Chapter 315 Wasteland
The dense fog on the mountain in front of the academy gradually dissipated, and a swaying bright red was particularly eye-catching in the hazy fog.
Here, there are more than a hundred climbers on the second floor of the assessment, but only the rumored Dao Chi, the cold and proud chief priest of the temple, is wearing a red dress.
For a while, the audience at the foot of the mountain looked sideways, either gloating or curious.
Even the two academy servants guarding the gate looked at each other, until Ye Hongyu walked past them with a slightly disappointed expression, then she came to her senses and turned to look at Prince Long Qing who was lying not far away and was struggling , and glanced at Ning Que, who had just climbed to the top of the mountain, and couldn't help being a little dumbfounded.
Since the master set up the mountaineering assessment, countless people have failed to climb the mountain, but all of them were carried down the mountain on a stretcher after struggling desperately and exhausting their last breath.
"Is this giving up?"
"It shouldn't be, we all saw her being the first to reach the summit, why would she give up?"
"Could it be that you forgot to pick up the water ladle?"
"I look like it."
Ye Hongyu ignored the whispers of the two behind her, or she didn't care at all.
The people at the foot of the mountain don't think so.
All the climbers had been carried out on stretchers. Only Ning Que, Prince Longqing and Dao Chi were left on the mountain just now. Now Dao Chi walked down the mountain, his breath and expression remained unchanged, and he didn't know what the result would be.
Seeing this group of delicate and fiery red dresses coming down the mountain path, the Xiling mission that accompanied Prince Longqing went up to meet them. Even the Eldest Princess Li Yu, who came to watch the ceremony, couldn't hold back her anxiety and sent someone over to inquire about the situation.
Ye Hongyu has always had the character of not entering the stranger, and turned a blind eye to the subordinates sent by Li Yu, but he did not drive them away. He just told the Xiling Mission to send people back to the temple and tell the priest in charge that Prince Longqing failed to climb the mountain. .
Knowing that Prince Longqing failed, Li Yu was stunned. Longqing failed and Dao Chi went down the mountain. In other words, Ning Que could only be the one to climb to the top.
The little garrison she brought back to Chang'an from the Weicheng border?
The fog in front of the mountain has completely cleared away, and another figure walked out of the corner of the mountain road. I saw Prince Longqing with disheveled hair and pale face, who was as calm as before. He was walking alone on the mountain road, looking extremely miserable.
When they came to Longqing, Ye Hongyu left with the Xiling mission. After a while, there was a tsunami of laughter behind him. Ye Hongyu could hear that these people were happy that Ning Que became the thirteenth student of the Academy, Prince Longqing's heart was covered with a thick layer of gloom.
Come with hope, but in the end there is only despair.
A few days passed in a flash.
The convoy of the mission was no longer as public and lively as it was when it entered the city. With the entire Chang'an discussing who Mr. Shisan of the Academy was, Prince Longqing left the stage sadly, and left Chang'an quietly with the Xiling mission. .
Although Long Qing left, Ye Hongyu had to stay.
After waiting for several days, the Master never came back.
The discussion on Mr. Shisan of the academy in the city was gradually covered by new topics. Chen Pipi was also watching the Sixth Senior Brother build a simple knife for Ning Que. He suddenly remembered where he had seen the sword in Ye Hongyu's hand, so he hurriedly He hurriedly ran down the back mountain and went to a small courtyard near the academy to look for Ye Hongyu.
For the first time, Ye Hongyu heard Zhou Ji's name.
Ye Hongyu pursed her lips tightly, and carried the long sword into her arms. Since that night, she has decided not to shed another tear, but when she finally learned Zhou Ji's name after ten years of searching, her nose was still a little sore, as if she would shed tears as soon as she opened her mouth.
Chen Pippi had never seen Ye Hongyu showing such a weak appearance, and suddenly he was a little dumbfounded, "Ye Hongyu, don't cry~ Who is he? Could it be that he stole the heavenly book back then?"
"I didn't cry." Ye Hongyu took a deep breath, gradually calmed down, and shook her head gently, "The person who stole the heavenly book that night was not him."
Chen Pipi wanted to ask again, but was suddenly interrupted by Ye Hongyu, "Since Mr. Zhou has been sweeping old library buildings in the academy for ten years, you should be familiar with him, right? Do you know where he is now?" ?”
Chen Pipi scratched his head, and said embarrassingly, "Although I am the twelfth gentleman of the academy, I am not familiar with Mr. Zhou. We only nod acquaintance on weekdays, and we haven't even spoken a few words."
"But." Chen Pipi's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "But Third Senior Sister has a good relationship with him, maybe she can know where Young Master Zhou has gone."
Chen Pipi said, and brought Ye Hongyu to the old library. Seeing the sun shining on half of the desks, and seeing the dignified and elegant female teacher walking out of the picture, Ye Hongyu's eyes flashed a look of amazement.
Knowing the purpose of Chen Pipi and Ye Hongyu's trip, and thinking of the woman in red that Junior Brother Thirteen had told her about a few days ago, Yu Lian smiled calmly and put down the brush in her hand, "I'm afraid this girl asked the wrong person. Zhou Ji and I were just acquaintances, he never told me where he was going, nor when he would return."
On the one side, the fresh clothes are better than the fire, and on the other side are elegant and light green. Standing on the side of the long case, Chen Pipi always felt a little uncomfortable, so he coughed lightly, breaking the dead silence, and begged, "Third Senior Sister, Ye Hongyu helped me back then. It's a big favor, if senior sister thinks of any clues, please tell us."
Yu Lian shook her head and said with a normal expression, "It's true that he didn't tell me where I was going, but he did mention why he left."
"Mr. San, please reveal a thing or two." Ye Hongyu let go of his pride again, and cupped his hands.
"Senior Brother Twelve should have told you that when Zhou Ji visited the teacher in order to seek a place without distance, the teacher suggested that he read a lot of books in the old book building to understand by analogy." Yu Lian paused, picked up the brush again, dipped his head in ink, and continued Mo Kai said, "Ten years of enlightenment, although he has not broken through the distance, he has cultivated another opportunity. Before he left, although he wanted to travel around the world and practice supernatural powers, I can feel that he should be hiding from someone. "
"Hide someone?"
Ye Hongyu was startled when she heard the words, thinking of the man in black who escaped that night, and then thinking of her ten years of undercover investigation in the Xiling Temple, her face changed slightly, her eyes showed murderous intent, but she also became more cautious.
Yu Lian didn't know what Ye Hongyu was thinking of, but it was obviously a little different from what he wanted to express, but Chen Pipi's scalp was numb from Ye Hongyu's sudden killing intent, and couldn't help mumbling: , "I also said that he didn't steal it, he must have noticed that you came to the academy to hunt down, so I ran away overnight~"
Thousands of miles away, on the coast of the South China Sea.
Zhou Ji picked up the sand in his hands and sneezed three times.
The best material for firing glass is quartz sand, but in this world where even Newton's coffin boards can't cover it, it doesn't matter whether you use quartz sand or not.
After half a month of preparation, Zhou Ji found some craftsmen to use local materials. Looking at the kiln that had been formed, he was satisfied. While firing the first kiln glass, suddenly, a skinny Taoist dressed in Taoist robes and carrying a long sword appeared beside the kiln.
Before they could react, there was a loud bang, and the entire kiln collapsed, and the Taoist also disappeared after a glimpse, leaving only a group of dumbfounded craftsmen, and Zhou Ji who also disappeared.
On the vast coast, Zhou Ji has already crossed several miles with one step, and the fleeting Taoist disappeared again after a short stay. an ordinary ruler.
"The master of Zhishouguan, Mr. Chen."
Seeing a black spot appear in the depths of the sea, Zhou Ji laughed dumbly, but was a little bit embarrassed.
I wholeheartedly want to cultivate without distance, but the masters of the non-distance realm can only be forced to the South China Sea by the master's ruler, and dare not even take a step on the coast.
But apart from sighing, Zhou Ji was not too disappointed.
Shrinking the ground to an inch is one's own supernatural power, and the distance-free is the rule of stealing this world. In this world where the rules are almost collapsed, even if you cultivate the distance-free, you may not be able to use it in a world where the way of heaven is perfect.
For Zhou Ji, Wuju's greatest help is actually that when he comprehends the Dao in the future, he can find his own way in the world where the Dao of Heaven is perfect.
Returning to the location where the kiln is located, after some tinkering, the glass kiln was finally completed, and the first batch of shaped glass was fired a few days later.
At this time, the cold winter in the extreme north has arrived, the long night is approaching, and the wilderness is getting more and more bitter. For countless years, the northern wilderness tribe lived in the extreme northern cold region, living with difficulty by relying on the hot sea, and it was impossible to maintain a large population. In the past few years, as the night time has prolonged and the temperature has gradually dropped, their life has become more and more difficult.
If you don’t move south, you will have nothing to eat, and there are large grasslands, sheep, and food in the south.
In order to survive, the barren people had to decide to move their family south.
The desolate people's movements naturally attracted the attention of many forces. The Xiling Temple has long been willing to conquer these heresies who do not believe in Haotian, so after receiving the report from the Golden Tent Royal Court, they put pressure on the rest of the kingdoms , inviting them to jointly form an allied army and go to conquer the barren people.
Zhou Ji, who was far away on the coast of the South China Sea, didn't know this at first. When he traveled to the Jiange along the other side of the river, he learned about the changes in the extreme northern wilderness from the disciples of the Jiange who were ready to go.
This time, the crusade against barren people in the Southern Jin Dynasty, Dahe Kingdom, Datang, Xiling, wherever Haotian shines, sent people there, and Mochi Garden, as the representative of Dahe Kingdom, is no exception.
With this in mind, Zhou Ji put down the idea of visiting the sword sage Liu Bai for the time being, and pointed out that Zhu Xian was summoned for the sword, and his figure turned into a streamer and flew towards Mochiyuan.
By the river, on a bluestone.
Feeling something in Liu Bai's heart, he raised his eyes to look at the sky, and saw an indescribably terrifying sword intent coming into his eyes through the void. , A strong fighting spirit bloomed in his eyes.
"Is this the sword that Ye Hongyu is looking for? See you next time, and look forward to fighting with it!"
Jiange and Dahe Kingdom are across the river, not too far away, Zhou Ji Yujian flew to the Mogan Mountains soon.
It has been more than half a year since he left, the mountain scenery is still the same, but snow can be seen on the top of the mountain, and the disciples in the mountain garden have become much rarer.
Now that he has the Tongxing jade pendant, Zhou Ji could have entered through the gate, but out of nature or instinct, he subconsciously bypassed the mountain gate and walked along the bank of Mochi Lake towards the study by the pool.
Push the door and enter, and the building is empty.
Zhou Ji shrugged his shoulders, and asked the guard of the mountain gate again, and saw a strange man coming out of the mountain gate swaggeringly. Glancing at it, he explained, "It's just a coincidence that my mountain master has already led a team to the wasteland to fight against the barren people two months ago."
In two months, I think it's time to go to the wasteland.
Zhou Ji went down Mogan Mountain, turned his sword light and headed towards the wasteland. The distance of thousands of miles was only a few hours away. stationed.
The winter is getting stronger and the chill is getting stronger. As the sun goes down completely, the biting chill spreads from all around the wilderness. You can only see white steam rising from a hillside. A natural hot spring, and the camp near the hot spring is the Mochi Garden he was looking for.
Put away the long sword, Zhou Ji flew down lightly.
The water in the hot spring is warm, and milky white water mist pervades a pool of water. Zhou Ji is waiting to step forward, but he can vaguely see a figure in the depths of the water mist. The hot mist blowing on the ground shook uneasy, and the vision became a little clearer.
There is a rock sticking out of the water in the pool.
A young girl was dressed in a thin white dress, her black hair was casually tied behind her back like a waterfall, and she was about to sit down while stepping on the rock with her bare feet. A hazy beauty.
From the back view, Zhou Ji had already recognized the other party's identity. Seeing that Mo Shanshan was about to untie his clothes and take a bath like water, Zhou Ji's Adam's apple rolled, subconsciously swallowed his saliva, and then looked around left and right, the pine forest next to the hot spring covered After confirming that there were Mochiyuan disciples patrolling all around, she stood where she was, coughed lightly, and called her name.
Hearing the shout from a distance, Mo Shanshan's face changed slightly, he looked down at the translucent clothes on his body, and subconsciously shrank into the water, trying to use the steam and hot spring to block himself.
Due to blurred vision and covered by water mist, Mo Shanshan could only hear that the other party was hundreds of steps away from her. Such a distance and such a sound should have alarmed the patrolling junior sisters. Nothing happened.
Could it be an illusion?
Just when Mo Shanshan was puzzled, Shao Hua's footsteps came from the side, "Shanzhu, there is a man named Zhou Ji outside the camp who said he wanted to see you."
(Thanks for the 500 coin reward from 'The Cat of Lazy Temple'.)
(end of this chapter)