[In the Wutong Prefecture Examination, you subdued the heroes with your fists, first defeating Jiang Yi, who had the right to inherit the title of nobility from the Divine Capital Great Zhao, then risking your life against life, with the body of a Half-Demon, winning by a move, punching Xu Zuorong of the Demon-Suppressing Great Wall into unconsciousness, claiming the title of Leader!]
[The Wutong Prefecture Venerable personally announced, you are the first in this Prefecture Examination!]
With the words written in the Reincarnation Celestial Book coming true line by line.
Jixia closed his eyes, his Divine Soul immersed in those years, seeing himself in the past, donned in the Water and Fire Immortal Robe, defeating all the heroes, a warm feeling flowed through his heart.
First in Fist Dao.
Leader of the Prefecture Examination.
If placed in the present world, he might be an extraordinary figure!
Black Mountain City is just one of the major cities beneath the prefecture.
Although Jixia recorded in the 'official register,' it only qualified him to participate in the Prefecture Examination.
But to truly enter, he needed to go through layers of selection, and most importantly, he needed the recommendation and endorsement of the Guardian above in Black Mountain City to qualify for the Prefecture Examination.
"With such achievements,"
"If there are no accidents, wouldn't I interpret the Martial Temple, be appointed an official of a region, penetrate Martial Dao, with boundless prospects?"
Holding a strand of expectation.
Jixia's mind, continued to immerse in it.
...
Ruan Xiuxiu's face was flushed, dragging the unconscious Song Chai Xin, approaching the Xie Family at Wutong Prefecture.
Previously, there were already people from Xie Family, waiting outside the field of the Wutong Prefecture Examination for Song Chai Xin.
But she still personally brought the person back.
Now, it has been half a year since she descended the mountain for training.
According to the rules, in the Demon Hunting Department, slaying demons and purifying the sword heart, awaits the completion of her work, nearing breaking the realm of 'Great Innate.'
It was time for Ruan Xiuxiu to return to Yunluan Mountain, contemplate the 'Yunluan Sword,' and collect Qi into Innate.
If she hadn't dragged time, to watch Song Chai Xin claim the title of Leader in the Wutong Prefecture, she might have left a month ago.
"Are you... the Closed-door Disciple of the Sword Observation Elder in Yunluan Mountain?"
Xie Qiaoxuan walked out from the mansion, hearing about Song Chai Xin becoming the Leader, his joy was hard to conceal,
sighing that his lineage could finally have successors, no longer confined to convention, strictly guarding the family business, with hope to progress further.
Behind him, followed the eldest son Xie An, and third son Xie Yuan.
The former had a mixed face of joy and worry, while the latter was all smiles, purely joyful for having a talented person in his family.
"Old Elder!"
Seeing Xie Qiaoxuan, Ruan Xiuxiu quickly supported the boy in her arms over.
"You should first have someone take Song Chai Xin to rest. He just exhausted his mind in the Prefecture Examination, fainted from exhaustion. I have transferred True Qi to him, but the external injuries on his body cannot be underestimated."
Ruan Xiuxiu, in her Demon Hunting Profound Robe, shed a bit of her childishness, her fair small face was now serious, with a hint of solemnity.
"Ah..." Observing the two for a moment, Xie Qiaoxuan was slightly surprised, not knowing what he was thinking.
But he still placed his palm on Song Chai Xin's wrist, using his third-step cultivation to 'revive the dead, grow flesh from white bones.'
And seeing Song Chai Xin, who gradually recovered from his heavy scars through the nurturing of True Qi from the 'Primordial Pill,' Ruan Xiuxiu's original concerns slowly eased.
"Lady, do you want to enter the mansion and rest for a while?"
Xie Qiaoxuan handed Song Chai Xin to two maids, then spoke to Ruan Xiuxiu.
Ruan Xiuxiu shook her head:
"The four great joys in life, to have your name on the golden list, having been listed as the Leader of the Prefecture Examination, when Song Chai Xin wakes up, there are many matters to attend to."
"Actually, a month ago, I had to return to the mountain."
"But as fellow disciples and colleagues, upon hearing he was to participate in the Prefecture Examination, I stayed for another month, watching him fulfill his wish. As his Senior Sister who is two years older, I was also happy for him."
Thinking for a moment, Ruan Xiuxiu took out a jade pendant adorned with green from her pocket, and handed it to Xie Qiaoxuan:
"Trouble the Old Clan Leader, when he wakes up, to give him this item."
"Just say, it is a congratulatory gift from Ruan Xiuxiu, often worn, it also helps in Qi cultivation."
The girl smiled, her eyes bending like crescent moons.
Then, without hesitation, she bid farewell, and went on her way.
Xie Qiaoxuan lowered his head, looking at the jade pendant in his palm.
He could feel that this was a jade pendant made of 'Qingli Jade.'
Qingli Jade, can only be produced in some spiritually blessed parts of Baoping State, able to purify the essence of 'Circulation Qi Collection,' qualifying it as 'famous jade' grade, comparable to 'notable clan' level heritage.
Moreover... this jade should be a pair.
Seeing the small 'Xiuxiu' character engraved on the back of the jade pendant.
"Hiss..."
"Green surpasses blue, but emerges from blue."
Recalling the once awe-inspiringly aloof girl on Yunluan Mountain, even Xie Qiaoxuan, who boasted of having a high eye, couldn't help but admire.
That girl named 'Song Brahman Mirror,'
truly the most talented young person he had seen in his life, with talent, perseverance, mind, all elevated to such a level.
It is rare for someone from a family of generations of high officials and generals, to always maintain a steady and winning mindset.
This kind of person, if not perished young, would surely become a prominent figure.
His previous words on Yunluan Mountain actually had some intent to coax Song Chai Xin.
Although this lad had half the blood of Xie Family,
he still wanted to say,
Such a girl like the heavenly bright moon, destined to enter the Fourth Realm, becoming a much sought-after Great Sword Immortal in Baoping State.
How could such a girl take a liking to you?
But flipping through the jade pendant in his hand, Xie Qiaoxuan glanced at it, and suddenly smiled.
Sometimes, gaining at the mulberry and elm, losing at the eastern corner, might not be a bad thing.
As for people,
Choosing what is closest to oneself is, in some ways, better for oneself.
If you insist on praying for things that are destined to be distant, unattainable...
Then you might find yourself on a thorny road,
getting yourself covered in scars.
...
Ruan Xiuxiu returned to Yunluan Mountain.
She had taken off the Demon Hunting Robe.
Sitting on the lawn of the Sword Viewing Forest, holding her chin, with a sword laid across her knees, the woman just gazed at the ancient sword stele at the entrance, her expression dazed, lost in thought.
The Sword Observation Elder was somewhat puzzled: "Did you change your personality after just one trip down the mountain?"
He looked at the silent girl with a ponytail who had shed some of her youthful innocence, showing a hint of valor, and mused:
"You do resemble your Senior Sister a bit more now."
Ruan Xiuxiu extended her jade-like fingers, plucking a blade of grass and poking an anthill. Upon hearing this, she suddenly sighed, seeming quite aged and wistful:
"If only I could really be like her."
Upon closer listening, there was a hint of sourness in her words.
But the Sword Observation Elder didn't mind, instead, he was quite pleased:
"It's good that you have this thought."
"If you can truly rival Song Brahman Mirror, then perhaps in the future, the Northwest Aquarius State might sing the praises of another, 'Ruan Xiuxiu,' as a Great Sword Immortal."
"At that time, if I haven't entered a tomb yet, maybe I can bask in your glory a little."
"But there's no need to belittle yourself. Just do your best."
Having said that, the Sword Observation Elder left.
He was very busy, having to select swords and teach the Dao to the disciples of Yunluan Mountain every month, fulfilling his duties responsibly.
Moreover, this child Ruan Xiuxiu has always been steady and dependable, which reassures him a lot.
After a trip down the mountain, although she changed a little, she seems even more reassuring now.
When he has the time, he might need to ask Xiang Zhulu from Wutong Prefecture to find out how he had trained her in the past six months.
She probably wasn't pampered too much.
But if it was too harsh...
That's not good either,
and he would have to settle the score with him.
Passing by the Sword Viewing Forest, Cui Chan, the Demon-Locking Chief, saw his lively junior sister returning, only to find her like a frostbitten eggplant, wilting and dejectedly, which piqued his curiosity:
"Ruan Xiuxiu, what's wrong with you?"
He carried a sheathed long sword upside down, his brows gentle, with a smile, gently poking the seated, chin-resting Ruan Xiuxiu with the sword hilt, seemingly in a good mood.
It seemed that the previously humiliating battle of over half a year ago was gradually forgotten by him.
In response, the girl in the cloud-patterned dress blinked her eyes:
"Senior Brother, I can kind of understand you now."
Cui Chan was dumbfounded:
"Huh? What did you say?"
"It's nothing," Ruan Xiuxiu waved her hand, patted her dress, and stood up:
"Since returning to the mountain, I haven't seen Senior Sister yet, where is she?"
Upon hearing the girl mention that name, Cui Chan's face was filled with envy:
"Her, ah..."
"Song Brahman Mirror is already preparing to enter the 'Primordial Pill' realm."
"Maybe in a year or two, we'll be taking part in her 'Primordial Pill' ceremony."
Mentioning that name, Cui Chan's face was a mix of emotions, smacking his lips, but then something seemed to occur to him, and his expression suddenly darkened:
"Wait a minute, Ruan Xiuxiu, what do you mean by that?"
Cui Chan recalled the most unwilling incident from the past six months, gritting his teeth with hatred.
"You understand me, and then mention the Young Palace Master, are you trying to say I'm chasing after someone, only to be ignored completely, huh!"
"What do you know, this is called 'I offer my heart to the bright moon, but the moon shines on the ditch,' fallen flowers have feelings, flowing water is merciless. If she looks at me a few more times, she wouldn't be Song Brahman Mirror!"
"So half a year ago, I was so angry, it had nothing to do with that boy being Half-Demon or not, yet you're using this to tease me again."
"I've already let go and moved on, and here you are bringing up the past again."
"And to think I came over to cheer you up, only to be seen as annoying."
After saying that, Cui Chan showed an aggrieved expression, flicked his sleeve, and was about to leave.
But suddenly,
seeing a hint of distress in the girl's brows, Cui Chan had a sudden realization, and in sympathy, he exclaimed:
"Wait a minute."
"You..."
This isn't right, why would she suddenly bring this up and say she understands him…
Could it be?
Hiss.
Has the sky fallen, and the little junior sister found someone outside?