The Glass Maiden

Chapter Four Confinement (Part 2) ()

Zhong Minyan is the youngest male disciple of the Shaoyang Fengmin generation, and the Min generation is the youngest disciple of the entire Shaoyang School. Therefore, many clerical brothers who are too lazy to deal with it will be handed over to him. He is busy several times every day than other disciples.

Therefore, forgetting things often happened to him.

After lunch that day, he came to the martial arts training ground early, and before he swung his sword a few times, several seniors had come to discuss with him. The second senior brother Chen Minjue was the most cunning. He saw that he was about to lose to the younger brother, and suddenly said, "Minyan, will you give the younger sister a meal in the future?"

Zhong Minyan was taken aback, and the sword move immediately revealed a flaw. Chen Minjue took advantage of the vacancy, turned his wrist, shot down his sword, and said with a smile: "You have lost. Then hurry up to deliver the meal, right? I'll feel distressed."

He actually forgot! Zhong Minyan ran out of the martial arts training ground in despair and went to the kitchen to get food. Just because Xuanji rarely appeared in the martial arts training ground, he didn't bother to pay attention to the affairs of this little junior girl. The immortal technique he learned in the morning was complicated. He only practiced the tricks, and actually forgot about her being confined.

It's really annoying, Xuanji must have hatred with him. She was confined, and he was also unlucky. He had to run to the terrible Mingxia Cave three times a day, and the time for her practice in the afternoon was also forced to shorten.

Although he usually likes to make jokes and smiles as if he is worried about everything, he is actually an arrogant person. He is the lowest in seniority and is usually not valued very much. He is always asked to do this and that, so he is extremely strict in the practice of qigong. When it reaches a harsh point, he vowed to surpass the senior brother and never let people underestimate himself. At the moment, because he wants to send Xuanji food, the time for practicing in the afternoon is halved, so how can he not be annoyed.

The kitchen lady had prepared meals for Xuanji early, put it in the basket, and smiled and handed it to him when she saw him come, and said, "Hey, go now. Don't let Xuanji be hungry. Blame the poor."

Poor ghost! Hateful! She was lazy and punished, and she actually hurt others!

Zhong Minyan walked halfway and quietly opened the lid, but saw two dishes, a bowl of white rice, and a cup of fruit soup inside. He secretly picked up the largest piece of sweet and sour pork ribs and stuffed it in his mouth, eating it with gusto.

Humph, don't give that girl any film!

There is no light in Mingxia Cave, so Zhong Minyan had prepared a torch. It was so easy to row to the stone house, but it was dark and silent. He said coldly: "Xuan Xuanji, eat."

No one cares about him.

Zhong Minyan was a little annoyed: "Xuan Xuanji!" He raised his throat.

Still nobody ignored him.

Zhong Minyan finally felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly jumped ashore and ran into the stone house. With a wave of the torch, he saw the little girl curled up on the stone bed, as if she was asleep, with a rattle in her hand. On the stone stand next to it, there was a pool of burnt candle tears, three unburned candles and a handful of flint.

He sighed, stretched out his hand to push her, and said: "Xuan Xuanji, wake up, have dinner."

Xuanji opened her eyes in a "bewildered" manner, but saw that the flames in front of her were bright, Zhong Minyan looked at herself impatiently, and he still carried a large black basket in his hand.

"Eating." Zhong Minyan put the food on the stone platform, and when she looked back, she shrank there and couldn't help being angry. "If you don't eat, just say it. It saves me flying around every day, wasting time. ."

Xuanji only felt cold all over and didn't want to move. This person has always treated himself viciously, as if owed him a debt. When I want to quarrel with him, but I don't have the energy; when I really don't eat, I'm afraid my mother will be sad. After hesitating for a long time, she had to climb down from the bed, wrapped in a pile of clothes and picked up her rice bowl.

Fortunately, the food is still warm and very delicious. She ate most of it, and when she looked up to see Zhong Minyan staring at herself, she said lightly, "Do you want to eat too?"

Zhong Minyan was said to be the central issue, his face turned red, and he snorted: "You eat quickly, so I can go back to practice exercises quickly."

Xuanji took a sip of the soup and said, "You can go now. Come and pick up the old dishes during dinner, so that you won't waste much time."

He didn't expect that she would say such a thing. After a while, he said: "You are here alone, don't you want anyone to talk with you?"

Xuanji did not answer, but quickly finished the meal, put the dishes in the basket and handed it to him: "You are done, you can take it away."

Zhong Minyan felt embarrassed. He took the basket hesitantly. He wanted to say something. Seeing her face turned blue from the cold, he couldn't help but softly said, "I will bring you a quilt and thick Come here, clothes?"

Xuan Ji couldn't ask for it, and as soon as he mentioned it by herself, she nodded obediently.

He seldom saw this little witch with such a soft and well-behaved appearance, which was very different from the stubborn and insensitive thing in his impression, and he would feel a little reluctant to leave. Looking around, he said, "Then...what else do you want? Books? Or toys? It's hard to stay alone like this."

She shook her head: "No, don't bother you."

Zhong Minyan had to get on the boat, did not row a few times, ran back again, took off his coat and put it on her, and said angrily: "Lend your clothes first, and don't get dirty. I will bring you some books and candles in the evening. The little girl has a stiff mouth."

Xuanji lowered his head and did not speak, he was really not good at getting along with such yin and yang people, so he had to leave in a hurry.

At night, he really kept his promise. Not only did he bring two quilts, a few thick clothes, but also a stack of books, a roll of rice paper, an inkstone, "brush" and the like, and even a small one. Wooden pen holder. When these things were placed, the cold stone house finally smelled of warmth.

"You use these candles first, and I'll bring them to you when they are used up. The teacher asked me to speak for you, saying that the cave is wet and cold. You must practice every day, otherwise you will end up with patients. Here is the Xuanming boxing book, Qian Remember to practice."

He said, seeing Xuanji nodding his head vigorously, he couldn't help but smiled sarcastically: "This will promise, and I'm going to ignore it again, right?"

Xuanji didn't hide it, and said, "Yes, I don't want to practice. But I don't want others to get angry at me at every turn. Isn't it right to nod?"

Zhong Minyan laughed dryly: "Crisis and deception. To be known that you are two-sided, say one thing and do one thing, others will only become more angry."

"That's no way. I don't like others yelling at me, and I don't want to practice."

"Why don't you like to practice? Don't you want to become an immortal?"

"Yes, but I'm lazy."

Zhong Min said that he felt that if he continued to talk to her, he would have the idea of ​​strangling her again. He really hadn't seen such a person, he was lazy, righteous and confident, and he was still delusional to become a fairy.

"Oh, then you can only be a kind of fairy." He said, putting the candle on her bed.

"What kind of fairy?" Xuanji was a child, and she asked enthusiastically without realizing that it was a lie.

Zhong Minyan raised the corners of his mouth: "Lazy Immortal. You can just keep doing nothing, maybe Heavenly Court will send someone down to pick you up someday, and you will be a lazy immortal."

It turned out to be taunting her. Xuanji was a little disappointed and silent for a while, Fang said: "I don't want to practice, but I will definitely become an immortal."

"Yes, you just wait to become a lazy fairy!" Zhong Minyan turned on the boat, too lazy to talk to her anymore.

The stone house returned to death again. Xuanzhen stared at the candlelight on the case, and continued her daily task: in a daze.

It must be a fairy. She seemed to say so just now.

In fact, even she herself wondered where this arrogant self-confidence came from, causing her to blurt out wild words. She doesn't know how to fist, doesn't have immortal power, and can't even hold a sword, but she just feels that she should be able to become an immortal.

Maybe Zhong Minyan was right, she can only be a lazy fairy.

Other gods can't do it, this lazy god, who is she?

But it was said that Xiang Xuanji here was thinking madly, and everyone from the Shaoyang faction who was busy holding the hairpin conference on the other side had already forgotten her affairs.

On August 14, the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the leaders of the five major factions and dignitaries from all tribes gathered on the top of Shaoyang Peak to make the final selection for the hairpin conference. As in previous years, the five people were decided to go to the wasteland to catch the monsters by drawing lots, as the main event after the competition.

Speaking of the hairpin conference, no one else is very good, but Linglong is the most excited one. All day long, I watched her run out and in, looking for her parents everywhere. Only because the hairpin conference is held every five years, the entire Shaoyang school, including the youngest male disciple Zhong Minyan, has seen it before, so even though he is excited, he can control it. It was the first time in her life that Linglong participated in this kind of competition. Five years ago, she was only six years old. How could she remember the situation of the competition at that time. It's just that while she was excited, she was sad for Xuanji. She was locked in the dark Mingxia cave alone. She couldn't see this lively scene.

On this day, she entangled her mother all morning, trying to go to the summit to watch the lottery together. He Danping was finally persuaded by a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake. Unexpectedly, as soon as she left with her front foot, Linglong's hind foot encouraged Zhong Minyan to accompany her to the summit.

"No way, I'm going to deliver food to Xuanji. Besides, the teacher said that children should not join in the fun, there are all good elders and experts, it is not good to accidentally rush into anyone."

Zhong Minyan rejected her request in one fell swoop.

Linglong said anxiously: "Then you can go after delivery! Let's go up and have a look and then come down, okay? I promise to be good, absolutely not making trouble."

Zhong Minyan filled the basket with vegetables and said: "I'm going to practice after the meal is served. Don't worry, you will see all the excitement in half a month, and no one will stop you."

Linglong couldn't bear it anymore, clutching his sleeve and yelling at his good brother so sensitively, it was almost twisted.

"Just come with me! Let's see the draw! Brother Minyan! What a big brother! Please, take me there!"

Zhong Minyan has always had no idea about this kind of stalker, so he could only sigh: "My little ancestor, let go first. If you want to let the brothers see, my skin can't be protected from being exposed by the master. I will first give it to Sister Xuanji. Give me food and go back again, okay?"

Seeing that he had agreed, Linglong couldn't help but exasperated, and said: "Let's go up and have a look, and get down soon, and then you can give Xuanji food! Just take a look, so you won't be afraid of being discovered!"

Zhong Min said that he had no choice but to lose the basket and let her run to the top of the peak.

The summit of Shaoyang Peak is the Shouyang Hall, which is in the charge of the head Xie Lei, and it is also a hall to entertain visitors. There are only two ways to go up: use the white jade Changgui placed on the edge of the cliff, and the imperial thing will fly up; or you can climb the stairs obediently and go round and round, which takes at least half an hour.

This is the arrogance of the Shaoyang School. It is not easy to accept the incompetent. Either you go back obediently or climb up obediently. The peak of Shaoyang towers high into the clouds, and the strange rocks are so rugged that ordinary people are generally intimidated.

"Climb up?" Zhong Minyan's face looked like a bitter gourd, his legs trembled when he looked at the stone steps that were mostly hidden in the clouds.

"Of course it's flying up!" Linglong pouted, "I don't climb the steps! It will take a long time!"

"Who flies? Will you be a master?"

Linglong smiled and pointed to his nose and said: "Don't pretend! Of course it is you! I thought I didn't see it! Who was flying with sword in the shadow of the back mountain that day? I haven't asked you yet! If you still pretend, I will tell daddy to go!"

Zhong Minyan's face blushed, "You actually saw it... don't tell the master! Junior sister, don't tell anyone, you know?"

Linglong wondered: "Why don't you want to let Dad know? You already know how to fly, and you are much better than the four brothers. Dad is too happy to hear that!"

Zhong Minyan said positively: "This limelight has shown little benefit, but it has a lot of disadvantages. Even though the master is happy, the other seniors who have not learned how to fly can not be scolded. They are scolded, this is angry. Who is it going to?"

If Linglong has realized something, she nodded and said, "You are right... But these things are so complicated... Do adults usually think so much?"

Zhong Min said with a laugh: "Thinking more than this! Come on, stop talking nonsense, don't you want to go up and watch the fun? It's too late to give Xuanji food if you don't go."

He walked to the edge of the cliff, and as expected, there was a row of white jade Changgui. He picked up a half-old one, his left foot sank slightly, and Chang Kei hesitated to float him up, as if he could not completely control it as he wanted. He tried to fly twice before returning to yelling Linglong stretch, little ancestor! After you go up, you can't twitter like this. "

Linglong was full of joy. How else would she like to play with Zhong Minyan, or Xiaoliuzi is the best, follow her everything and speak nicely.

When he was moving up the wind, Linglong suddenly thought of something, clutching his sleeve and said childishly: "Little Six, you can't stand the pain of going down the mountain and fleeing home like the previous three brothers and five brothers."

Zhong Minyan almost fell from the top of Chang Gui, and managed to stabilize his body. He smiled bitterly: "Which one of your eyes saw me crying out to go home? Besides, my house... I have no home to go back. Died in the plague. Shaoyangfeng is my home."

"Then let's tick." Linglong stretched out her little finger, blinked her big dark eyes, and said: "Little Six will be with us forever, and we will never be separated."

Zhong Minyan laughed, and said softly: "It's all the stuff of the little girls. Our manly husbands speak for themselves, even if we don't tick them, we will do it."

Linglong is the most tolerant of others' questioning and refuting herself, frowning immediately: "No matter! You must pull the hook!"

Zhong Minyan stretched out his arm and said, "Here, hook your arm. The little finger is a little girl's business, so I won't do it."

Linglong smiled "Yin" "Yin" and hooked his arm around his arm. Both of them were childish and said, "If you don't abide by this oath in the future and sneak down the mountain, let Xiao Liuzi lose all his teeth and be toothless. Husband!"

After swearing, they both laughed and thought it was very funny. The two of them were fourteen years old and the other was only eleven. They were both innocent and innocent and yet to fully understand the world. The so-called eternity was just an illusory thing in their eyes. In their hearts, it will always be the same as the hairpin conference that will be held soon, and it will pass by in a moment. There is neither frustration nor sadness in it.

It was said that the two climbed to the top of the cloud-filled peak, on top of which was a huge roof paved with green jade, crystal clear and warm, very beautiful. The two men's cat waist shuttled through the bushes next to them, and they saw the big disciples of the Shaoyang School standing densely around the rooftops, obviously the ones in charge of the guards. Linglong didn't expect the lottery to be so formal, but was bluffed for a while, and whispered: "This is over, the guards are so strict, how can you take a peek?"

Zhong Minyan looked at this form, it was impossible to peek. He bowed his head and "groaned" for a while, and squeezed Linglong's hand, motioning her to follow him. After that, he coughed, stood up from the bushes, patted the dust on his clothes, and walked towards the rooftop with a swagger. Linglong seemed to have a little rabbit in her arms and jumped fiercely. She didn't know what Zhong Minyan was up to, but she felt exciting and fun, so she obediently followed him and walked forward.

Unsurprisingly, when he was about to step up the stairs, two big disciples came up in front of him and said: "Master said that we are currently holding a lottery with other heads of factions. No one can disturb."

Zhong Minyan didn't panic, and smiled: "Are they two brothers from the true character generation? We are here at the order of Yuyangtang's Uncle Yinghong to bring a word to the lady in charge."

Those two heard it as Master Yinghong, and their expressions were bitter.

It turned out that the Shaoyang School had seven branch churches, in charge of different functions, and Chu Yinghong was in charge of Yuyangtang, which was the entrance to the special rules. All day long, wearing white clothes and a green belt, patrolled Shouyang Neishan to see if the other disciples fouled, it was the disciples of Yuyangtang. Chu Yinghong is a smiling tiger. She is the youngest of her peers. She is only thirty-seven this year, but even the head of the team gave her three points.

Firstly, her husband is the elder Heyang of Zhenxiatang, who is in charge of punishment; secondly, although she herself looks gentle and kind, she is actually difficult to endure. Anyone who violates the law will be punished immediately and selflessly. If you see her kindly plead with her, she promises you with a smile on her face, and she will pay you ten times the penalty when she turns around.

Back then, Shaoyang Peak and Nanshan Xuanyuan Sect had quarrels, and they both relied on her to turn around. A woman made many of the Nanshan Xuanyuan Sect's predecessors speechless. Finally, the head of the Xuanyuan Sect, Taoist Zhu Shi, came to Shaoyangfeng as the former head. To apologize, the two factions promised to have a good relationship forever and stay in the same spirit.

Such a strange woman made the head of the year full of praise, and the voice of recommending her as the next head was also very high. The head considered repeatedly, but he gave up on the talented woman and chose the steady and reticent Xu Lei. Fortunately, she had no ambitions, and she became the Yuyang Hall Master by herself. But to this day, the old disciples still said that as long as she raised her arms and said to leave, at least one-third of Shaoyangfeng would choose to follow her. I have to admit that her ability is not trivial.

Since it is such a powerful Uncle Yinghong who wants to spread the word, and the wife of the head has always been on good terms with her, wherever the two dare to stop, they obediently let go.

Linglong didn't expect to get in with them so easily, and she looked at Zhong Minyan with admiration. When this person tells a lie, his face is not red and his heart beats, just like the real. She raised her head and glanced at Zhong Minyan secretly. He was still pretending to be serious, but his eyes were full of mischievous smiles.

Linglong squeezed his arm vigorously across the sleeve, just about to praise him for doing well, but when the two of them caught up with him, they shouted, "Wait a minute!"

Both of them were shocked, only when the lie was "exposed", they had to bite the bullet and turn their faces.