Fragrance is good for purifying the heart

Chapter 40 Black Clothes
By the time Beimian came to see her on the third day, Gardenia could basically fly while maintaining balance on the sword, but she couldn't fly too high or too fast, otherwise she would easily fall.

Such a result also made the junior brothers and sisters who learned sword control with her look at her with admiration and cast envious glances. In just two days, Gardenia had basically mastered the essentials of sword control.

Beimian was not surprised to see such a result, but he looked at her with admiration in his eyes and led her out of the gate of Taixu Mountain.

He didn't say where he was going at first, he just flew with Gardenia Yujian. Since Gardenia couldn't fly too high, he deliberately flew at a low altitude to accommodate her.

They were not flying very fast either. When they passed Wangjia Town, Shangxing Town and other small towns along the way, the people below stopped to watch and marveled at this pair of monks with an air of immortality wielding swords. , the two of them attracted a lot of onlookers along the way.

After flying like this for dozens of miles, Gardenia couldn't help but ask: "Master, where are we going?"

"Wuding Tower." Beimian spat out three words and gave her a meaningful look, "Have you brought that thing out? It's time to return it to Zhao intact."

Gardenia thought for a moment and then remembered what Beimian was referring to.

Wuding Tower's magic weapon Qi Ya Jie has always been in her hands, because Wu Ding Tower was betrayed by Liang Qiu last time, and was attacked and seriously damaged by everyone in Yan Ying Palace. The leader Ji Deyu was poisoned by the Qi Forbidden Pill. His consciousness and cultivation were greatly damaged and he was unable to protect Qi Ya Jie. Seeing that Qi Ya Jie sought protection from Gardenia on his own, he temporarily gave the Zhen Sect magic weapon to her for safekeeping.

She has always followed Ji Deyu's instructions and has never shown off in front of others. She only used it through the lucky bag during the assessment in Xixin Palace. Since then, Qi Yajie has been obediently staying in her lucky bag and has never run away on her own again. sign.

But now when Beimian mentioned it, she remembered that it was time to return Tuoba Chengzhou to Wudinglou.

"Bring it." Gardenia patted the position of the Qi Ya Festival in the lucky bag, and was secretly happy in her heart. Fortunately, she always brought the lucky bag given by her mother when she went out. Otherwise, the master suddenly said to take her out, without telling her where to go or what to do at the beginning. , who would have thought of bringing Qijia Festival?

"Master, um...has Tuoba Chengzhou returned to Wuding Tower?"

"Yes." Beimian only answered calmly without going into details.The face under that jade-colored mask always made Gardenia feel a little cold.

Although she was flying with a sword along the way, Gardenia had a layer of thin beads of sweat on her body due to her excessive concentration, and even her forehead was soaked with sweat.

Beimian turned to look at her appearance, then looked ahead, and said: "I remember there is a lake not far ahead. The water is clean. Why not go there to have a rest. We are almost there, so we are not in a hurry. For a while.”

His cultivation has reached the Nascent Soul realm, so he doesn't need to eat. However, Gardenia is still a mortal body and has been flying for several hours, so she really needs to rest.

So, the two descended from the clouds, and their swords stopped in front of a lake surrounded by mountains.

I saw the blue water of the lake rippling, layers of ripples appearing on the lake surface, willows clinging to the lake, hot cicadas singing in the trees beside the lake, the air mixed with the fragrance of green grass, carried by the wind, the slightest trace of The coolness hit my face, and it was indescribably pleasant.

It's midsummer, so this is a good place to escape the heat.

Gardenia was overjoyed when she saw the green and clear lake water. She immediately wanted to run over and splash a handful of water on her face to cool off, but she was stopped by Beimian.When she followed her master, she always felt that she had some support in her heart, and she was not as cautious as when she first arrived.

"Wait a minute -" he stopped Gardenia in a low voice, then stretched out his hand to use his spiritual power to explore the lake. After a moment, he felt relieved and said to Gardenia, "Be careful when you go out. , I have just explored this lake, there are no carnivorous flying thorns like the Prajna Sea, you can rest assured to get water."

When Gardenia heard what Beimian said, she remembered that she had been a little careless just now, and her master should be cautious. If there really were carnivorous flying thorns like Prajna Sea in this lake, wouldn't it be that if she ran over so impulsively just now, she would be bitten? How many pieces of meat did you eat?
She nodded. His expression could not be seen under Beimian's jade mask, but Gardenia also felt that his expression was a little more relaxed. She saw him turn around and not look at her, "Go get some water and wipe it by the way." Wipe your sweat, Master is right next to you, call me if you need anything."

I think Master was deliberately trying to avoid suspicion. After all, she was the daughter of a girl. If she wanted to wipe sweat or something like that, she would have to take off her crescent-white coat.

She originally planned to endure it, but when she saw the lake with its faint coolness, she couldn't hold it back.

Seeing that Beimian really didn't look at her anymore, she took off the lucky bag with confidence and put it aside. Then she took off her crescent-white coat, took a handful of cool and clean lake water and poured it on her face. Pat the sweat-soaked shoulders, nape of neck and chest.

Gardenia's skin is very white, and the girl's skin also has a soft and delicate luster. Her hair is wetted by the lake water and hangs down on the side of her face, which highlights her bright and charming facial features. Looking at the exposed slender neck and shoulders, this scene has an indescribable beauty and an allure without charm.

Gardenia was washing and wiping herself without noticing that a black-gloved hand suddenly appeared next to her, slowly reaching towards the lucky bag she placed aside.

As soon as she lowered her head, she caught a glimpse of the black-gloved hand grabbing her lucky bag and trying to drag it back——

"Who?"

Gardenia exclaimed and reacted suddenly. Without thinking about the danger, she instinctively grabbed the lucky bag. She turned around and saw a masked man in black clothes. But looking at him The figure should be that of a man.

The man in black suddenly pulled out a short blade with his other hand and was about to stab Gardenia. Gardenia was so shocked that she had to let go of the lucky bag, but she held the stabbing blade tightly with both hands. Yes, I dare not let go.

Gurgling blood flowed down from Gardenia's fingers. Gardenia instantly felt a tearing hot pain in her palms, but she couldn't care less and didn't dare to relax at all. She tried her best with the man, but she couldn't help it with one hand. How can a girl with the strength to bind a chicken overcome the strength of a man?

The short blade was getting closer and closer to Gardenia's body, and was about to stab her in the lower abdomen.

Suddenly, a low shout came from behind, and before the masked man had time to turn his head to look, he was hit by a palm on his vest.

He howled, and fell to the side, wailing incessantly. When he saw the person who had just attacked his back, he exclaimed: "Jade Face Beimian!"

Beimian walked towards the masked man step by step. Even though he was wearing a jade mask, the frosty meaning from the corners of his cold lips created a powerful pressure on the man.

"My apprentice, how dare you come here to provoke me with your skills?" He only glanced at Gardenia, then looked away, staring coldly at the man in black and said, "Tell me, who sent you here?"

(End of this chapter)