Embers of Sword

Chapter 170 A Sigh and a Smile, All Old Friends
Three days.

Only three days.

The Prince of Jiangning prepared all the items listed on Xie Xuanyi's list and sent them to the Dasui Sword Palace... The speed of the palace's action proved Xie Xuanyi's previous point that there might still be a shortage of things on this list. When these apologies were delivered, the Prince of Jiangning, who was lying on the bed, was still in a coma.

More than a dozen large sedan chairs flew over and landed in front of the Dasui Mountain Gate, but this time the "momentum" of the Jiangning Palace was extremely low-key, and they couldn't wait to enter through the back door.

Xuanshui Dongtian suffered a disastrous defeat in the competition, and the real culprit of the assassination was exposed.

If Dashui Sword Palace insists on "pursuing" the matter further, the entire Jiangning Xie family will lose all face.

Xie Xuanyi did not show up in person, and the so-called "apology" was meaningless.

Qi Lie accepted the apology from the palace on his behalf.

Many great practitioners in the entire Sword Palace have already vaguely sensed the news that Master Chunyang has come out of seclusion.

After a while.

Once the news of the imperial city spreads, everyone will know.

This period of time.

The headmaster was not in a hurry to show up. He stayed in Xie Xuanyi's courtyard all day, enjoying the breeze and playing with the innocent Jiang Huang. After her broken leg was healed, the little girl could run on the ground, often chasing the fireflies and butterflies in the courtyard. With Zhao Chunyang around, Jiang Huang could show her "nature" unscrupulously without worrying about the evil spirit leaking out, let alone any disasters.

Regarding Jiang Huang’s next arrangements.

Xie Xuanyi thought about it.

In a few days, we will use the Sword Washing Pool to break through the "Nine Deaths Forbidden"... If the little girl is willing to practice, we will send her to the back mountain of Jin'ao Peak.

After all, humans and demons have different paths.

The cultivation method of the demon race is somewhat different from that of human cultivators.

And in the back mountain of Jin'ao Peak, there is a great demon who is Jiang Huang's "predecessor".

After paying the apology, Prince Jiangning's Mansion left the Sword Palace in disgrace with the Crown Prince and the delegation... That night, Jiang Qihu held a banquet to celebrate and invited many people. Several important figures did not leave, but chose to stay in the Sword Palace, waiting to see the moment when "Prince Jiangning's Mansion" admitted defeat and bowed its head.

Many people came to this banquet, including Huang Su, Si Qi, and even Qi Lie, who was usually serious... all made an exception and came.

The head of the Xu family, Marquis Bowang, and other important figures who stayed in the Sword Palace also came.

of course.

They came to this banquet not only to drink, but also to see Xie Zhen again.

After all, as an outsider of the Sword Palace, it would be inconvenient to stay for a long time without any reason.

"Xiao Xie Shanzhu, if you come to Liangzhou in the western border someday, you must drink with me."

Marquis Bowang had been waiting for many days just to issue this invitation.

The news of the draw between Zhao Chunyang and the ancestor of the Qin family naturally reached the ears of these kings and princes. The reason why these bigwigs did not dare to express their opinions before was that there was one thing they had not yet guessed.

The attitude of the Holy Queen towards this disciple Xie Xuanyi——

Now the dust has settled.

From the compensation paid by the Jiangning Xie family, it can be seen that the Holy Queen does not want to have any more disputes with the Sword Palace.

That's the case.

Faced with such a young future great swordsman, who could miss the opportunity to make friends with him?
Xie Xuanyi exchanged messages with these "powerful and wealthy" people one by one.

He knew why these people wanted to befriend him.

On the one hand, it was because he defeated Xie Sheng and took over Xuanshui Dongtian.

on the other hand.

Because Zhao Chunyang stood up for himself and made friends with him, it was equivalent to making friends with a top fighter who stood at the highest point of the Da Chu Dynasty.

"You seem to be used to this kind of scene?"

At this banquet, Huang Su, who was drinking alone and looked out of place, sent a message to Xie Xuanyi.

She really didn't expect that Xie Zhen, who had always been a secret agent in the bookstore, could handle such an occasion easily.

On the contrary, I, a pure mountain master, still feel a little at a loss.

Xie Xuanyi felt helpless when he heard this.

How could he tell her that the reason he was used to this kind of thing was simply because he had seen too many of them in his previous life?

Without it, just familiarity with your hands.

He could only sigh and come up with the most useful excuse: "The teacher in the library taught me."

After hearing this, Huang Su was speechless.

The banquet was drawing to a close, and several important figures who had exchanged messages with Xie Zhen left one after another... The purpose of this trip had been achieved, and it would be too "disturb" to stay in the Sword Palace any longer.

The last person to leave was Xu Qi, the head of the Xu family in Bingzhou.

He deliberately chose to wait silently when there were most people around.

After those nobles had extended their olive branches, Xu Qi came to Xie Zhen with a wine cup in hand, with a sincere attitude and serious words.

"Unfortunately, there are still some trivial matters in Bingzhou... Xu will leave tonight. My daughter will stay in Lotus Peak from now on. I hope Master Xie can take care of her."

After the Xuanshui Dongtian competition ended.

Only two people "tasted" the lotus blessing of the second level of the cave.

Now Xu Nianning and Duan Zhao are both immersed in the "perception of sword energy". For practitioners, such sudden enlightenment is a rare opportunity. Xu Qi stayed in the Sword Palace these days not to watch the excitement of the assassination case, but just wanted to wait until the day when his daughter came out of confinement to say goodbye properly.

Looking at it now...it seems that this epiphany will continue for some time.

This is a good thing, he is very happy.

"Master Xu, that's not right, you are too polite..."

Xie Xuanyi was somewhat helpless. He brought the Patriarch of the Xu family to Huang Su and said seriously, "This is the person you want to ask for help. Miss Xu has good aptitude. It won't take long for her to achieve enlightenment at the foot of Lotus Peak."

"……I?"

Huang Su stretched out his finger and pointed at himself in confusion.

"You are the master of the mountain. If not you, who should I ask for help?"

Xie Xuanyi sighed.

Huang Su's face was full of emotion. Before the mountain was closed, she was clearly the youngest junior sister in Lotus Peak!
How come you're suddenly starting to accept disciples and teach?

"The people in Lotus Peak are really wonderful." Xu Qi couldn't help but laugh when he saw this scene.

He smiled and toasted each of them with a glass of wine, then left on his sword with the Xu family members.

At this point the banquet was completely over.

Jiang Qihu, who had drunk an unknown amount of wine, pulled Xie Xuanyi to talk about some of his old stories, but fortunately, he was pulled away by Ye Qinglian from Baihua Valley at the last moment.

Knowing that there was such a banquet, Chen Jingxuan had long guessed that Benhu would drink and make mistakes, so he contacted Miss Ye in advance using the Hundred Flowers Order.

Chen Jingxuan begged Ye Qinglian to take Jiang Qihu with her when she left.

The group from Baihua Valley left.

Yuan Yi looked at Xie Zhen's figure silently without saying goodbye. The two just looked at each other and nodded to each other.

The little girl's eyes were determined.

After just a few days, when they met again at the banquet, her whole demeanor seemed to have changed a lot. She was no longer timid and cowardly... Perhaps it was the advice from Xie Zhen on the night when the sword energy rang the bell in the Jin'ao Peak Hall, and she kept it in mind. However, a person's change is always slow. Xie Xuanyi could see that when they parted for the last time, Yuan Yi wanted to say a few words to him.

A sword practitioner trains his courage, and when he reaches the final stage, he can do whatever he wants.

Do what you want to do and say what you want to say.

Don't care about the worldly gaze.

Chase your own sword energy, and also chase your own heart.

At last.

After the banquet, Huang Su pulled Xie Xuanyi to a remote and deserted corner.

Huang Su said nervously, "I don't know why, but I always feel a little nervous... I want to talk to you."

"Is it because you want to be a master?"

Xie Xuanyi raised his eyebrows. He knew his junior sister’s personality.

Huang Su was stunned.

She hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

"People always grow up. Since you are the master of Lotus Peak, you should accept one or two disciples... Xu Nianning is a good seedling. Didn't you have a crush on her before? This is a good thing." Xie Xuanyi comforted him in a gentle voice.

"..."

Huang Su said distressedly: "Logically speaking, for this kind of thing, I should go to Si Qi to complain. At worst, I should go to Senior Sister Miaoyin, Senior Brother Qi Lie, or Senior Brother."

She paused and murmured, "But my intuition tells me... that I should look for you at this moment."

It was clear that she and Xie Zhen had only known each other for a few days.

Even if Xie Zhen is Xuanyi's fellow apprentice brother...it shouldn't be like this.

Besides, I am obviously the elder!

Why does it sound like Xie Zhen is more like the mountain master from what he just said?

"Perhaps it's because we are both on Lotus Peak."

Xie Xuanyi said calmly: "If you go to them for some troubles, they can't solve them... but if you come to me, I can help you share some of the burden."

Huang Su raised an eyebrow: "Share the burden?"

"If you don't have that much energy, you can just give that boy named Duan to me."

Xie Xuanyi smiled and said, "Of course, if you are willing to teach one more person, I would be happy to do so."

"Okay, okay...take that little guy away quickly."

Huang Su was not interested in the ragged little guy.

In her opinion.

This young man named Duan has no talent for swordplay at all... I don't know why the Chief Lawyer is so concerned about him and even sent Senior Brother Qi Lie to receive him in person. It seems that he is planning to send him to Lotus Peak.

This is a definite burden, a nuisance.

Now that Xie Zhen has asked to take her away, she couldn't ask for more!

"In this case, I can only bear the grievance and suffer for a while."

Xie Xuanyi sighed in pretense, raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Look, Mountain Master, you came to me for a reason... Who else can help you with this trouble except me?"

The identity of this kid Duan Zhao is almost as "secret" as himself.

The Lord of Wangyou Island came in person, and the Chief Lawyer and the Chief Teacher were both helping silently.

Xie Xuanyi could guess...

The burden of teaching the little one will eventually fall on your shoulders.

This statement came out.

Xie Xuanyi found that Huang Su did not respond for a long time, but just stared at his cheek in a daze.

He couldn't help but reach out and touch his cheek to confirm that the sentient beings were still there, and asked with a smile: "Mountain Master?"

"nothing……"

Huang Su came back to his senses and quickly shook his head, suppressing the waves in his heart, and said perfunctorily in a panic: "...That's very good, that's very good."

She probably understood why she had gone to talk to Xie Zhen about these things.

Because of this young man.

He looks so much like my senior brother back then.

Although their facial features are different, their temperament and behavior styles are extremely similar...

Especially the sigh and smile just now.

Exactly the same.

As a close relative, Huang Su couldn't help feeling emotional.

Where in this world can such similar people come from?
……

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(PS: In the next few days, before the big plot unfolds, I will try my best to portray the supporting characters of the Sword Palace and make each character as full as possible. As the final remarks of the first volume said, a good story is like the tide, with ups and downs... I know that many readers don’t like to read such a plot. The reason why there was only one update last night was that I was thinking about whether to speed up the pace. But I rejected this idea later. This road is still very long, let’s go slowly. I hope everyone can support the monthly ticket and subscription. Even if you support the book, you can turn on the automatic subscription TAT)

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