Vol 3 Chapter 17: Penglai Island

"That’s not necessarily true. The cold-faced Lei Jun is only presiding over the Fa conference. The various tests and trials are still in the hands of the inner disciples. Even if the big clans can’t blatantly cheat, the inner disciples will definitely take care of minor issues. Open one eye and close one eye." Zhang Haiping interrupted Xie Gang's delusion.
"I'm not afraid, aren't you afraid that we monks will make things in front of the cold-faced Lei Jun?" The shy Zhou Dielan seemed to be accustomed to the existence of a few monks, and dared to express her own opinions.
Zhang Haiping shook his head and said, "Dielan, you are too naive. If you do this, even if you join the Penglai School in the future, it will be difficult. You may not be able to stand the trouble and leave the school someday."
Xie Gang was very dissatisfied: "After entering the sect, I have my own rules and disciplines, and I am afraid of what those big families will do."
Zhang Haiping looked at Xie Gang with a hatred of iron and steel: "You don’t want to think that even if you don’t violate the rules and precepts, those big families have ways to clean up you, such as assigning a time-consuming task to you every month. Doesn’t you practice anymore? Shi Xian, you judge, am I right?"
Now Zhang Haiping asked himself, Shi Xuan had to say a few words: "Sit up straight. Those ghost tricks that can't get on the table can't affect me. Soldiers will stop them, and the water will cover them." If there is no specific situation, it is naturally impossible to analyze in detail. If it is a small method in the general rules, it can only be tolerated temporarily. If the rules are exceeded, Zhang Litang and the cold-faced Lei Jun are not dead. If it is dangerous to your life, then I can't blame myself for making the move first.
Seeing that Shi Xuan also supported the ideas of Xie Gang and Zhou Dielan, Zhang Haiping was quite depressed. At this time, the food was ready, and he took advantage of the situation to vent his emotions to the meal.
Zhou Dielan, who had always been shy, stood up suddenly and waved to the door: "Sister Yu, come here!" After shouting, he found that the monks in the whole hall were looking at her, and she was ashamed, flushed, and wished to turn her face. Buried in the rice bowl.
Entering the door is a female monk in a crimson dress. She is also about 20 years old. She has a beautiful face, bright eyes and white teeth, and her snow-white skin is more matte and tender under the bright red clothing. The whole person is as delicate as a burning fire. , But the look is quite cold and arrogant, just the opposite of dressing.
"Hehe, Die Lan, don't you introduce this girl?" Zhang Haiping saw the female monk coming and stood up enthusiastically to say hello.
"This is Sister Yu Ruo Shuiyu, the one Die Lan mentioned earlier." Zhou Die Lan, who was able to speak fluently in front of Shi Xuan and others, also stood up and introduced the three.
Yu Ruoshui looked cold and indifferent. After returning to the crowd, he said to Zhou Dielan to herself: "Why are you running around alone, you are not afraid of encountering bad people."
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhang Haiping and Xie Gang were embarrassed, and Shi Xuan also felt that although Yu Ruoshui’s name had water characters, he was afraid that his temperament was not good.
Zhou Dielan waved her hands hurriedly: "Big Brother Zhang, Brother Shi, and Brother Xie are all good people." Then he repeated Zhang Haiping's words.
After listening to Zhou Dielan’s words, Yu Ruoshui’s face eased. Xu Ye knew that his tone was too aggressive, and said to the three people hurriedly: "My sister Die Lan is shy by nature and simple tempered. I am worried that he will be deceived by bad guys. The tone was a little anxious just now." Although it is considered an apology, the sentence used can tell that this girl is a rare apology.
As a man, Zhang Haiping couldn't get entangled in this, so he changed the subject: "I heard that Miss Yu, you came with your family, why didn't you come together?"
Yu Ruoshui's complexion deteriorated again, and he blurted out: "Those guys know how to recruit bees and butterflies. If they can't enter the Penglai school this time, go back and see if Grandpa doesn't interrupt their legs."
Everyone didn't dare to answer, Yu Ruoshui knew that he had leaked his mouth, so he had to sit next to him with a crossed face. It was Zhou Dielan who asked the maid to add a pair of tableware.
"I don't know what level of cultivation you are now, Miss Yu? Let me tell you that when Big Brother Zhang was twenty-five years old, he broke through the out-of-aperture stage. It's really amazing." Xie Gang seized every opportunity to take pictures of Zhang Haiping. Flattering.
Zhang Haiping straightened his back slightly and straightened his chest when he heard this.
Yu Ruoshui showed a non-smiling expression on his face, opened his mouth, but did not answer. On the contrary, Zhou Dielan next to her said softly: "Sister Yu broke through to the out-of-aperture stage last year, when she was just 22 years old."
The smile on Zhang Haiping’s face condensed as soon as he brushed it. Xie Gang’s smile was also extremely embarrassing, but he changed his mind and immediately said loudly: "Miss Yu, you are from a family child, and you can break through to get out of your body at the age of 22. The period is normal. Brother Zhang is a casual cultivator, and he can get to this point, so he can't help but say he is a genius!"
Seeing Yu Ruoshui just smiling and not talking, Zhang Haiping's expression eased a little, but still ugly. Xie Gang saw Shi Xuan in a hurry and asked Shi Xuan as if grabbing a straw, "Big Brother Shi, you also came from a casual cultivation background?"
Shi Xuan nodded: "Exactly."
Xie Gang then asked, "That casual cultivation practice is much more difficult than that of the family's children. That's right, right?" He asked, looking at other people.
Some understand what Xie Gang wants to ask, Shi Xuan is secretly amused, does this count as hitting himself in the foot with a rock, and replied solemnly on his face: "It is true."
Zhou Dielan, who couldn't understand the situation, also echoed: "Indeed, my father and I are also very difficult in cultivation."
Seeing that both of them agreed to what he said, Xie Gang's smile became natural again: "In this case, Brother Zhang can break through to the out-of-aperture stage at the age of twenty-five. Isn't it great? Shi, I don't know when you broke through. What about those in the out-of-aperture period? They must have had enough of the pain of casual cultivation."
Shi Xuan does not intend to make others face, because at the recruitment conference, the realm of cultivation will be known to others. If you lie at this time, it will make others think that Shi Xuan has deep intentions, so Shi Xuan is very simple and neat. Replied: "Breakthrough before the age of 21."
Xie Gang's smile instantly froze on his face.
Zhang Haiping wanted to show a smile, but he couldn't squeeze it out a little smile no matter how squeezed.
Only Zhou Dielan exclaimed sincerely: "Big Brother Shi, you are out of orifice at such an age. You are really amazing. If you want to come to Penglai, you will definitely be accepted as a disciple."
Yu Ruoshui, who hadn't spoken all the time, was also a little surprised. It's rare to break through at this age in casual cultivator.
After that, Xie Gang and Zhang Haiping both immersed themselves in eating and rarely talked, but Shi Xuan, Yu Ruoshui, and Zhou Dielan talked occasionally and gradually became familiar.
In the next two days, Zhang Haiping and Xie Gang got to know many monks again, and they met friends on the boat, very happy.
To Shi Xuan, Zhang Haiping still greeted him very politely and occasionally said a few words, but he was not as enthusiastic as before. However, Xie Gang was extremely embarrassed to see Shi Xuan, basically bowing his head and passing by.
Because Zhou Dielan lived next to her, Yu Ruoshui often came down to look for her. Shi Xuan and them came across several times, and they were regarded as ordinary friends.
That evening, a lush island appeared in front of the ship. There was a jade building on the island, which was a hundred feet high, deep into the clouds.
The monks cheered, because this small island is the destination of this trip, the Yingke Island of Penglai Island.
Shi Xuan and Zhou Dielan happened to meet on the way to the deck. Shi Xuan saw Zhou Dielan walking back and forth there, and asked curiously: "Girl Dielan, why don't you go to the deck, you are already on Yingke Island."
"Hello, Big Brother Shi, I am here waiting for Sister Yu, and she will come down right away." Zhou Dielan answered politely.
"Uh, won't Miss Yu go with some relatives in her family?" Shi Xuan remembered that Yu Ruoshui did not come alone.
Zhou Dielan said in a slightly embarrassing manner: "Sister Yu and her cousins ​​fell out, so she told me to wait for her here and go with her."
As soon as the voice fell, I saw a female monk in a fiery red dress on the third floor. It was Yu Ruoshui.
"Butterfly, let's go. Well, fellow Shi Daoist is also here, why don't we go together?" Because there was a voice suppression formation between the floors, Yu Ruo Shui did not hear the two talking when she came down. When she saw Shi Xuan Also slightly surprised.
The three people quickly walked from the boat to the island. In front of them were several hundred monks, and in front was a middle-aged man in blue robes. Behind them were eight young monks in black uniform robes.
Seeing that everyone on the boat was almost alighted, the middle-aged man in the blue robes said to everyone, "I am the deacon Li Zhen of the Penglai dispatched outer door. Please follow these outer disciples to the Yulou." The voice was not loud, but Every monk present could hear clearly.
Following a few outer disciples, many monks walked slowly through the forest, and walked for a full quarter of an hour before they came under the jade building.
This jade building is beautiful and radiant. The upper half is looming among the white clouds, and it looks like the immortal house is located, with extraordinary style.
Entering the jade building, I saw the white jade paved steps winding around and spiraling up until the end invisible to the naked eye. The sapphire-cast building hung down one after another, making the entire jade building look like a fairyland. . While the light and shadow were shaking, one could still vaguely see the jade smoke rising from the white jade steps. Everyone involuntarily took a deep breath and was shocked by the beauty in front of them. Even Shi Xuan, who had seen many modern special effects, was amazed. .
"It's so beautiful." Yu Ruoshui and Zhou Dielan murmured to themselves.
Seeing that someone was already going up the steps, Shi Xuan coughed and awakened the two women beside him: "Two girls, we want to come to the top of the jade building is our goal, go ahead."
Yu Ruoshui and Zhou Dielan were slightly embarrassed, and strode forward on the steps.
This jade building seemed to be only a hundred meters high, but Shi Xuan and the others felt far more than that when they were walking on the steps, because they had walked for a full half an hour, but the steps seemed to be very long.
"Big Brother Shi, how long do you think we will be there?" Zhou Dielan was already panting.
Shi Xuan was thinking at this time, should the test begin now? Hearing Zhou Dielan's question, he hurriedly encouraged her and said, "It should not be far away, Miss Yu, are you right."
Yu Ruoshui understood that Shi Xuan was comforting Zhou Dielan. After all, in terms of the effect of body training, the monks in the out-of-aperture period were more stamina than the monks in the nourishing period, and he nodded and affirmed Shi Xuan's words: "Friend Shi Xuan is right. Coming."
I don't know if it's what I wanted, and after a while, a gleaming jade gate appeared.