That night, Xuan Ji packed up some clothes and prepared to go to Mingxia Cave tomorrow morning.

While wiping tears, He Danping packed some delicious dry food for her and said, "You must practice hard in the future... Don't make your father angry anymore. Stay alone in Mingxia Cave, don't think too much, don't be afraid, my mother will definitely pick you up soon."

Xuan Ji nodded in a cowardly agreement.

Linglong quickly tied her loose hair into a bun, and said childishly: "Xuan Ji, don't be afraid, I will go to the cave to accompany you in two days! Wait for me well! I will take care of you."

He Danping was originally wiping her tears, but when she heard her words, she laughed softly, "Silly child, everyone can go to Mingxia Cave! Xuan Ji, don't blame Dad for being ruthless. The Mingxia Cave was a place set by the ancestors to train their willpower, and was specially prepared for disciples who are not good at concentrating. Daddy asked you to go there for your own good. As the daughter of the head, I don't say that I want to give my dad a glory to my dad, at least don't embarrass him. Like what I did in the martial arts field today, it can't happen again, do you understand?"

Linglong rushed to say without waiting for Xuan Ji to speak, "Dad just knows how to save face! My sister's health is obviously not good and is not suitable for practicing martial arts, so he doesn't know how to feel distressed!"

He Danping frowned and said, "Linglong, please say less! Why are you talking about Daddy's affairs?"

Linglong was dissatisfied and pouted to the side and muttered.

He Danping held Xuan Ji's hand and said, "The cave is cold and damp, remember to wear more clothes. Your sixth brother will deliver food to you every day. If you are sick, you must tell him so that we can pick you up." After all, she is kind-hearted, and she has talked a lot and explained a lot, all of which are tedious things.

It was not until several disciples came over to call for dinner that she stopped talking, but sighed and touched Xuan Ji's head.

"Master's wife, the master said he was having dinner at Xiaoyang Peak today, and he discussed with Master Yang and others about the hairpin conference next month, and he would not come back tonight. Please ask your master's wife and two junior sisters to take care of themselves."

A disciple was talking outside the door, listening to the sound, it was Lao Liu Zhong Minyan.

When Linglong heard it was him, she smiled and lifted the curtain and ran out, saying, "Then Xiao Liuzi can have dinner with us today."

Zhong Minyan quietly grimaced at her, but didn't say anything. He Danping walked out with Xuan Ji and smiled and said, "You kid, Senior Brother Zhong is three years older than you! You are so big or small! Minyan, your senior brother and your master are not in the other courtyard, so today I will call all the senior brothers to have dinner at home. Everyone will be lively together."

Zhong Minyan smiled and answered yes, then stood up straight. He was the youngest among the disciples of the Min generation, and under him were Linglong and Xuan Ji. Others were handsome, smart and sweet-mouthed, so the master and his wife liked him very much, and Linglong even pestered him to fight and make fun every day.

He saw Xuan Ji standing next to the teacher's wife with a pale face, with no expression on her almost transparent little face, and he couldn't help feeling disgusted.

He didn't like Qian Xuan Ji. She always had no expression on her face and never smiled, like a wooden man. When she got close to her, she couldn't help but feel depressed, and the air became lazy and solidified. He was born to be good at speaking and eloquent, and even his master could speak, but he just couldn't reason with Xuan Ji. She was very hateful, and nodded repeatedly when she heard it. You thought she was so humble, but she turned around and did what she wanted.

Zhong Minyan believed that she was cunning and had a deep mind and had never talked to her again since then. It would be better to be delicate. Little girl should be naive and stingy, otherwise what is the difference between her and a puppet?

He turned around and called his senior brothers to come for dinner, but suddenly he thought of something, turned around and said lightly: "By the way, Master has a few words to tell Junior Sister Xuan Ji. He said: Don't think about being lazy and fooling around, and reflect and practice in the hole. Check it out next time, if you don't know Xuanming Fist, don't think about making a hole."

Xuan Ji said "Oh" and still didn't react much. Zhong Minyan wanted to see her crying, but she felt so boring that she had to leave.

As a result, Zhong Minyan's message made the atmosphere of dinner extremely heavy. The master's wife's eyes were red, and she must have cried again. Even Linglong had a bitter face and said nothing. Zhong Minyan was regretful, so she secretly kicked her second senior brother Chen Minjue and asked him to tell some jokes to improve the atmosphere.

Before becoming a disciple, Chen Minjue was a gangster who was an assistant to a storyteller. He had heard a lot of jokes since he was a child and his skills were very good. Seeing that everyone was afraid to speak, he was the biggest in the presence of his master's wife, so he couldn't help but clear his throat and said mysteriously: "Hey, our mission is going to have a big event recently. Do you know?"

Linglong was the smartest and hurriedly said, "I know! It's next month's hairpin conference!"

Chen Minjue smiled and touched his beardless chin, shook his head and said, "It's true that the hairpin conference is, but do you know where the highlight of this hairpin conference is?"

Linglong frowned and thought for a while, and said, "The highlight? Isn't the five major sects in the world each send out elite disciples to learn about martial arts and fairy tales? The senior brothers of the Min generation are not yet old enough to participate in the competition. Could it be that the senior brothers have been selected?"

Chen Minjue didn't say anything, but just shook his head, with an abominable and mysterious smile on his face. The impatient Linglong really wanted to grab his collar and force him to speak quickly.

He Danping smiled and said, "Your senior brother is a rare talent, but he is not as old as the hairpin conference. The one who is eighteen years old is not enough. Minjue, don't keep it a secret, just finish it."

Chen Min felt calm and asked first: "Do you know why the hairpin flower conference is called "hair flower"?"

Zhong Minyan replied, "I know this. The winner of the martial arts competition will be made by the Lord Ronggu of the Dianjing Valley personally wear a peony flower on his clothes, so it is called the hairpin flower."

Chen Minjue smiled and said, "Wrong! That flower can't be easily worn by you if you win the championship! Otherwise, when you look at the last hairpin conference, did the Master Rong Gu wear flowers for the winner of Fuyu Island? It should be noted that this flower not only refers to the peony flower, but also the last challenge the winner will face after the winner wins the championship."

It was the first time that everyone heard about this so-called last challenge, and they couldn't help but ask curiously. Even Xuan Ji stared at the second senior brother with wide eyes. He Danping naturally felt as if she was in a clear mind. She just laughed, and didn't say anything, so that the children would have fun.

Chen Minjue sucked everyone's appetite and then said: "The so-called last challenge is to let the winner of the martial arts competition fight a big demon! Of course, the demon was caught by the predecessors in advance, and most of the energy has been removed. Otherwise, no matter how powerful the ordinary disciples are, how can they subdue it? But you must not underestimate the ability of the injured demon. Even if its energy is severely damaged and its skills are only two or three percent left, few young disciples can knock it down independently. Otherwise, just practicing martial arts, why should the hairpin conference be so grand? Since the beginning of this competition, there have been no more than ten people who can really wear peony flowers. Therefore, it is not as easy as you think!"

Everyone sighed, and then realized that the hairpin conference had such wonderful content. Linglong listened with relish and asked repeatedly: "Second Brother, do you know what the demon was in this hairpin conference?"

Chen Minjue said: "This is not clear yet. But I heard that there was a Tiangou in Lutaishan before, which made people suffer from misfortune. I guess this is the one that is the one that is the one that is the one that is the one that is the one that is right here."

Linglong was full of fun, and she just pestered Chen Minjue to say more. He sighed with a bitter face: "Little junior sister, I don't know no matter how many! You might as well ask your master's wife, she must be more aware of the hairpin conference."

He Danping nodded and said, "The second brother is right. If he cannot defeat the demon, he cannot wear a flower. Your master also participated in the hairpin conference back then. He is the youngest but has extraordinary qualifications and almost won the championship. As a result, he suffered a loss at the demon level and almost lost his life. Until now, he still has that long scar on his body!"

"What kind of demon did Dad fight against back then? Did he get the peony flower?"

"That is a very famous demon, called Fei Yi. It has been entrenched in the northwest for three years, and the rain has not fallen. In the end, your master and the elders of other sects have tried their best to subdue it as the finale of the hairpin conference that year. Your father fought with it for two days and two nights, and finally won. When he came out, his whole body was cracked and he almost died. Then I..."

She suddenly stopped and said nothing, her face turned red. How could she say to these juniors? Then she rushed over and hugged him and cried. But he grabbed the peony that he had finally obtained, and trembled with his hairline. He smiled and said, "I wanted to say it very early... the fragrant flower is paired with a beauty. Now... I can find a flower worthy of you."

Alas, those sweet past events gradually faded over time. Only in her heart, these precious memories are still so bright, as if they had happened yesterday.

After dinner, everyone chatted for a while, comforted Xuan Ji for a while, and then took the leave and went to rest.

He Danping shed so many tears of distress this night, and she hugged her daughter and said so many worries. She just regretted that the night seemed very short, and it was dawn.

Xuan Ji carried a small package and opened the door. He saw the disciples of the Mid-mountain Wuzhenxiatang and Uncle Yangshi standing at the door, wearing neatly robes with white background and red edges. When they saw He Danping, they saluted respectfully and said, "See the head's wife. We are ordered by the head to send junior sister Xuan Ji to Mingxia Cave."

The Zhenxia Hall was responsible for the punishment of the disciples who broke the precepts. Feng Lei asked them to pick up Xuan Ji, which showed that he was selfless. He Danping could not cry and gave a few more instructions. Then he stood aside with Linglong, who was crying, and watched them tie Xuan Ji with a gold rope and put them on the black jade sedan chair. The four of them stood on the sedan chair in four sides, and used the method together. The heavy sedan chair floated up in the air.

"Xuan Ji, don't be afraid! Mom will pick you up soon!" He Danping waved to her hard underground.

Xuan Ji rubbed against the side of the sedan chair, her face turned pale, but fortunately there was no sadness and fear. Seeing that her mother and sister were crying hard, she felt a little sad, so she shouted: "I will be fine! Mother, sister! Don't worry about me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the black jade sedan rose into the air and instantly turned into a black dot that he could never see again.

Xuan Ji only heard about the legend of Mingxia Cave and had never really been there, so she didn't feel terrible about this punishment. On the contrary, she was very glad that no matter what, being confined is better than being beaten. She should not be slapped by her father, that is terrifying.

My mother packed her two bags, one was her clothes and the other was filled with dry food, her sleeve bag and chest were also stuffed with things, which were the little toys that Linglong had relieved her boredom. It’s a pity that she was tied up now and couldn’t take a closer look.

But it shows that Xia Cave is on the Sun Peak. Sun Peak is the shortest peak in Shouyang Mountain. What’s strange is that there are not many trees here, but it is the place where wild animals appear the most, and there are many naturally formed caves. Mingxia Cave is the deepest and largest one inside.

The black jade sedan chair carried her and arrived at the entrance of Mingxia Cave within a moment. Xuan Ji stretched her head out of the sedan chair and saw that it was a flat land, surrounded by pine and cypress. What’s strange is that the three feet of the land in front of the Mingxia Cave entrance did not grow any grass, and the color was dark red like dry blood.

The four disciples of the Zhengxia Temple dropped the Black Jade sedan chair, one of them loosened her, and the other carried her two bags and got off the sedan chair, and said, "Junior Sister Xuan Ji, we will send you into the cave for a while."

She nodded obediently, but didn't ask why she wanted to send her off. Are you afraid that she would run away?

Unexpectedly, after entering the cave, I realized that there was a black iron door installed in the cave, which was ten feet high, and the lock on the door was thicker than her thighs. Whether it was going in or out, I could only stare at me without a key. It was simply a dungeon, and it had a good name for Mingxia.

Less than a moment after opening the iron door and walking in, the light had dimmed. You could barely see the faces within five steps. Xuan Ji looked around, but saw that the walls of the cave were covered with moss. She liked that there were no bats. I think someone had driven them away regularly.

After walking for a while, I suddenly heard the sound of water in front of me. I thought there was an underground spring here.

Xuan Ji never expected that there were so many famous things in Mingxia Cave. Not only was there an iron door locked at the entrance of the cave, but she had to row a boat for a moment after entering, and then she arrived at the destination. At this time, she could no longer see anything. She put her hand in front of her and couldn't even stare hard.

The four of them polished the flints and lit the torches, but saw a simple stone house built here, with the stone bed, table and chairs inside them all primitive bluestones. The so-called bed was just a flat stone with a layer of tide straw on it, and there was not even a quilt.

The four of them left a flint and gave her a few candles, and said, "Then, Junior Sister Xuan Ji will practice here quietly. I'm going to leave first."

Xuan Ji nodded randomly, and the four of them put their bags on the bed. Seeing her face full of confusion and loss, she couldn't bear it, so she left the torch for her and said, "Take care for junior sister! I hope you can achieve enlightenment as soon as possible."

After they left, the cave quickly returned to quiet, or dead silence.

Xuan Ji has never been in such a terrible environment. It seems that after staying for a long time, his heartbeat turned into thunder, and he could even hear the sound of blood vessel tendons and veins moving.

She was stunned for a long time, then turned around and walked into the stone house, touching the straw on the "bed". As expected, it was wet at all, and I don't know how long it took. She had to take a few pieces of clothes from the bag and spread them on it, trying to lie down, hard and uncomfortable.

She has never suffered much since she was a child. The environment is very different now, and she finally feels wronged and wants to cry. But then she thought, she is the only one here, and even if she cries out, it is meaningless, so she has to sniff and continue to stare blankly. I don’t know when my mother will come to pick her up, but now she really doesn’t want to stay in this place, and she doesn’t want to.

After a while, she fell asleep on the bed, and had many dreams. It was her father who wanted to hit her, and her mother protected her. After a flash, Zhong Minyan came from somewhere, looking at her sarcastically and said, "I deserve it, who made you lazy!" After that, he suddenly became the eldest brother Du Minxing, touching her head, and ensuring that he would definitely say good things for her.

She was asking him to let her father let her go out of the hole, when Linglong suddenly picked up a bucket of water and poured it towards her, shouting: "You are daydreaming again, wake up!"

She couldn't help but shivered and woke up suddenly. It was pitch black in front of her. It took her a long time to realize that it was the torch burned up. She finally found that it was the cold all over and felt that her whole body was cold and the coldness was bone-broken. The moisture of the straw under her body was sent over through her clothes. Her small body couldn't help but tremble, and she quickly found several clothes to put on her body.

There was no sound, no sound. This terrible quiet and darkness was more unbearable than death. She shrank into a ball on the stone bed, but she could not suppress her body trembling. She couldn't even tell whether it was because of the cold and trembling, or because of the endless silence and fear.

It took a long time before she remembered that the disciples of the Zhenxia Hall had left candles and flints for herself. She fumbled on the bed for a long time, and finally found the flints, and lit the candles after a few strokes. With the light, she felt a little relieved and hugged on the bed and stared at the orange-red flame in a daze.

There are only four candles, and she can't use them all the time, so she calculated this way that she had to live in the darkness most of the day. In fact, she could ask Zhong Minyan, but this person had never had a good impression of herself and would definitely not agree. Instead of asking for humiliation from herself, it would be better not to say anything.

The time in the cave was frozen and did not move at all. She didn't know how long it had passed.

She had nothing to do, and she was always in a daze all day, but she couldn't be dazed if she was alone. She had to take out the toy Linglong gave her, but it was a slingshot, a little bird that was pinched by mud, and a small red rattle.

What's the use of this thing? It's really confusing.

In desperation, she had to continue sleeping. However, the stone bed was so cold that she tossed and turned on it and could not fall asleep. She was shivering by a strange feeling of loneliness.

The rattle in her arms fell on the bed, making a crisp sound. She grabbed it in the dark and held it in her hand. After a while, she turned it gently.

Dongdongdongdongdongdongdongdongdongdongdongdongdongdong.

The little rattle made a loud sound.

In such a dead and dark place, only such a little voice was left to accompany her.

She continued to turn.

Dongdongdongdongdongdongdongdongdongdongdongdongdongdong.

It seems like I saw the lively New Year scene.

The eldest brother beat the Kui-skin drum with a drumstick with big red silk, while Linglong jumped behind her and patted her waist drum. The air was filled with the smell of sweet red bean cake made by my mother. My father and the others instructed the young disciples to take out the good wine that had been hidden in the cellar for a year and unpack it.

She actually likes lively scenes. She likes to make a small background color in lively scenes, rather than being ruthlessly removed, and everyone forgets her and ignores her.
Chapter completed!