Chapter 180: Apprentice, Wants to Test

The girl's fingers on the hilt of the sword were clearly visible, ready to strike.

Long Li was ready to move in the scabbard.

His expression was respectful and humble.

Jiang He could feel the vague murderous intent locking onto him, but even though it was murderous intent, he did not have the desire to kill.

It was just pulled beside his limbs, which was very strange.

"Of course Master knows. It's impossible for Min Xin to kill Master."

Jiang He smiled and hesitated.

"Minxin, don't be too unfamiliar. Master won't punish you."

The girl nodded without comment and hung the sword back on her waist.

He stretched out his white hand and took the candied haws.

"Master, I have something to ask you. Why do you look directly into other people's eyes when you are talking to them?"

Bai Minxin suddenly asked.

This question left Jiang He confused.

I guess it's just out of curiosity.

But speaking of eyes, eyes have always been the most important organ for people in social interaction, providing important social and emotional information.

Sometimes, it can also reflect a person's personality and thoughts.

Mencius in the past said: "There is nothing better in a person than his eyes. The eyes cannot hide his evil. If the heart is upright, the eyes will be clear. If the heart is not upright, the eyes will be dim. Listen to his words and watch his eyes, how can a person be thin?"

Thinking of this, he explained: "There is a saying that goes "Listen to what he says, watch his eyes, and you will know how to tell the difference." This way, we can not only observe the other person's emotions, but also show our own honesty."

"If someone avoids my gaze, does that mean there's a ghost?"

As if to verify her thoughts, the white-haired girl looked directly into his eyes.

By the way, she stuck out her pink tongue and licked the candied haws.

The dried syrup became moist and emitted a crystal-like glow in the sunlight.

"Well, it depends on the situation." Jiang He paused.

"Well"

The girl tied up her silver hair, gently held the hawthorn in her mouth, then slowly spit it out and sucked the syrup on it.

"Boom~"

The crisp sound brought Jiang He back to his senses. It seemed that Min Xin just liked sweet food, not candied haws.

Every time I don’t eat the hawthorn, I just eat the syrup on top.

Her narrow eyes looked at him with some dazed curiosity. Her eyes were clear and carried a hint of residual sword energy, which made Jiang He want to look away.

But after he said it, he didn't want to set a bad example on the spot.

The little girl who was still sleeping in his arms suddenly twisted her little butt uncomfortably.

His brows furrowed unconsciously.

Jin'er's actions made Jiang He realize that something was very wrong and this must not be discovered by Bai Minxin.

Otherwise he will lose all face.

He was helpless about this. Every part of Bai Minxin's body had been a great temptation to him for a long time.

What's more, it was her unconscious provocative action.
"Huh, I see. Then Master, if..."

The girl let out a breath and asked curiously.

A few strands of saliva still hung on it.

"Minxin, hush, let's talk about it later, Jin'er is still sleeping."

Jiang He raised his index finger with a serious look.

The girl let her other hand hang down and quietly clenched into a fist.

Does Master really have no feelings for me anymore?

In the past, my eyes would turn red even if I just touched them.

She gritted her teeth, not revealing a single flaw:
"Then Master, please go and take care of Jin'er. If there is anything, you can tell me."

Strands of ink smudged onto the talisman paper, the spiritual patterns began to riot, and the entire piece of talisman paper instantly burned to ashes.

It's been a long time since I drew talismans.

Talismans require a high level of mental concentration and control, but he has neglected them for so many years that he has long lost touch with them.

Even with his foundation-building cultivation, he failed to draw a first-grade, top-quality talisman.

This talisman is called the Wind-Securing Talisman.

The secret of talismans was obtained from an old Taoist practitioner, and it is a match for the Qi-invigorating talisman.

Used to stabilize the environment for spiritual plants.

The Yunxi Sacred Tree has very demanding requirements for the environment. Since the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has been decreasing day by day, the environment has changed drastically.

If the Yunxi Sect had not been protecting the sacred tree at all costs, it would have long been unsuitable for the current environment.

Whether it is formations, talismans, elixirs, and other arts of cultivating immortals, they are all used on the sacred tree.

The talisman drawn by Jiang He is just a small part of Yunxi Sect's maintenance of the sacred tree.

This shows how much importance Yunxi Sect attaches to the sacred tree, yet they want to pull it out of its mouth.

"centering."

Jiang He exhaled a breath, forced himself to calm down, and drew the spiritual pattern step by step.

This time the drawing went more smoothly than the last time, and soon the spiritual patterns filled the entire talisman paper.

There are only a few final steps left and you are done.

“Jiang He!”

Someone called out excitedly, "I heard you're back? Um, I saw... I saw Bai Minxin eating candied haws. Did you bring them to her? Did you bring some to Jin'er as well?"

The spiritual energy fluctuated slightly, the spiritual pattern ignited without wind, and the talisman paper turned into ashes.

"what?"

The flying ashes blew into Feng Susu's eyes. She rubbed her eyes, feeling a little dazed.

Jiang He was actually drawing talismans, and it was most taboo to disturb him.

I hope I won’t affect him!
She carefully retracted her leg that had just stepped out halfway, and said with a silly smile: "Jiang He, I won't bother you anymore, I'm leaving first."

"come over."

Although Jiang He's voice was soft, it could not be questioned.

"Oh come over here, why are you so fierce?"

Feng Susu muttered and walked over reluctantly.

"This is for you."

Jiang He gave Feng Susu a blank look.

In fact, it’s not her fault. It’s my own fault for not thinking it through.

When I was in Aoki Castle, I would go to the talisman-making room to make talismans to isolate myself from interference.

But now he thought that with his foundation building, making talismans should be a piece of cake, so he became careless.

He took out a small wooden box and handed it to Feng Susu.

"Don't you like Hezhou crispy candies? I brought some for you."

“It’s Hezhou Crispy Candy again.”

Feng Susu was a little dissatisfied. No matter how much she liked something, it wouldn't taste good if she ate too much!
However, she knew that Jiang He brought it to her.

She took the wooden box happily.

"Damn girl."

Jiang He said unhappily, "I brought her things and she's still not satisfied. This girl is becoming more and more disrespectful."

But it was indeed just to save trouble.

Just like when a grandmother heard that her grandson liked to eat fried pork with peppers, she would make it for him every meal.
"There's a saying called equal exchange, do you know that? I won't give you this candy for free."

"?"

Feng Susu looked at him warily, holding the wooden box in her arms, not knowing whether she was holding the wooden box or herself. She couldn't help but glance at Jin'er who was still on the bed. Jin'er was covered with a layer of soundproofing barrier and was sleeping soundly at the moment.

She couldn't help but blush and said, "Jinjin'er is still here, pervert!"

"?"

Jiang He replied with a question mark, he was puzzled:

"I asked you to help me take Jin'er away, what are you thinking about every day?"

He was just disturbed by Feng Susu while drawing the talisman. If Jin'er wakes up, she might disturb him again.

Just in case, it would be better to let Feng Susu take Jin'er away.

"what"

Feng Susu's little face became even redder, and she clumsily picked up Jin'er.

Without even turning his head, he said, "Okay, I'll leave first."

After this little episode, Jiang He’s thoughts became clear.

No longer always thinking about a white-haired girl.

He wrote as if possessed by god, and in a short time, he had painted the entire Taoist's book of talismans.

His cultivation and spiritual awareness are profound, and drawing talismans is much easier than before.

I remember that when he was painting, he often had nosebleeds and waited for his spiritual energy to recover.

Jiang He looked at the talismans he had just drawn with satisfaction. He experimented with them for a while before putting them back into the Xuanhuang Pearl.

These talismans are of no use to him, but they are the key to infiltrating the Yunxi Sect.

"Master, are you going out again?"

The girl who was concentrating on her practice suddenly opened her eyes and asked hesitantly.

Jiang He stretched his muscles. He had indeed been running around outside from morning to night that day.

No wonder Bai Minxin asked this.

He sighed, "Recently, there are some things to deal with."

This girl, isn’t she very serious in her practice?
I walked very quietly so as not to disturb her, but she discovered me before I had taken a few steps.

There was a hint of loss in Bai Minxin's eyes.

It was only the first day and she was almost overwhelmed.
She always thought that she was indecisive, which was exactly the opposite of what Jiang He thought.

It's just an action decision, using reason to force my body to take action, but my heart is actually complicated and unclear.

When she dealt with Lin Chi, she was very scared. She was so scared that she didn't dare to see Lin Chi and didn't want to fight with Lin Chi.

But she knew very well that she had to deal with him.

And it is still the same now, she longs for her master so much that it has reached the point of obsession.

The Master can only be one's own.

If it weren't for me, my master would have died long ago, so why shouldn't he be mine?

She also understood that she must not harm her master.

But Master will not agree to let it become his own.

Well, if she doesn't keep a distance from her master, she will hurt him sooner or later.

But reason can no longer suppress the desire that is about to arise.

The girl covered her eyes and stood there looking somewhat distant.

Her voice was very calm: "Master, since I am your disciple, I should share some of your responsibilities. Master, are you going to avenge Jin'er, or help Senior Sister deal with Yuehua? This is also my responsibility."

Jiang He couldn't help but secretly sigh at the cleverness of this girl, as she guessed his purpose at once.

Sometimes he could see innocence in this girl, and sometimes he could see cleverness and intelligence in her.

It's probably because of the difference between IQ and EQ.
"Master, they are also very important to me. I will not allow anything to go wrong."

The girl said firmly that this was also what she really thought.

"Well, sure, let's go together."

Jiang He swallowed his words of refusal.

Indeed, Yuan Xia and Jin Er are not only his disciples, but also like sisters to Min Qing.

I have no reason to refuse.

We must not make arbitrary decisions based on personal emotions.

Besides, it is not difficult to bring Bai Minxin to Yunxi Sect. Joining Yunxi Sect allows him to bring his family members and relatives.

In the past, independent cultivators with special skills might not necessarily be willing to join a sect, and were subjected to many restrictions for no reason and had to work for the sect.

Although it is more peaceful to be in a sect than to wander outside, cultivators are generally full of fighting spirit, and cultivation always comes first.
But now the world is in turmoil and the independent cultivators are in panic.

In addition, as many things within the sect were in a state of disrepair, the Yunxi Sect took this opportunity to gather the scattered cultivators.

He also took advantage of the opportunity of Yunxi Sect's recruitment of independent cultivators to fish in troubled waters.

Today, it's a little weird.

The three people were taken out by me in turn.
Jiang He glanced at the girl behind him. The two of them had disguised themselves as ordinary cultivators.

The white-haired girl's hair was dyed brown, and her facial features were a little more ordinary than before. But if Yuan Xia were to recognize her, it would be difficult to find that this person was her junior sister without careful observation.

Coupled with the dragon clan's method of restraining energy, it can be said to be seamless.

Both of them were disguised by Bai Minxin. What he didn't expect was that Bai Minxin's disguise skills were only one point worse than Feng Yi's.

Feng Yi has a unique talent in disguise, and he has immersed himself in spiritual practice, coupled with a mysterious kitchen knife, which is why he has achieved what he has today.

Bai Minxin probably just practiced simply in the dragon clan's inheritance.

Sure enough, in front of the ultimate talent, everything else is not worth mentioning.
This person is the ceiling of combat power of the same level in the original text.
Jiang He actually had some worries before, after all, he was going to the Yunwu Sect to cut down someone else's sacred tree.

I was more or less unsure, but now I feel a lot more secure.

With this girl around, the Jindan Zhenren of the Yunwu Sect won’t be able to cause any trouble.

"Rumble--"

After a muffled thunder in the sky, heavy rain came down.

At the foot of Yunwu Mountain, peddlers and hawkers were running back and forth with their heads covered. The disciples of the sect were leisurely and contented with a faint spiritual light, while ordinary wandering cultivators were reluctant to waste their spiritual energy and were also packing up their goods in a mess like ordinary people.

Jiang He was standing on the side of the road in the market, holding an oil-paper umbrella, looking intently at his disciples who were setting up tables in the square and chatting together.

These disciples are from the Yunxi Sect, and are responsible for verifying the skills of the independent practitioners.

The Yunxi Sect has recently recruited quite a few independent cultivators, and the sect has begun to become saturated, so there are not many independent cultivators queuing up at this moment.

The few scattered ones are all the talisman practitioners to be recruited in this batch.

The old Taoist who gave him the secret of the talisman is also here. The Taoist originally said that he would leave the county town in a few days.

As a result, I came to participate in the selection of Yunwu Sect today.
The brown-haired girl next to him was squeezed under his umbrella, and her warm body accidentally rubbed his arm.

She followed Jiang He's gaze, looked into the distance, and asked:
"Master, are we going to take the test there?"

Jiang He nodded: "Well, don't call me Master later. Although Yunxi Sect has relaxed its sect rules and allows independent practitioners to bring their immediate family members, they are not allowed to bring other people."

In fact, this sect rule is optional. It is just to prevent independent practitioners from bringing a large number of "disciples" into the Yunxi Sect.

Therefore, a rule was set that only direct relatives could be brought along, but as long as the number of people brought was not large, the Yunxi Sect would not investigate further.

Since the other level was sneaked in secretly, it was naturally more thoroughly changed.

"Oh"

Bai Minxin blinked and looked at Jiang He calmly.
"What should I call you then?"

"You will be my daughter from now on. You can call me father. As for your name, you can choose any alias you like."

"Father?"

Bai Minxin opened his eyes slightly, and his finger joints crackled.

"I disagree."

Seeing her reaction, Jiang He was stunned.

On second thought, Bai Minxin's parents also understood her reaction.

It seems that parents are a taboo in her mind.

(End of this chapter)