The national teacher does not practice

On the rugged mountain road, a female musician carrying a Yaoqin was walking.

Under the gauze hanging down from the brim of the hat, a pair of ears that were slightly exposed to the wind absorbed all the sounds of battles that broke out in the surrounding mountains and forests.

It was no longer the sound of New Year's firecrackers, but the clash of swords and spells. The entire mountainous area seemed to have become a battlefield.

However, she was unaware of this and was still walking alone. It wasn't until she saw the silver-haired painter with loose clothes and long sleeves waiting on the road ahead that she suddenly stopped.

"Gao Mingjing, are you trying to stop me?" the female musician said in a cold voice.

What stood in her way was Gao Mingjing.

The silver-haired painter looked solemn and respectful at the moment. He bowed his hands to the female musician seriously and said in a respectful tone:
"The disciple dare not."

After a pause, he added:
"This disciple is just following the orders of the Pavilion Master to protect you."

The core decision-making body of Mo Lin is "Mo Pavilion", so the leader of Mo Lin is called "Pavilion Master" internally.

After the summit, Zhang Sengyao originally wanted to continue looking for Li Yang, but there was still no trace, so he had to return temporarily, but left Gao Mingjing in Lanzhou to continue the investigation.

Because of this, when the master of Molin Pavilion learned that the female musician was going south, he contacted Gao Mingjing and ordered him to rush here and make sure to stop the female musician.

"Protect me well?"

The female musician seemed to smile, but her voice was cold and biting:
"Are you going to take me back by force?"

I can't help you if you think like this... Gao Mingjing sighed and said seriously:

"Disciple knows that you had enmity with the Great Zhou Imperial Master in the past, but everything has finally passed..."

"It's already over?" When the female musician heard this, she laughed angrily:

"How can I forget the pain of a broken finger and ruin my path? How dare I forget?! Gao Mingjing, you are just trying to stop me for the sake of the so-called overall situation, oh, I don't care! If you practice cultivation, if you can't act in accordance with your heart, then Why practice?”

Gao Mingjing said in a deep voice:

"But why do you need to personally take action in today's battle? Why do we need to make wedding clothes for Buddhism's conspiracy? If you don't retreat, the disciples will have no choice but to be disrespectful."

"Disrespectful?"

The female musician smiled and finally stretched out her hands.

Surprisingly, there were six fingers on her palm.

At the same time, the string on the Yaoqin behind her broke with a "bang". The Hewei Yaoqin was like a door panel, spinning three times beside her, and suddenly lying in front of her, she saw her hands moving forward!
"Boom blah blah..."

Amidst the sound of the strings that penetrated the clouds and cracked the rocks, streams of white turbulence condensed into colorful tigers, leaping forward, roaring in the mountains and forests.

Gao Mingjing, as if facing a formidable enemy, patted the three scrolls in the bag and twisted them into pieces one by one.

In the blink of an eye, this deserted trail was filled with hungry wolves, each one extremely ferocious, with blue hair like sharp iron spikes.

Gao Mingjing sighed: "Junior, if you dare, please come back to me!"

At this moment, with Liuhu as the center and in the mountainous areas in all directions, every strong man could vaguely hear the fight between tigers and wolves.

And similar scenes are also happening in every corner.

If you look down from a high altitude, battlefields are clearly formed in the vast forest and on the wasteland.

The sounds of fighting and fighting were endless, frightening the wild beasts in the forest to tremble and dare not make a sound.

But in the midst of this storm, the Liuhu Lake at the core was like the eye of a whirlwind, unusually quiet and motionless as a mountain.

……

……

In Lanzhou, in the wasteland not far from the border of Leizhou.

Pei Wuju, the old head of the Pei family, with his beard and hair as messy as weeds, bold appearance and wearing a martial arts shirt, was running wildly.

Every time he took a step, a piece of the ground collapsed. As he ran, the cold wind was shattered, leaving a series of afterimages in the winter air.

Accompanied by a low sonic boom!
And above his head, there were two streams of light that were faintly faster.

One is the Xishan "Sword God" Qi Nian, who stands on a rusty iron sword, is thin and has his hair tied into a bun with a wooden stick.

The other one was covered in turquoise starlight, his dark green official robes fluttering in the wind, his otherworldly appearance full of anxiety, it was Xu Xiurong who was supposed to be guarding Yuhang City!

At this moment, three powerful Guantian men belonging to the Qintian Prison were dispatched in full force.

However, this combination, which is enough for any force to take seriously, is full of anxiety at the moment.

"Quicker, faster!"

Xu Xiurong urged loudly, "It should be right in front. After passing the mountains in front, we will reach the Leizhou border!"

on the ground.

Pei Wuju, whose blood was raging and the sea of ​​qi rumbling like boiling, gritted his teeth, burned his qi and blood, and forced his speed to rise to another level.

As a warrior who is not good at speed, he has the most difficulty in traveling.

At this time, he ran and shouted:

"Is the news true? Is it wrong?"

Xu Xiurong shook his head, his eyes full of eagerness, and said:

"Even if it's fake, we have no choice but to go! We can't afford the gamble!"

Ji Ping'an did not tell them in advance about today's hunt.

Song Qinglian, a hidden official in Yuhang, also did not receive a letter from the imperial master asking for help.

However, as strong men from various places secretly gathered towards the Leizhou border, this kind of thing could be hidden at first, but in the end it was impossible to completely avoid attracting people's attention.

When Yin Yang Academy received the relevant news, it was not sure whether the matter of "hunting the national master" was true or false.

But Xu Xiurong knew that Ji Ping'an had already expressed his concerns about Buddhism before leaving.

So the female prison lord couldn't sit still.

He immediately called the other two Guantian and rushed to Jijiacun based on the location indicated in the intelligence.

It's just that they learned the news too late, so even with their ability to observe the sky, they were a little late.

At this moment, Xu Xiurong's heart was full of anxiety, worry, and strong regret.

She regretted it. If she had been more insistent before, could she have changed the national master's decision?

But in the past hundreds of years, the impression left on her by the Imperial Preceptor was that he had left no stone unturned, so she had become accustomed to thinking that the Imperial Preceptor's judgment must be correct.

Just like this time!

She thought that since the Imperial Master decided to find a place to hide, there should be no problems.

But now, the worrying thing has happened.

"careful!"

Xu Xiurong was distracted when she suddenly heard a loud roar from Qi Nian beside her. She woke up suddenly and forced herself to stop. The other two warriors also stopped.

I saw a military formation gathering on the border in front of me. It was the large peripheral army stationed at the border. The black crows and tigers and wolves were standing silently.

The military flag fluttered, and generals wearing armor and tiger charms hanging from their waists suddenly flew into the sky.

The other party was obviously three people, one of them was wearing a white robe, holding a big gun, and had a sinister face. He was obviously an "acquaintance".

That is to say, the great general of Lanzhou's "Dadong Military Mansion" had many conflicts with Ji Ping'an, and was later slapped in the face by the prison guard before he stopped!
Beside him, there were two other people, one was the god general of the Leizhou Military Mansion, and the other was the commander of the Southwest Frontier Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty. They were the sky-watching god generals of the border guards in the imperial court!
Why did the Zhou army appear here?
The three people's hearts suddenly sank as they thought of an incredible possibility.

"Xu Jianhou, stop!"

In mid-air, the most burly Southwest Commander wearing golden armor exhaled and glanced at the three of them with a sharp gaze:

"Why are you all here?"

The trio was unsure of the situation. Pei Wuju and Qi Nian were both "white bodies", so they tacitly agreed to shut up.

Xu Xiurong took a step forward and asked:
"It turns out to be the commander. I wonder why Chen Bing is here?"

The southwest commander replied calmly:
"Due to the demon kingdom's pressure on the border, we were ordered by the emperor to station troops at the border of Leizhou. However, the border war situation has eased recently, but we heard that monks were acting abnormally on the border of Leizhou and Lanzhou. At this special time, according to the regulations of the Great Zhou Dynasty for border guarding, we temporarily Seal the border to prevent unrest." Is that so...Xu Xiurong instinctively felt something was wrong.

The border army was stationed in Leizhou, so it made sense to block the road, but to alert three generals to dispatch at the same time and block them here, it was a bit overkill.

"I see. I have important business to travel at the moment, so I won't disturb you all." Xu Xiurong said, and was about to continue on his way.

But I heard Dadong Shenjiang say:

"The warden has official duties? Can you produce the court documents?"

Xu Xiurong's eyebrows raised quietly:
"What do you mean by that?"

The god general of Leizhou said with a loud sound:
"Xu Jianhou, don't think too much. It's just a routine matter. You and I are all officials and should know the laws of the court. Nowadays, the border is under martial law. Without official documents, it is difficult to let people go. Especially when it involves Jianghu monks and strong men, we must be more vigilant. .

Oh, to put it bluntly, although we are officials in the same dynasty, if we take advantage of it at will and the three prison princes enter Leizhou and affect the war between the two countries on the border, we cannot bear the responsibility. "

Xu Xiurong's face suddenly darkened!
Although the other party's words were high-sounding, his intentions were extremely clear:

Want to enter Leizhou?Bring out the official documents!

But Xu Xiurong went out in an emergency, so what official documents would he take with him?
If we follow the rules of the imperial court, we must first write a note and return to the capital, report it to the Sixth Department through the Qintian Prison, and then go through the cumbersome process to issue the official document. It will take a month or two for it to be issued.

"I didn't bring the official document with me. I will make up for it later. If there are any mistakes, I, the Heavenly Supervisor, will take full responsibility for it!" Xu Xiurong said coldly.

However, the Southwest Commander calmly shook his head: "The Great Zhou Dynasty has its own laws. Please come back, Mr. Xu Jianhou."

At this time, no matter how "politically new" Xu Xiurong was, he realized that something was wrong.

If the academy could know about the hunt for the imperial master, could it be that the imperial court stationed in Leizhou knew nothing about it?

If the imperial court knew about it, could this army be here to stop them?
Is it Emperor Yuan Qing who wants to deal with the Imperial Preceptor?
Because of this, why did the Imperial Master refuse to follow Xin Yaoguang back to the capital to take refuge?

Because the capital of the gods is the core of the Zhou Dynasty, the place where the royal family has the strongest heritage, and is accompanied by dragon energy. Although Yuan Qing is a mortal, if he really mobilizes the fortune of the country, even Xin Yaoguang will not dare to use his sword against him.

Even the powerful Shen Zang could not withstand the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, and the fate of hundreds of millions of people was reversed.

She didn't know how true this guess was. Perhaps Emperor Yuan Qing was not the mastermind behind the scenes, but was just pushing things along.

As the emperor, he did not want the imperial master to return to his peak again and the imperial power to be suppressed by outsiders again.

However, the reputation of the Imperial Preceptor of the Zhou Dynasty was too great, and he was the spiritual totem of the Great Zhou Dynasty. It was impossible for the court to do so, and it did not dare to blatantly harm the Imperial Preceptor.

However, it was within the rules to use the wartime regulations of the border and use national laws to reasonably stop them here.

At this moment, Xu Xiurong was thinking a lot, her heart was filled with anger, and she said sternly:

"What if we have to cross the border?!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a bright star shone from her body.

Qi Nian next to him raised his hand and held his sword, his aura was overwhelming.

Crazy Wu on the ground, Pei Wuju also grinned, his energy and blood flowed around his body, and his energy and blood were like pillars in an instant.

Three sky-observing realm experts opened their realms at the same time, and the celestial phenomena of the entire wasteland changed.

The black army on the ground held up their military formations in a panic, and in an instant, a murderous aura filled the mountains and fields.

The Great Zhou Military Formation was a strategy jointly designed by the Imperial Master and the Divine Emperor in the past. If the military formation is not broken, it can kill humans and immortals.

At the same time, the tiger talismans on the waists of General Dadong and General Leizhou emitted light, blessing themselves, and their aura surged.

The power of the surrounding mountains and mountains gathered together, and with the help of the tiger talisman, they raised their own power to a higher level.

And the Southwest Commander, who is a top-notch sky-watcher, shines brightly in his golden armor, looking as awe-inspiring as a god. He raises his hand and takes the long sword with a calm expression:
"Marquis Xu Jian, don't make any mistakes. Are you trying to break through the border to join the demon country?"

Xu Xiurong laughed angrily, no longer wasting words, and there was determination in his eyes:
"Break through! Save people!"

……

Royal Beast Sect.

On New Year's Day, the cultivating sect also decorated the sect with lanterns and colorful decorations. The elders of the sect gave all the disciples a day off to spend New Year's Eve together.

Zhao Yuanji rarely had to practice practice and took his sister out to have a snowball fight.

The irascible young man like a little lion has experienced a lot this year. First he competed in the Grand Prize of the Gods, and then the stars returned, and the whole second half of the year was chaotic.

He not only wanted to practice, but also followed Hei Changshi and others on many missions.

Although the presence in the group chat organized by Ji Ping'an is extremely thin, in fact, behind the scenes, he has gained a lot of experience and has become much calmer.

At this time, Xiaohehe piled up two snowmen, one big and one small, and turned to his sister and said:

"Does this look like us to you?"

Not far away, a little girl with a pale face looked at the ugly snowman and twitched her lips:
"Ha ha."

"..." Zhao Yuanji's head was buzzing, and the veins in his temples were twitching. His good mood for the Chinese New Year was shattered by this hehe:
"Can't you say something nice?"

Zhao Yuanyang ignored him, and the little girl was a little unhappy.

Ever since she went to Yuhang to visit Ji Ping'an in the summer and was called back to the sect due to changes in the situation, Qi Hongmian had banned her from going out because she was too young.

As a result, I was stuck practicing in the sect until the end of the year, which was simply...

When she peeked at the screen and saw a group of geniuses in the group bragging about their achievements and various year-end summaries, she felt envious just watching them. The more envious they became, the angrier they became.

But in comparison, what made her even more unhappy was that Ji Ping'an almost stopped making waves in the group.

In the past few days, she had sent him a lot of private messages, but Ji Ping'an, who had occasionally appeared in the past, had completely disappeared recently.

"boom!"

Zhao Yuanyang threw a snowball forcefully and hit it on a red-painted wooden pillar in the corridor in the distance. Then he was surprised to see a figure flying up from the distant pavilion and heading straight for the main peak.

"It's Master Xu. Why is she going to the main peak? In such a hurry?" Zhao Yuanji wondered.

main peak.

When Qi Hongmian was sitting in his warm warm pavilion, reading books "leisurely", he saw the door being slammed open, and the cold winter wind rolled in, ruffling the bead curtain.

Wearing a plain dress, Xu Yuanyun, who was as weak as a waterweed, had a face full of anxiety at the moment. He rushed into the Nuan Pavilion and stared at Qi Hongmian with anger in his eyes.

Qi Hongmian put down the book in surprise and said with a smile:
"Why are you here? Today is New Year's Eve, and the sect has also arranged..."

Before she could finish speaking, she was rudely interrupted by Xu Yuanyun:

"Why didn't you notify me?!"

Qi Hongmian pretended to be confused: "What?"

"intelligence!"

Xu Yuan Yunxiu clenched her fists tightly and stared at the successor in front of her:
"Information on the hunt for the national master!"

She had just learned this news from her connections within the sect in the past, and it was said that the Beast Control Sect had learned of this information a few days ago.

Qi Hongmian, who was wearing a small phoenix crown and a colorful phoenix harem, slowly put away his "confused" expression, and a positive look appeared on his oval face:

"That is just unconfirmed and unconfirmed news. I have sent people to verify it..."

"I ask you!"

Xu Yuanyun interrupted her again, with anger on her pretty face:

"Why didn't you notify me?!"

Qi Hongmian was silent for a moment and finally said seriously:
"Because I believe that the future of the sect should not be affected by your personal emotions. The news of hunting the national master, regardless of whether it is true or false, and whether it is success or failure, must be an extremely complicated whirlpool, and from the sect's Considering interests, it is the most rational decision not to interfere. I did hide the news, but I have no selfish motives, everything should be based on the interests of the sect."

"Snapped!"

Suddenly, Xu Yuanyun slapped Qi Hongmian on the face.

The room fell silent.

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Thanks to Odie and his dad for his support!
Correct typos first and later (end of chapter)