Chapter 279: Ghost-Slaying Sword, Sixth Young Lady of the Li family!

【Just feeling that in an instant, the quiet "Yuan" character in the depths of the heart sea seems to have received a call, wanting to bloom with dazzling brilliance.】

【At the same time, the sound of dragon roars and tiger howls seems to be in the body, and the "Ghost-Slaying Sword" transformed by the Yuan character faintly reveals an indescribable sharpness, as if it is ready to go, wanting to break out of the body and slay all the monsters and ghosts in the world.】

【The quiet energy in your chest appears again, firmly wrapping the "Yuan" character in the heart sea.】

【With the circling of the quiet energy, the light of the "Yuan" character gradually converges, finally returning to a dimness.】

【Prompt: "Quiet Energy in the Chest" talent triggered!】

【All this proceeded only between your thoughts, and your gaze has quietly looked at the lake surface in the center.】

【There are many figures on the boat, and the woman wearing a bamboo hat seems to be looking here from afar.】

【After a while, the large boat staying in the lake begins to approach the shore.】

【On the shore, Old Matriarch Xie leads the people of the manor to welcome Xie Hong into that Xie Hong Yuan.】

【A scene of joy and celebration!】

【Sima Ting and Xie Ying are also preparing to go.】

【Xie Ying says to you: "Younger Brother Guan, we will go to pay respects to the Second Uncle!"】

【You must know that those who can step into the Xie Hong Yuan today are all prominent figures of the Xie family and various great families; Xie Ying originally did not have this qualification, but with the accompaniment of this military governor Sima Ting, everything is very different.】

【Sima Ting nods slightly to you.】

【You bow sincerely.】

【Lu Ya tells you all the twists and turns that happened to Sister Wu Tong in Hongjing Yuan when she left.】

【Your heart finally relaxes; Sister Wu Tong did not have an accident.】

【You watch Sima Ting and the group leave, pondering in your heart.】

【Xie Renfeng of the second courtyard!】

【He sought Sister Wu Tong, which was for Zhao Yang of the Zhao family; you cannot help but associate it with the water ghost you saw in the lake just now; there must be a thousand threads of connection between the two.】

【Zhao Yang of the Zhao family? You respond to the boy with a vicious gaze and a pale face in the pavilion.】

【You narrow your eyes slightly!】

【You still have not left this pavilion; with your status, you naturally have no qualification to step into the main hall of the Hongjing Yuan.】

【Only the favored young masters and ladies in the manor can obtain this honor.】

【The other ladies in the manor who have no chance to step into the Hongjing Yuan all need to wait respectfully outside.】

【Your gaze sweeps over the sparkling lake surface, only to see those young ladies and masters seem to have let out a sigh of relief; they are either laughing and talking, or whispering privately.】

【Now that the adults are not here, everyone is less restrained and bound.】

【Whether it is the young ladies or masters in the manor, they are all strictly restrained by etiquette on weekdays and rarely walk around; after all, they are all daughters who have not left the cabinet.】

【But today is different; the manor is holding a gathering, and many young masters and ladies from outside the manor have also come one after another, all of them peers, talking happily.】

【For a time, everyone who was originally chatting only in the pavilion by the lake begins to visit each other and walk around.】

【They are either in groups of three or five, talking and laughing; or in pairs, walking on the small path by the lake.】

【In the Xie manor, apart from Xie Yuan, you have no acquaintances, and people outside are even less to talk about, so there is no need to ask for trouble and stick a hot face to someone else's cold butt.】

【Just wait for the banquet to end, find Xie Yuan to get Sister Wu Tong back; you have already thought about where he will go afterward.】

【You are leisurely and self-satisfied in the warming stove, brewing a pot of good tea, self-sufficient, enjoying this tranquility.】

【This place is the honorable position on the east side of the lake, specially prepared for Sima Ting, and few people disturb it, which is indeed a quiet place.】

【You calm your heart and spirit, carefully realize the "Ghost-Slaying Sword" in your heart sea, and after repeatedly studying the words on it, you find.】

【These words have no rules to follow, as if they were pieced together, and even mixed with stories, not at all like the appearance a sword technique should have.】

【The opening writes:】

【"Sword in hand, evil ghosts cry in the world, righteous energy scolds the swan."】

【"The essence of the sword lies in intent rather than moves..."】

【"Staying overnight in an ancient temple deep in the mountains, dimly seeing, a line of ghost lamps, revealing a peach blossom face, without a sword in hand, then make a sword finger, pulling a trace of sword intent, suppressing a ghost temple in the deep mountains."】

【"Unexpectedly, the ghost gate opened at the hour of the rat in the temple, calling stars and ghosts to feast on cups and plates; when mountain demons and gluttons eat people, the cold energy fills the mountains."】

【"Only hearing the pipa sound twisted and crooked, extremely crazy, as if calling the gods of heaven and the ghosts of the underworld, drinking human blood together, eating human liver together."】

【"In a fit of rage, I stepped into the ghost gate, went deep into the underworld, and after three days and three nights, I finally realized this Ghost-Slaying Sword."】

【"Practice this sword of mine, all evil ghosts in the world can be slain!"】

【You think slightly, is this the origin of the Ghost-Slaying Sword? However, does the underworld really exist in this world?】

【Did your mother's soul also fall into that underworld?】

【But you immediately shook your head, feeling this matter is impossible. This so-called ghost gate, I fear, is just a force in the world, just like the demon race in Jiannan Road.】

【Hundreds of years ago, I don't know why heaven and earth suddenly gave birth to demons and ghosts!】

【It is still a mystery until now!】

【You browse through the whole article and find that it is like a casually recorded diary, without a trace of sword moves.】

【Until you finish reading all the words, the "Yuan" character above actually begins to change, turning into a human figure, and begins to dance with the sword.】

【Just see golden light shooting everywhere, you concentrate and watch carefully.】

【But it is completely different from before! As if thick fog is attacking and dispersing, you are actually in another world.】

【Is this a feeling of being on the scene?】

【You raise your head again and find that you are already in an ancient mountain god temple, with the bright moon hanging high in the night sky, clear light like water, sprinkling on the earth.】

【Outside the temple, gloomy and terrifying big ghosts gather, there are female ghosts in red and white wedding dresses, ghost monsters in blue and white official uniforms, and even actors in wide imperial robes, with different forms and terrifying aura.】

【You are like a bystander who is out of the matter, but you can still feel the suffocating pressure; the power of these ghosts is absolutely far beyond the personal guards you saw beside Sima Ting just now.】

【The black ghost energy is like earthworms, slowly wriggling along the cracks of the temple door, as if wanting to invade this ancient temple.】

【The bright moon is completely covered, and the world is dark.】

【Immediately afterward, ghost shadows roar and come, like a tide surging.】

【A human figure appears leisurely, with a long sword hanging from his waist, and he pushes open the creaking temple door.】

【You try to see the human figure clearly, but you have never been able to do so, and you cannot see it clearly in the hazy state.】

【He pulls out his sword lightly!】

【Everything ends here!】

【Between heaven and earth, only a sword light that shines gently remains.】

【A sword light that shines like the bright moon blooms, illuminating the bright moon hanging high, and the big ghosts vanish in the sword light, with expressions of disbelief still remaining on their faces.】

【In your eyes, there is nothing else, only this sword intent that shocks the soul, lingering for a long time.】

【You slowly come back to your senses, but find that you are still immersed in that shocking sword intent, unable to extricate yourself.】

【The quiet energy in your chest appears again, helping you gradually get rid of this "dream."】

【So, this is the true meaning of the Ghost-Slaying Sword; the "Yuan" character above has turned into a human figure, dancing with sword moves that make the heart palpitate.】

【You carefully realize, strands of sword intent burst out from the "Yuan" character, like a torrent impacting your body, stimulating your blood qi.】

【You constantly replay the terrible scene of that sword in your mind, from the sword intent that was outlined at the beginning.】

【The light of the sword intent is brilliant, cold, and appears in the heart sea like moonlight.】

【With the light of that group of sword intent, and the sword intent bursting out from the "Yuan" character, it becomes more and more obvious.】

【Blood qi begins to be empty, and the spirit is actually a bit dizzy.】

【At the same time, you only feel that the skin, fascia, bones, and even blood under your body have been tempered by strange power.】

【Making them hotter and hotter!】

【One breath, two breaths, three breaths... only eight breaths!】

【You actually cannot hold on anymore!】

【Just feeling the whole person is like being burned by a raging fire, sweat dripping from your back, and fine beads of sweat covering your forehead.】

【You take a deep breath of turbid air, and your brain, which was dizzy due to excessive consumption, begins to gradually recover spirit under the nourishment of the clear energy in your chest.】

【Extremely consuming spirit!】

【You realize that this cultivation not only has progress in spirit, but also seems to have made a subtle improvement in your physique. This makes you cannot help but guess whether the "Ghost-Slaying Sword" also has the effect of tempering body blood qi.】

【You secretly marvel in your heart; this "Ghost-Slaying Sword" left by the Second Master is indeed extraordinary, and this time I fear it is a rare great fortune. Compared with those soul cultivation and martial arts secret manuals, it might be even more precious.】

【In just this short time, it can actually cultivate both soul and body.】

【Martial arts and soul dual cultivation?】

【You suddenly feel something, recalling the sword swung by the human figure just now, you dip tea with your fingers in the teacup, and slowly write a "Sword" character on the table.】

【Recalling the artistic conception just now in your heart, your hands move slowly.】

【You possess the "God in the Pen" talent, and that sword intent was copied out.】

【The strength of this sword intent is so strong that even the table seems unable to bear it, and begins to shake and make noise slightly.】

【Fortunately, you are only writing with tea water, and before you finish writing that "Slay" character, the water vapor has already dissipated on its own, and the sword intent has also dissipated.】

【Your eyes light up, and you find that after writing that "Slay" character on the table with tea water just now, your understanding of this sword intent is deeper, and you can already roughly outline its outline in your heart sea.】

【It seems that the combination of writing is beneficial for you to better understand this Ghost-Slaying Sword!】

【Now you are not in a hurry to try again; this method is too consuming of spirit.】

【Wait until you return to the small courtyard and your mental state recovers before continuing to explore.】

【At this time!】

【You capture the sound of footsteps coming from the small path outside the pavilion.】

【You raise your head and look.】

【Two women, stepping on the gravel and moss path, walk slowly.】

【"This place is quite quiet; it's too noisy outside!"】

【"Young Lady, look! It seems someone has already come to the pavilion."】

【"It really is, it seems to be someone hiding for leisure."】

【From the dress, it seems to be a master and servant of a young lady and a maid.】

【The young lady looks to be sixteen years old, wearing a green palace dress, with a light winter jacket on the outside, appearing graceful.】

【She holds a volume of books in her hand, her brows and eyes are like paintings, and a pair of phoenix eyes reveal a gentle expression.】

【The maid looks pleasing, with two dimples on her chubby face; she carries a bamboo box on her back and is quite panting, appearing somewhat naive.】

【The maid walks toward you with the palace-dressed woman, her eyes full of curiosity.】

【The palace-dressed woman smiles gently: "This Young Master, I wonder if this pavilion is occupied?"】

【"Can we take a convenience and rest here for a while?"】

【You have already stood up, bowed to return the salute, your gaze lingering on her, guessing her identity in your heart.】

【From her appearance, it seems she is not from the Xie manor, otherwise she would not ask a concubine's son like you, but being able to come here must be a descendant of the Nine Great Surnames.】

【Moreover, she has an air of a wealthy young lady, her appearance is beautiful, and her every move shows the style of a great family, definitely not from a small family.】

【You actually discovered a temperament similar to Zhang Yuzhi in her.】

【The maid also raises her head to look at you on the side, surprise flashing in her eyes.】

【You have no servants following you, and your dress is too simple, far from the young masters and ladies they have seen.】

【However, your temperament is extraordinary, your black hair is neat, your brows are handsome, and your eyes are calm like stars, also carrying a sense of agility.】

【Your tone is also gentle, adding a bit of elegance to you, which is similar to Master Yu in the manor.】

【Master Yu is a teaching teacher at the academy.】

【You answer with a smile: "Young Lady, you are too polite; this pavilion is unoccupied, Young Lady, please feel free."】

【After saying that, you move aside to leave them enough space, without any intention of chatting, keeping a certain distance.】

【Seeing this, the maid quickly puts the bamboo box on the table, her movements proficient.】

【The palace-dressed woman looks at you a few more times, then bows gracefully, and she tidies up her skirt and sits down.】

【She gently places the book in her hand on the table, as if everything around her has nothing to do with her, and reads it as if no one else is around.】

【The maid complains on the side: "Young Lady, we don't have much time in the Xie manor today, why bring so many books, we can't finish them at all!"】

【It turns out that the bamboo box is actually full of books.】

【The woman does not even raise her eyes, then opens the book, as if she has already read into it, with nothing outside her body.】

【When the maid looks at the teapot, she looks at you again; you nod slightly, and she picks up the teapot in the warming stove, takes out the self-prepared cup from the bamboo box, and pours tea for the young lady.】

【"Young Lady, I know, you must be afraid that this Xie Yuan is a... ugly appearance, sores on the soles of his feet, still a thunder-god face, with scabs all over his head."】

【She said and giggled herself.】

【"I'm afraid I won't like it later, it's better to read a book, right Young Lady?"】

【You are slightly surprised when you hear this; could this woman opposite be the Li family that Xie Yuan is preparing to have a blind date with!】

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