining little flower, and a smile suddenly appeared on her calm face.
The smile on his face was very gentle, but the smile in his heart was a little cold.
As the younger brother of the Sword Saint Liu Bai and the most outstanding young disciple in the Jiange in Nanjin, he naturally has the right to be proud and confident. Even when facing the academy, he just buried this pride and confidence deeply in his heart.
However, when I listen to these discussions of ordinary people in the Tang Dynasty, how could I not be angry?
Mr. Thirteen of the Academy would rather be missing?
Before Liu Yiqing left Jiange, the Sword Saint Liu Bai once warned him that among the disciples in the back mountain of the academy, no one but one, two, and one and two, they could not lose.
The meaning of this sentence is very clear. In Liu Bai's eyes, except for the second Mr. Grand Master of the Academy and the Twelve Mr. who had been circulating in the Haotian Dao Sect for many years, the rest should not be Liu Yiqing's opponents.
Liu Yiqing knew very well Ning Que’s current realm strength.
How can a person who has just broken through the realm and entered the cave mystery on the wasteland?
Many sects in the world still have their views on Ning Que at this stage. At the beginning, they were very confused about why the Master was willing to take this waste of firewood as his disciple. Later, when Ning Que defeated Prince Longqing, the monk who watched the sea in Lanke Temple and the sky.
After Master Daoshi returned to the temple, the world of cultivation began to think about the real reason why Master Ning Que was recruited as a student, but no one still thought Ning Que was very strong.
The detailed process of the three battles that really allowed Ning Que to establish his position in the world of cultivation has long become the object of detailed research among all the practice sects, including every detail.
And the more they study, the more they feel that Ning Que wins these three battles, they rely more on peerless weapons provided by the academy, as well as those unpredictable luck, such as the strange iron arrows on the wasteland, and Ning Que and Master Daoshi.
The battle in the Lotus Pure Land on Chang'an Street was obviously helped by some external force.
Many people in the world of cultivation suspect that the young fat man standing beside Ning Que at that time was most likely the legendary Twelve Mr. Academic Mr. or the Twelve Mr. At that time, he was secretly taking action. Master Daoshi was defeated.
But no one has any evidence, and after all, he is the Twelve Mr. of the academy and has such a legendary life experience. No one dares to stand in front of the stage to raise questions about this.
If it is not raised, it does not mean there is no doubt.
At least until now, no one thinks that Ning Que is really stronger than Prince Longqing.
Liu Yiqing left the Nanjin and went to Chang'an. When he learned about the failure of the monk Guanhai in Lanke Temple, he became vigilant about Ning Que's methods on the talisman. After he arrived at Chang'an City, he carefully studied Ning Que's three battles, and finally
The conclusion drawn is in addition to what the worldly practice sects said, but also noticed a very critical point. This Thirteenth Mr. who represented the academy and entered the world liked to take advantage of opportunities in battle.
Liu Yiqing started practicing swords since he landed, practiced diligently, constantly polished his spirit and will. After suffering countless hardships, he gained his current status in the Jiange. He has always hated those who only know how to take shortcuts or have good luck.
People, and in his opinion, that guy named Ning Que has only the follow-up glory of being taken by his master because of his good luck.
So he was inhabited by the academy, but he was hostile to Ning Que.
And he firmly believed that Ning Que was not his opponent.
There are two other reasons why Liu Yiqing is infinitely hostile to Ning Que.
He didn't even notice the reason himself, that was when the second floor of the academy was opened, he was still practicing hard in the old sword school in Liu's house. He was extremely regretful about this and felt that he had missed the most precious opportunity.
And this opportunity he missed helplessly eventually fell on Ning Que.
Sitting on the futon outside the side door of the academy, he looked at the abominable onlookers not far away, thinking silently that if it weren't for the eldest brother's reign, he would have to seize this opportunity to hone his spirit and try to be taken as a student by the Master.
, After Ning Que broke through the barrier, he must cut him with one sword!
An old woman wearing a blue cloth coat and holding a bamboo broom in her hand walked out of the side door, walked to the futon, looked at Liu Yiqing's side face, and asked slowly, "Are you unhappy?"
The old woman was so close to Liu Yiqing that he realized that she couldn't help but feel a little shocked, thinking that it was said that the academy was hidden. Could it be that this old woman is also an amazing paradise?
But he did not notice any fluctuations in the old woman's mind.
Liu Yiqing responded calmly: "There is nothing unhappy."
"Just not be upset."
The old woman in a blue jacket walked to the stone steps hunched over and began to sweep the floor.
Liu Yiqing frowned slightly. He thought to himself that he saw me sitting here, why didn’t this old woman pay more attention when she swept the floor, and even raised so much dust?
The old woman seemed to notice what he was thinking, stopped sweeping the floor, held the bamboo broom and gasped for a while, and looked at him and said, "Someone wants me to bring you a word."
Liu Yiqing looked slightly stern and asked, "Please speak."
The old woman squinted her eyes and looked at the gloomy sky. She seemed to be recalling what the person who was passing the message said. After a long time, she finally remembered and said, "The person you are going to challenge is now in the cliff cave."
What are you practicing in seclusion?
"I remembered that he was trying to practice both Fuwu and Wu."
The old woman continued, "He said that if you can hold it in and go to the bathroom in the academy, you can endure the smell of shit, urine, dust, and the chilly cold in early spring. Then wait for him for three months."
Liu Yiqing was silent.
The Master returned to the academy and Mr. Thirteenth Mr. Ning Que began to go into seclusion and practice. Many people have known about this. However, today when he heard the old woman who sent a message on behalf of Ning Que, he realized that Ning Que had asked him to wait for three months.
Especially when I heard about the dual cultivation of talismans and martial arts, I felt even more angry.
Practitioners do often need to go into seclusion and enlightenment, but it takes up to three months to retreat. Either those great practitioners or face critical moments of breaking the realm.
Ning Que's realm is so low that he is certainly not those great practitioners who need to ask the heavens and seek the Tao. Moreover, this person has just broken through the realm and entered the cave mysterious on the wasteland. Is he going to break through the realm and enter the realm and learn to the destiny now?
In Liu Yiqing's understanding of the world of cultivation, this kind of thing has never happened. As for the dual cultivation of Fuwu, it sounds more like a joke, so the more he thinks that all this is fake. Ning Que's retreat is also fake.
Just a shameless excuse to avoid the war!
Liu Yiqing looked contemptuous and said, "If Ning Que had no confidence to represent the academy's entry into the world, he said that he would use such excuses to be shamed to the academy and the master!"
The old woman in a blue coat stopped paying attention to him after she finished speaking and continued to sweep the floor with a hunched over.
But when she swept the floor, the bamboo broom in her hand rose higher, as if she felt the breath of early spring, remembered the beauty of the girlish girl decades ago, and wanted to dance.
The dust mixed with the sand was raised high and then slowly fell down. The bamboo broom obviously swept the dust down the stone steps under the dancing of the old woman.
Liu Yiqing's face was covered in dust. She looked extremely embarrassed, and her face turned pale due to anger. She looked at the old woman who swept the floor and said sternly: "No wonder Ning Que asked you to spread that. It turns out that this is what is called endurance.
Dust? Is this the academy’s way of hospitality?”
The old woman looked at him expressionlessly and said, "Sitting at the door of the host's house, no matter how you invite me, I have never heard of such a guest in the world."
Liu Yiqing frowned slightly.
The old woman looked at him and said, "Even if you have to wait for Ning Que to break the pass, you can wait in the academy, you can wait in Chang'an City, and you can even directly prepare a book from the Jiange of Nanjin, but you have to sit down.
Waiting at the gate of my academy, everyone actually knew why you did this, but the old man in the academy and Xiao Huang He had some friendship with Liu Bai in his early years, so it was hard to say anything about you."
"In the past century, I have seen many young practitioners who practiced for many years and wanted to become famous in one fell swoop. They are like you, thinking that the soul of the academy lies in the Master, and the rest of the disciples are just lucky enough to worship under the Master, so you can work hard
An opportunity that cannot be obtained even if you have to work hard.”
"I know you want to shock the world in one fell swoop and achieve great success."
"But you chose the wrong place and the wrong person."
"You don't like others to take advantage of others, but you are staring at Ning Que, the weakest in the second floor. Isn't this a chance to take advantage of it? Once you start speculating, your sword intent that comes from Liu Bai will lose its fundamental truth."
"Because your brother Liu Bai has never been a tricky person."
"It is precisely because of this that he is the most powerful person in the world."
The old woman gently brushed the big blue cloth jacket on her body and said, "You can't even eat ashes, so how can you endure hardship and depression? You can't bear the depression? What qualifications do you have to use the academy to make your reputation.
The footnote of this kind of thing is that you can’t even understand, so why can you achieve the reputation of being unparalleled?"
Liu Yiqing was silent as he listened to the old woman's words, his face became paler and cold sweat gushed out of his back, wet his clothes and even wet the futon under him.
After a while, he sat up straight, pressed his hands forward on the ground, lowered his head and performed a great gift from a disciple, and said sincerely: "Thank you for waking up the fool with your words."
The old woman walked up to him and swept the dust and gravel mixed with very few fallen leaves into the basket, saying, "No need to thank me, I'm not here to remind you anything, but you sat outside the side door of the academy for seven days.
There are seven days to not sweep the floor. If you really have to wait for that guy for three months, I can't stop sweeping the floor. I am the one who is the least willing to see garbage on the floor."
The old woman walked into the side door hunched over.
Liu Yiqing turned around and looked at the closed side door of the academy. He always felt that the old woman said in the last sentence that she didn't want to see the garbage on the ground was mocking him, but he was not angry, but thoughtful.
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If Ning Que was outside the side door of the academy, of course he would recognize who the old woman in a blue jacket was. The academy students often saw an old woman holding a bamboo broom and sweeping the floor in every corner of the academy with a hunched body.
, The people and the scenery have long become a legendary page in the academy.
Because the old woman was not a teacher and a staff member in charge of cleaning work, but the only female honorary professor in the academy, and a big shot that no one dared to provoke in the academy's mathematics department.
Ning Que took the only one in the mathematics department when he was admitted to the hospital. The questions were given by the senior brother at that time. In fact, the senior brother had five questions in total, and the old woman finally chose the Taohua.
At this time, while he was thinking about seclusion between the cliffs of Yashan Mountain, he also remembered this question.
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(Chapter 1 is here, this is five thousand words, so it is a little late, and the second chapter will definitely be updated before eleven o'clock.) (To be continued)