Tobacco and alcohol are not separated, men and women are not separated, and swords and arrows are naturally not separated. Ning Que smiled with his heavy talisman arrow . The sixth senior brother walked over from the iron room with a long cloth bag, unbuttoned the bag, revealing the three Pu swords inside.
These are the three knives that Ning Que sent to the back mountain a few days ago. After being re-hammered and tempered by Senior Brother Six , the blade body looks slenderer than before , and the black long handle looks stronger, with a darker knife face. The morning light is reflected, and occasionally a few simple and clear rune lines can appear, which look a bit delicate, but exudes endless murderous aura.
The second senior brother said, "The Xiling Temple issued an edict. There should be many young masters from all countries going to the wasteland this time. I think the Judgment Department should also go there. Maybe you will meet Longqing again in Yanbei."
Hearing the word Longqing, Ning Que's scalp tightened for no reason, and he subconsciously had a strong thought of disappearing. He defeated Prince Longqing once during the mountaineering, but the real difference between the two people's cultivation level is too big. If Prince Longqing holds grudges and humiliates him twice before, he is afraid that he will suffer a lot in the hands of the other party.
"I won't give it to you tomorrow, I will only remind you one more word."
The second senior brother continued, "This time you went to the wasteland, you brought the academy students, representing the second floor senior brothers and sisters, and carrying the flag of the master. So no matter what the situation is, you cannot embarrass the academy. Xiling Tianyu Academy , Nanjin Jiange, Yuelun Baita Temple, my school children have had a lot of contact with guys from these places back then. They have never lost whether they play chess or perform music, and you can't lose."
"Why aren't you allowed to lose?"
"good."
"What should I do if I can't beat the other party?"
"You can't be embarrassed if you can't win."
Ning Que touched his head and asked in confusion and distress: "Second Brother, how can you not be embarrassed if you can't beat the other party?"
The second senior brother raised his eyebrows slightly and scolded unhappily: "If you can't win, you have to find a way to win. If you really can't win, you can't admit defeat. You can try your best to escape. You will go back to practice for a few years and fight with the other party again. Will you be able to do so? Never win? "
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Because of His Majesty's proposal, the area where the academy students practice this year was arranged to be in the tense Yanbei Wasteland, and the departure time was tomorrow. When Ning Que walked out of the thick fog behind the academy, the sound of careful advice from the teachers and gentlemen was echoing in the bookshops around Shiping . Outside the warehouse, there were managers who were constantly carrying out the things they needed on the journey. The department manager is counting the number of weapons he wore.
Walking out of the stone gate of the academy, I saw dozens of horses scattered among the green meadows under the morning light . These horses from the west horse farm in the city calmly lowered their heads to eat grass, occasionally crashed into the flowers deep in the meadow, and fell into the autumn petals. .
Ning Que looked at the war horses that were about to embark on the journey, smiled, and said sorry to Lao Duan, the coachman who had been waiting outside the yard for a whole night, and prepared to board the bus and return to the city.
At this moment, he suddenly thought of a question, frowned and jumped out of the carriage, walked back to the academy warehouse, borrowed a solid leather bag, picked dozens of heavy stones next to the road and stuffed them in. He weighed it with his hands and felt that the weight of the stone in the bag was about the same. He walked to the edge of the meadow and held the stopper with his hand and whistled towards the depths of the meadow.
The whistle was not very loud, so the herbivorous war horses scattered around the meadows were alert at the same time. They raised their heads. One of the strongest big yellow horses shook their heads and squeezed their companions away, and ran away with joy and hooves. Come over.
He touched the big yellow horse and tied the leather bag to the rope beside the saddle through the railing.
The leather bag was stuffed with stones, which looked inconspicuous, but it was actually very heavy. The front legs of the big yellow horse bent slightly, and then stood up quickly. It was just that the balance of the body seemed a little problem, and I was a little anxious.
Ning Que took off his leather bag, looked at the big yellow horse and shook his head, thinking that the thirteen iron bow and three swords were too heavy, and with his own weight, even if these ordinary war horses could withstand it, it would be impossible. Chenghe has been in too long , especially when he entered the wasteland. Once he has to pursue, it will not last long.
He has been a soldier in the border of Weicheng for a long time. He knows better than any student in the academy that the importance of riding on the wasteland is now entering the world of practice, and he knows more clearly that as long as he is not a great practitioner of the realm of knowing fate, he still needs to Relying on horses can maintain sufficient speed.
After thinking for a moment, a scene from last year suddenly appeared in his mind. He poured out the stone in his leather bag, jumped into the meadow, found the manager at the military horse farm, took out the waist sign from Tianshu and whispered. I said a few words.
After returning to Chang'an City, he did not return to Lin 47 Alley immediately, but went to the Nanmen Taoist Temple below the imperial city. The disciple is about to travel far away and always reports to the master, and maybe the master will give him some gifts.
Master Yan Se knew earlier than Ning Que himself that he was going to the wasteland. After thinking about it over the past few days, he felt that His Majesty's arrangement was always good for his disciple, so he gradually calmed down his anger.
Instead of telling Ning Que to lose his reputation as the second senior brother, he said solemnly: "The barbarians on the grassland are not scary. The deserted people returning to the south and their partners around him will be the greatest danger. Logically speaking, it is said that the barbarians on the grassland are not scary. It is said that there are teachers, Your Majesty and I. There are not many people in the world who dare to do something bad, but you must remember that there is not the Tang Dynasty after all."
"Master, don't worry." Ning Que said with a smile.
The distant wasteland often represents mystery and danger to the people of the Central Plains, but for Ning Que, who left Minshan and cut horse thieves on the wasteland, was the place he was most familiar with. No matter how powerful the enemy he encountered there, he believed that he could at least save his life.
Without this confidence, he would not have agreed to the court's request.
Master Yan Se thought about the apologists sent by the temple this time and the strong man named Yiying, who was hiding in the dark, and slowly frowned and looked at him and said seriously: "The enemies you encountered in the wasteland in the past They are all ordinary people. Even the most brutal horse thief may not make you feel scared, but remember that the enemy you face this time may be a practitioner, or more likely to be hidden among the deserted people. The remnants of the Demon Sect, you must be careful in everything."
Ning Que lowered his smile and said seriously: "Student understands."
Next, Master Yan Se completed his last lecture before the arrival of autumn, and explained in detail the peak of the Taoist Tao - the wonderful meaning of the text, and then handed a treasure bag to his hands, explaining that there were some wonderful things in the treasure bag. If it is really dangerous, why not open it and take a look.
The black carriage slowly drove on the straight long street. As the gaps in the stone slabs under the wheels vibrated from time to time, Ning Que couldn't help laughing as he looked at the tips in his hand. Sure enough, he still took some gifts before leaving.
He couldn't guess what was in the tip. He thought about the famous plots in the novel story, and had no intention of disassembling them. If they were disassembly, they would be useless. Do you have the right to go back to the south gate to watch Yan again? Master Se asks for another one ? Well, with his temperament, he can really do this, but why bother with it?
When he returned to Lao Bizhai, it was dusk, and the setting sun came from the other end of the Forty-seven Alley. It happened to be half red. He greeted Boss Wu from the antique shop next door and glanced at the empty behind him. The gray wall walked in.
The rice was steamed in the pot, and the white mist was filled with it. It slowly lingers along the tree in the patio and drifts towards the red sky. It cannot float far away, and then it dissipates in the air, unable to leave even a trace.
Sangsang looked up at the mist dissipating in the air with his little face, and his willow leaves narrowed his eyes very well.
Ning Que looked at the small figure beside the tree and said, "I'm back."
Sangsang turned around and looked at him, saying, "Young Master, you are back."
Uninnovative dialogue, monotonous and boring. For many years, Ning Que returned to the hunting house and returned to the Weicheng courtyard, he would have such a conversation with the little girl in the courtyard in the courtyard, in this place near the Forty-seven Lane in Chang'an City. Year is no exception, but the word "Young Master" is added in the middle.
The supper before departure was nothing new. Although the bowl of amber chicken soup expressed some seriousness, there was nothing to say.
Since there was nothing to say, after washing his feet and turning off the lights, Ning Que lay on the bed and started to sleep.
He didn't tell the little girl on the other end of the bed anything. Although this will be the first time he has been separated from Sangsang for so long, he believes that the little girl can take good care of herself, because the little girl has been taking care of the lives of two people over the years. Now that she has less trouble and picky herself, she should be Live a happier and easier.
In the late summer, the temperature at night is no longer so annoying. The cicadas on the trees are gradually fading away. The stars shine on the quiet leaves, and then reflect in from the window, covering the walls and beds. Favorite silver.
A sound of broken sounds sounded, Sangsang crawled over from the other end of the bed in a thin single dress , and his thin knees pressed the silver bedding out of a different depth, and then she lay in Ning Que's arms.
Ning Que opened his eyes and said, "I have said it many times, you are a big girl now."
Sangsang nodded, adjusted the angle, placed his head on his chest, and refused to move again.
This night before parting is the same as many nights in the past years, no difference.
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The morning before parting is the same as the mornings in previous years, and there is no difference. After eating a bowl of hot and sour noodles soup bought by Sangsang, brushed her teeth with the tooth tools handed over by Sangsang, washed her face with the towel she twisted by Sangsang , put on the autumn clothes of the academy under the miniature hands, Ning Que picked up the heavy one Luggage, opened the shop door and walked out.
The morning light was clear and he waved to the little girl at the shop door, and the carriage slowly moved.
The black carriage stopped at the edge of the large meadow in front of the academy and turned back the same way. Today, the coachman Lao Duan did not need to wait for Ning Que to return to the city because Ning Que would not return to the city.
The meadow was already full of people, and the students of the academy, with an excited and nervous expression, said goodbye to their parents. The parents seemed to have endless things to say, and the luggage prepared for the children seemed to always be missing, but the young students were thinking. I have already floated to the far north, as if I have seen a great future for making achievements.
Of course, not all the academy students are so excited to look forward to the next journey. For example , Chu Youxian, who was surrounded by a wealthy businessman in the East City and several concubines, had a face full of complaints and fear.
Ning Que looked over there and smiled, then turned to look at Situ Yilan, who looked heroic in red arrow suits beside him, and said curiously: "I really didn't expect that no one would give you any gift."
Situ Yilan smiled and said, "It's called "True Cultivation" and went to war. My father only encouraged me to go to battle and kill the enemy, but he didn't mean to send me off. Besides, you are different, no one will give me off?"
Ning Que shook his head and said, "I have no father or mother, and I don't even have a relative. Who will come to see me off?"
Situ Yilan looked at the two people walking out of the academy and said, "It seems that someone will come to give you it."
The third senior sister Yu Lian and Chen Pipi came out of the academy . The students of the academy on the meadow and the elders knew the identities of these two people through the teaching office and hurriedly made way for the way.
The autumn breeze softly blew the woman's hair on her forehead, making this arrogant and young woman still unable to see her real age. The unique female professor looked a little younger.
Since entering the second floor of the academy, Ning Que rarely has the opportunity to talk to his third senior sister in private. When he saw her coming to see him off, he couldn't help but feel a little surprised and said, "Thank you, senior sister."
Yu Lian handed him a small thing and said with a smile: "Senior sister has nothing to give you, so I'll give you a word. No matter what happens, you just need to start from your original heart and you can easily overcome it."
"Thank you for your advice from senior sister."
Ning Que turned to Chen Pipi , looked at this friend who had brought endless help to his cultivation career, and smiled after a moment of silence, "What are you going to give me some?"
A gust of morning breeze came to the meadow, wrinkling the face of tangerine Pipi. He said seriously, "I'll send it to you..."
Ning Que shook his head and sighed, "You are becoming more and more shameless."
Chen Pipi said with emotion: "Learn from you."
Ning Que replied with a smile: "Progress together."
Chen Pipi also laughed, and then asked seriously: "Is there anything to explain?"
Ning Que originally wanted to say that what he should have been explained, but after thinking about it, he said, "You know."
"What do I know?"
"I have a little maid at home."
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From a young soldier from a border town, he climbed the tower to win over the third son Xie, who was forgotten by the academy and was silent. Then he forgot the academy and climbed the mountain to win over the prince Longqing. He eventually became the only one among this class of students who entered the second floor, and then led him again All the classmates went to Yanbei Wasteland to participate in the actual practice. Ning Que now has undoubtedly become a legendary figure in the eyes of ordinary students in the academy.
He had already attracted a lot of attention when he talked to Situ Yilan, and then more eyes fell on him with the arrival of Professor Yu Lian and Chen Pipi. These eyes were extremely complicated, either awe, envy, or jealous, or dare not hate him. .
When Ning Que picked up the heavy luggage under his feet and walked towards the meadow, there were many shock and confusion in the dozens of gazes that had been silently staring at him. With so much luggage and looking so heavy, what kind of horse can bear it? Why did he walk towards the meadow?
Three Pu Knife, the disassembled iron bow and the thirteen talisman arrows in the quiver , the usual boxwood bow and ordinary feather arrows , the necessary things on the journey include a folded small tent , and a tight coarse cloth A big black umbrella wrapped.
The luggage was carefully sorted out by Sangsang last night. The size has been reduced to a point that it cannot be reduced, but because there are too many things, it still looks particularly spectacular when put together, just like a small hill.
Ning Que walked to the meadow fence with his heavy luggage, raised his eyes to the distance and looked for his goal.
On the other end of the fence, the remaining military horses on the meadow, which were picked by the academy students, were hanging their heads and eating grass or resting silently. There was no sign of despair. In the wide grassland further away, there was a black line of The shadow was rushing back and forth, like a black thunder, with the sound of hooves.
When the black shadow slows down, it can be seen clearly that it is an extremely strong black horse. The big black horse kept chasing and slamming its companions beside it. Other horses scattered around in fear, but it continued to continue He chased and bitten, and whistled a few smugly from time to time , making him look particularly domineering and despicable.
Ning Que smiled at the big dark horse , put his finger into his lips and whistled.
The whistle spread to the top of the meadow.
The big dark horse who was bullying his companion was mercilessly and suddenly stiffened after listening to the whistle. His four legs were nailed into the soft grass like nails , and he could no longer move, looking like a black painted pile. The Trojan horse, only two big black eyes were rotating quickly, and the fear inside could be clearly seen.
It twisted its stiff horse's neck with difficulty, looked back at the figure by the fence in the distance, and finally connected the most unpleasant memories in its mind to this person.
Another whistle sounded, as if urging.
The big dark horse lifted the horse's hooves with difficulty, walked slowly towards the fence with his head hanging down, and he felt so reluctant and reluctant to leave every step, as if he was going to marry into a female star with a bad reputation and wealthy family who didn't know what the future would be.
Slowly walking to the fence, the big dark horse looked at Ning Que behind the fence, shaking the horse's head slightly, and at the same time, ridiculously turning up the thick lip skin, as if to express absolute surrender and pleasing.
It has been more than a year since the college admission examination . The big dark horse's temper has not improved at all, and it is still violent and violent. However, in front of Ning Que, it still dares not have any temper.
But when it saw Ning Que's luggage like a hill, it no longer cared about the fear in its instinct, let out a terrifying hiss, turned around and prepared to escape.
Ning Que stared at it and said, "The old rules."
The big dark horse stopped.
Ning Que continued, "I will kill you if I don't obey."
The big dark horse lowered his head and turned around.
Ning Que hung his hill-like luggage on its saddle.
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In the late summer and early autumn of the 14th year of the Age, the academy began this practical practice.
The team leader is the weakest second-floor disciple of the academy who has not even seen the teacher or the senior brother.
In the backyard of Lao Bizhai , Sangsang stared at the giggling old hen in a daze, thinking that he should have slaughtered you yesterday so that he could eat more, otherwise what if he was hungry on the road?
On the outskirts of Chang'an City, Ning Que looked at the picturesque scenery of Minshe Village by the road, thinking that there would be many days when he would not be able to drink the chicken soup she made. As soon as he left, he began to miss it.
The empire in the early morning was shrouded in a faint light.
The sound of horse hooves, the green clothes vibrate .
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(The End of the Empire in the Early Morning Volume)