long night walk

Chapter 751 Public Bribery
The reason why Tianxi Sword Sect set the rules for the hundred grieving ghosts to enter the mountain is because no one can meet this condition, so it was specially formulated.

The world is so big, there is always no shortage of some people who are unyielding to God's arrangement of fate.

Even if it is a waste spirit root or an ordinary spirit root, it always feels that it is different from ordinary people. It fantasizes that it can change its fate against the sky, but it just lacks an opportunity.

Whenever it's time to open the mountain gate, there will always be one or two unyielding strange flowers. Therefore, the condition of the sword master Yu is to hand over a hundred grieving ghosts, and the spirit root can be passed.

But for those who are rooted, let alone a hundred resentful ghosts, even if they encounter a fierce ghost, they will only have to escape for their lives.

This condition is almost useless, and no one can achieve it.

While shaking his head and chuckling, Fan Hong opened the spirit lock bag in his hand.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the talisman rope was loosened, in the inch-sized pouch, in the bottomless black space, countless miserable green eyeballs opened suddenly and pressed against each other, staring straight at Fan Hong!

With a bang in Fan Hong's head, he instantly had the illusion that his soul was about to be sucked away by those eyes, his face was waxy, and beads of sweat as big as beans rushed out from the pores.

However, this is not an illusion, the spiritual altar that he guarded between his brows was breached by the cold evil spirit, his soul was torn out, and half of his body seemed to be squeezed in and occupied by those grieving ghosts.

"Uh!!!!"

He took a big breath, and the desire to survive made him tighten the line quickly, and the sucking feeling between the eyebrows and the mouth of the bag was interrupted.

Fan Hong's eyes were terrified, his legs were limp, and he knelt down on the ground, sweating profusely, breathing violently as if he was suffocating.

Seeing this scene, the fellow disciples at the side didn't know what happened, they all looked shocked, and rushed forward to send spiritual power for him to stabilize the altar.

"Fan... Brother Fan, this is really..." A very young outer disciple looked at the thing in his hand with fear and fear, as if Qingtian had met a ghost and his face turned pale with fright.

How could Fan Hong dare to underestimate the young man in front of him? He swallowed in pain, while shaking his hands, he taught the spirit-locking bag to his fellow disciples.

His voice became hoarse: "Hurry up... Hurry up! Hurry up and give this to Senior Brother Guo to count the quantity."

With their cultivation base, opening this shrinking pouch would be fatal!
The fellow doorman left in a hurry with the spirit lock bag in his hand, and returned with one person after a while.

That person was wearing the clothes of an inner sect disciple of Tianxi Sword Sect, and he was exactly the Senior Brother Guo that Fan Hong was talking about.

The dignified disciples of Tianxi's inner sect actually went down the mountain to settle here, which shows how much they value it.

With the inner disciples here, even Jiang Yunqin, who was personally recommended by the prince of Shu, could not continue to sit in the carriage with his airs on his back without moving his butt.

She got out of the carriage, looked at Bai Lian's back with a complicated expression, and suddenly felt that she was so ridiculous.

During the trip across the river, she coveted the young man's skin, thinking that she was kind enough to save his life, and he should be grateful for this life-saving grace.

Even if he can't obey her, he should still follow her and follow her suitors like usual.

Although Jiang Yunqin is a daughter who stays at home, it doesn't mean that she has no scheming. As a high-ranking woman like a family girl, she has her own way of buying people's hearts.

The latter responded with an extraordinarily calm and indifferent attitude. Not only did he not have any intention of pursuing her, but he also accepted her gift of kindness as a matter of course. That attitude obviously put himself in an equal position with her.

This caused a strong sense of gap in her heart, secretly complaining that this person is ungrateful, and afraid that she is an ungrateful person.

But right now, how could she not be able to react, how could an ordinary child from a mortal family be able to survive in the river of resentful ghosts, even the two inner guards with advanced Taoism beside her were tossed into such a ghostly appearance .

Maybe the water ghost in the crossing river is one of his hundred grieving ghosts?
He never owed her anything.

On the contrary, she crossed the river without incident and did not encounter any ghosts. If he hadn't taken in the water ghost, the six guards left to her by His Royal Highness might not have just died.

When Jiang Yunqin was thinking wildly, he watched the inner disciple who had just come down the mountain politely invite the young man into the mountain himself.

There are nine stages in the selection of disciples of Tianxi Sword Sect. After passing the first stage, one can get a small wooden badge of identity as a registered disciple of Tianxi.

Until they have completely passed the nine levels, the wooden plaque can be exchanged for a silver medal, that is, the disciple of Tianxi inner sect.

Those who are selected as disciples by the seven Tianxi Fengjian elders or the thirteen sword masters can become Tianxi's personal disciples.

The first level is to identify the spiritual root. In the past few days, there may be 10,000+ participants, but only a thousand people have passed the spiritual root test.

This is the first pass. If the Nine Layers pass, I don't know how many people will be left.

Relying on the high-grade spiritual root, Jiang Yunqin passed the first level safely.

After going up the mountain, it means that she is no longer the daughter of the Shu Kingdom, but just an 'ordinary' climber like these thousand people.

Looking at the wooden sign in his hand, Jiang Yunqin couldn't help showing a smile on his face, and the gloom in his heart also eased a bit.

No matter what, even though the young man used extraordinary means to pass the first test of Tianxie and shined brilliantly in front of everyone, it still couldn't change the fact that he was the root of death.

The hundred ghosts were amazing, but ordinary people would not have the ability to gather all the ghosts. Perhaps it was because of his eagerness to seek immortality, relying on the favor of the elders in his family, he had already prepared to collect the ghosts in the past ten years.

This first hurdle is not only about fate, but also about family background.

It's just that ordinary people are willing to waste that hard-won resentful ghost on a trash who can't practice.

In the final analysis, that inner sect disciple Guo Shixiong, Li Xian Corporal, probably only valued his background and family background.

As for the water ghost in the river... who knows if it was subdued by some spiritual treasure talisman in his body.

If he is really capable, why is there no sign of him in the third test.

Jiang Yunqin, who was standing in the third stage of the examination prepared by Tianxi Sword Sect, was bathed in the cold wind, but still couldn't stop the burst of pride in his heart.

Yes, she broke through the second level without any pressure after breaking through the first level.

The assessment content of the second level is said to be an exam, but it is actually a gift from an immortal.

The examiner in charge of the second test is a beautiful woman holding a golden embroidery needle. It is very easy to pass the second test. The embroidery needle in the woman's hand will poke a few stitches on everyone.

If you can carry fifteen needles, you can pass the level and continue up the mountain.

It sounds like the fifteen needles piercing the body are terrifying, not to mention that it came from the hands of this fairy disciple. Jiang Yunqin has long heard of the fairy tricks, which can move mountains and fill seas, and move mountains and rivers with one sword and one palm.

But the golden embroidery needle, passing through the body, will not cause any harm to the human body.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince once told her that the root bones of a practitioner look at their spiritual roots and at the nodes of their spiritual power practice.

And every needle dropped by the woman was opening up a spiritual power node in the human body.

This second hurdle can be said to be a great opportunity, even if someone has not passed this hurdle, they will benefit a lot.

Under the golden needle, if you can withstand ten needles, you can continue to go up the mountain.

What made Jiang Yunqin extremely proud was that she withstood a full fifteen stitches in that woman's hands. According to the world, she was already quite talented.

But the young man who shined brilliantly in the first level only withstood seven injections, and by the eighth injection, his skin was oozing blood, and no more injections could be given.

After all, he failed the hundred ghosts that his elders had worked so hard to catch, so he passed a level and died down.

Jiang Yunqin became relaxed again, and smiled at Bai Li'an before entering the customs.

What makes people feel more happy is that this third level is prepared for the test participants who have received ten needles.

For those who received fifteen needles like her, they only need to say hello to the painter guarding the third gate, and then they can continue to go up the mountain.

Jiang Yunqin, facing everyone's enviable gazes, rode to the fourth level in a hurry.

And the test participants who stayed in the second level also left one after another.

Shen Zhan flicked his fingers, and the embroidery needle on his fingertips was instantly soft as silk, and it swept into the sleeves, turning into a dark thread of sleeve wind.

She picked up the few volumes of books in front of the case, and when she was about to leave, she found that the young man with only seven orifices of spiritual power was looking down, staring at her legs seriously.

Although Shen Zhan's embroidered shoes had been removed from her loops and worn on her feet, she did not wear socks tonight. The white skin naked on the embroidered shoes was faintly visible in the swaying skirt of the mountain wind, which was very charming.

Shen Zhan saw that this young man was not a lecherous and impolite person, so he couldn't move his eyes when he saw the girl's feet.

"Whoa..."

The thick stack of books in her hand hit Bai Lian's head gently.

Brian looked up at her.

Shen Zhan's eyes through the mist were very light, a light aqua blue, she stood gracefully, but there was no anger in her eyes, she just said calmly: "I'm not leaving yet, there is no Tianxi." The rules of keeping people for dinner."

"You..." Bai Lian looked into her eyes, hesitated for a while, and then said, "A mermaid?"

Shen Zhan opened his eyes wide in surprise, and then pursed his lips into a smile: "Ji Pei is right, your vision is really good. Could it be that when you were a child, an expert opened your eyes for you?"

Bai Lian shook his head and said bluntly, "I want to go up the mountain."

"That can't be done. Your spiritual orifice qualification is too poor. According to the rules, I can't let you go up the mountain, but..." Shen Zhan changed the subject and smiled sweetly: "If you secretly give me some benefits, maybe I can make a big fuss." Mercifully let you go up the mountain."

While speaking, she also made finger rubbing movements that ordinary people could understand.

"Benefits?" Bai Li'an couldn't help laughing, compared to the tough outer disciple at the foot of the mountain, this girl really has no integrity at all.

Compared with Tianxi's iron rules, bribery is obviously more touching.

Bai Lian is a smart person, he didn't ask her directly what she wanted, but directly took out the star amber box, opened it and showed it: "Whatever you want, girl, you can take it yourself."

Shen Zhanben was just making a small joke. When her eyes fell on the box, her pupils fluctuated suddenly. She took out two pale pink pearls from the box.

"These two shark beads are not bad, can you give them to me?"

Bai Lian was stunned, the two pearls were not big, they fell into the star amber box with the universe inside, and he didn't realize that there were pink shark pearls in the box.

Shark pearls are pearls condensed from the tears of sharks, and this star amber box was given to him by sister Lin Yuan.

In other words, these two shark beads were also prepared by sister Lin Yuan.

Before Bai Lian could speak, Shen Zhan put the two shark pearls into his sleeves, squinted his eyes and said with a smile, "Go up the mountain, I won't stop you."

This face is doing incomparably domineering things with gentleness, it is really speechless.

After Bai Lian left, Shen Zhan was not in a hurry to go back to Shaoqing Peak. Facing the moonlight, she lightly licked the light pink shark bead with two fingers. Under the moonlight, this shark bead was so beautiful. Incredible.

She suddenly waved her hand in a certain direction and said, "Ji Pei, I got two goodies, I'll share one with you."

In the night, Ji Pei walked over on the thick snow, took a pink pearl from Shen Zhan, held it in his palm, and looked at it carefully.

"I remember that you also came out with this pink shark bead. Why do you want him?"

Shen Zhan looked at him softly with those clear eyes, and said with a smile: "There are ten colors of shark pearls in the deep sea, but pink is the most dreamy and beautiful, because it is what the sharks drop when they miss their sweetheart." Mermaid tears are also the most beautiful and moving, I am not a pure shark, my father is a human, I can be regarded as a half shark at best, the pink shark beads that fall are not pure."

Ji Pei didn't take it seriously, and he was even less interested in the bead in his hand. He pretended to return it when he heard her say:
"There is a legend about the sharks circulating in the sea. If you can get two missing shark beads of pure-blooded sharks, and each man and woman can hold one, even if the fate in this life is broken, we can meet again in the next life. No regrets, Ji. Pei, do you think this legend is true?"

Ji Pei's palms were slightly stiff, and he quietly glanced at her without speaking.

Shen Zhan chuckled and said, "If this legend is true, I'm not afraid that you will suddenly lose your mind about folding your sword and die in the future."

Ji Pei: "..."

Shen Zhan stretched out his hand, lifted his collar, looked at the scab on his neck, and there seemed to be a touch of sadness in his smiling eyes: "Ji Pei, next time, don't seek death again."

Ji Pei unconsciously avoided her sight, clenched the shark bead in his hand, cleared his throat, and said, "This is the reason why you let that boy into the mountain?"

"Not really." Shen Zhan took a piece of rice paper from the interlayer of the stack of books, and the paper was painted with ink paintings of portraits.

Ji Pei was surprised: "Is this the boy just now?"

And looking at the traces of the painting, it seems to be from the hands of the Fourth Senior Sister.

Shen Zhan smiled narrowly, and said: "A few months ago, the Fourth Senior Sister returned from the Demon Realm, and her Taoism was often unstable. In private, she often secretly took this portrait and compared it among many disciples one by one, as if to find someone similar to this young man. When the younger brother who looks similar comes out, tell me, when did the fourth senior sister pay so much attention to a man."

Ji Pei's expression was extremely bright, and four words popped out after a long time: "Looking at plum blossoms to quench thirst."

Shen Zhan's expression was playful: "Now this plum is delivered to your door, tell me, as a junior and junior sister, why should you ruin the good deed of the fourth senior sister?"

Ji Pei raised his forehead and said: "I think this is too unbelievable. In the eyes of Fourth Senior Sister, there is no distinction between beautiful and ugly men. Except for swords, men and women in this world all look different to her. It's just a carrot."

Are you telling me that his sword-crazy senior sister is actually coveting a young man's beauty?

Shen Zhan said: "This is not very good. I heard the meaning of the suzerain in the early years, and it seemed that I wanted to betroth the fourth senior sister to the senior brother. I wanted to use the sword power of the senior senior sister to enter the spiritual practice of the cauldron and help the fourth senior sister reshape the sword. The heart is clear, so as not to waste that good sword bone.

But everyone in the Zongli doesn't know that the eldest brother and the second senior sister are a natural match, and the suzerain is not doing this properly. I don't think it is possible to ask the fourth senior sister and the second senior sister to serve together. "

Speaking of this, Ji Pei's head started to hurt. The senior brother and the second senior sister have known each other for so many years, but they still can't complete the cultivation, because there is a Virtuous Fire Sutra in between.

Fourth Senior Sister doesn't need to wade into this muddy water.

"So, when it's time for you to invigilate the exam, you have to take good care of that young man. Just turn a blind eye and close one eye. When I look at that young lady of the Jiang family, when I look at the fourth brother-in-law, my nose is so fast. It's gone to the sky, people who come out of our own house, don't want to be bullied by the little girl from outside."

Before even writing the horoscope, the brothers-in-law of the fourth senior were all called.

After doing this for personal gain and cheating, Ji Pei felt that the Fengyi Sword in her sleeve would feel ashamed for her.

Although what she said was mysterious and groundless, if it was true, it would be difficult to deal with this matter.

Necrotic roots, trash with incomprehensible nodes, embroidered pillows that are not useful, but so what?
After all, he couldn't make it, he was the man the Fourth Senior Sister had her eyes on.

What else can you do when you are a younger brother and younger sister?
Let's open a small stove in the dark, take a look at the relationship, and just go up the mountain all the way.

　Many people said that they felt too bad about Tianxi, and that was mainly due to the existence of the big Buddha, the scumbag father. In fact, the younger brothers and younger sisters are still very cute and amiable.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)