Chapter 5 Drawing Lots
The two of them ran to the front and said, "Just now, I seemed to see Uncle Yinghong follow the head of the sect and the head of the sect into the hairpin flower hall. When did Uncle Master ask you to bring the conversation?"
Zhong Minyan smiled and said, "It was the morning. I didn't have time to find the head lady because I had something else to do."
The two of them said, "Since that's the case, there's no need to go in. Since the head lady and Uncle Yinghong are both in the hairpin hall, they must have said anything. You two will go back and will draw lots soon. The heads and elders of all major sects are inside, so you can't disturb them."
Zhong Minyan was talking and thinking a lot, but she couldn't think of any excuses, so she had to turn around and leave in shame. Unexpectedly, Linglong said coldly: "You really don't know what you are. If Aunt Hong has something to say to my mother in person, can we need to pass the message? I don't understand this truth, so I have to say it!"
The two of them were so angry that they saw that it was Linglong. Then they thought that maybe there was something unhappy between Master Yinghong and the head lady, so they asked the head lady Linglong to pass the message. This was not without it. There are always some troubles between women, and they like to go around and not tell them clearly. Such powerful people as Master Yinghong and Master Yinghong cannot be separated from the world.
Thinking of this, they had to move away again and hesitate to let them go.
After walking through the Jade Platform, walking around the front door hall to the backyard, Zhong Minyan burst out laughing, tapping Linglong's little head gently, and said, "You are really a fool! Uncle Yinghong takes the blame for you for no reason."
Linglong pouted and angrily: "Who asked them to take chicken feathers as command arrows! What if it was a lottery draw? It's not a shameful thing, it's like guarding against thieves. What can we do!"
While talking, the Hairpin Flower Hall was close to you. Although it was named the Hall, it was actually a tall building. There was a bend of clear water and a bamboo forest in front of the building. The slender and elegant white cranes were looking for food and resting in front of the water. Perhaps because the Jade Platform was very tightly guarded, there was not a single person in front of the Hairpin Flower Hall.
Seeing Linglong's big thorn was about to penetrate inside, Zhong Minyan quickly grabbed it and said, "You can't disturb you. Let's lie under the window and leave an ear to eavesdrop."
As they said that, the two walked gently to a window in the west wing. The window was covered with vagueness, and the elegant tea fragrance and submerged water fragrance spread out from the gap, which smelled very pleasant.
But I heard someone talking inside, it was Feng Lei, the head of Shaoyang Peak.
"...It should be done according to the rules of previous years? Please write the name on the bamboo strips and then draw it from the inner child. The first five people are responsible for picking the flower."
Picking flowers? Linglong didn't react for a moment. Zhong Minyan said silently with her mouth: Demon. She immediately understood, it turned out that it was someone who drew lots to catch the demon that was the highlight.
As soon as Feng Lei finished speaking, he heard a hoarse voice laughing: "President Chu is so stingy. It's okay for you to hold the hairpin conference in your Shaoyang School, but you have to let Mrs. Gui draw lots. It's really a good time and place."
Qian Lei said a few words by this person, but he was silent and laughed: "Master Song Yan Chong, the lottery is arranged here openly. Neizi is not among the lottery candidates, so she asked her to draw. If you think it is inappropriate, you might as well recommend another lottery candidate, and there is no objection below."
The man said, "We are all guests, and the guests are as good as the host. How can we have any objections? Come on! Get the lottery quickly! Finish the hairpin conference earlier and go home to sleep!" After saying that, he paused and said, "This Shaoyang Sect is not included. The people who picked flowers in the past few times have no share, so it's okay this time!"
When Qian Lei heard his words, he was actually accusing them of favoritism and fraud, and he couldn't help but be furious. But he was very well-educated and did not move at all. He was about to block this sentence lightly, but a thick and low voice in the corner said: "Master Song, why should he be anxious? Anyway, you are afraid that they will not have eyes or leave by themselves. You are old in Xuanyuan Sect and have a strong disciple. You will not take the picking flowers seriously. Why would you give the opportunity to us Fuyudao?"
Master Song smiled gloomyly, but stopped talking. Ju Lei also smiled and stopped talking. He Danping sent the bamboo strips to everyone's desk and said with a smile: "Please write your name on the bamboo strips and then put them in this big bamboo basket. The top five people who were drawn will ask you to pick flowers." She laughed and said, as if she hadn't heard Taoist Song's previous complaints at all.
Linglong couldn't hear clearly and wanted to raise her head a little higher. Zhong Minyan quickly pulled her down gently and whispered: "Don't move, there are all masters who are enlightened. Be careful to be discovered. Now I will test you, which five major sects are the so-called five major sects in the world?"
It turned out that he was afraid that Linglong was too curious and was found peeking, so he specially found something to distract her from the spotlight. She was indeed caught and shook her head and said proudly: "You don't even know this? Let me tell you. The five major sects are the Shaoyang Peak of the Central Plains, the Xuanyuan Peak of the Nanshan Mountains, the Fuyu Island of the Beiyang, the Lize Valley of the West, and the Lize Palace of the East Sea. Each of the five major sects has a long history and many disciples, and people in the world are flocking to it. However, recently, the Xuanyuan School has shown signs of decline, and the disciples are getting worse every year. But after all, they are admiring the Heavenly Emperor and the Heavenly Dao, and they are still strong. Lize Palace is a new sect that has only emerged in the past fifty years. Now it is getting more and more powerful. It seems that they want to surpass our Shaoyang Peak. But I think the people in the palace are so weird that they can't figure out whether they are men or women... We are very familiar with Fuyu Island and the Dao of the East, so I don't need to tell you, right?"
Zhong Minyan smiled and pretended to nodded repeatedly, and suddenly said lightly: "If you don't say anything else, do you remember when we went to Fuyu Island to play two years ago? I didn't expect that there was such a beautiful sea of flowers on a small island. But as soon as the island owner's wife came out, all the flowers were gone..."
Linglong glanced at him with a squinted eyes, "Okay, it turns out that you brothers and sisters are paying attention to these things on weekdays! I will tell my father another day, saying that you are absent-minded, and the beauty is currently ignoring her practice!"
Zhong Minyan knew that she was joking, and it was not easy to play with her at this time, so she could only smile and said, "I also said, "Who was the one who was stunned at the beginning?"
Linglong sighed: "It's true. I've never seen anyone who looks better than her..." After saying that, he was dissatisfied and pouted, "Of course, except my mother!"
Zhong Minyan deliberately wanted to tease her, so she pretended to lie on the windowsill and look in, saying, "Then let me see if the island master's wife has come this time, and then see her enough!"
Linglong giggled and hurriedly pushed him, saying, "Be careful that the old men from Dianjing Valley drag you out and beat you!"
Before she could finish her words, she heard a "Huh" sound from inside. The two of them were so scared that they hurriedly hurriedly hurriedly under the windowsill, waiting with their breath, and did not dare to move.
He Danping said at this time: "Please put the bamboo strips into this bamboo basket."
So everyone threw the bamboo strips with their names into the bamboo basket. When they arrived in front of Master Song, he did not move. He just put the bamboo strips in his hands and played with them, bent them into various shapes.
He Danping smiled and asked, "Has Priest Song not written it yet?"
Taoist Master Song shook his head and said in a strange voice: "I think Xuanyuan Sect is a guest, so he shouldn't say anything. But since Shaoyang Peak is the organizer of this hairpin conference, it shouldn't be hidden. There are still two people in your Shaoyang Sect who haven't written their names on the bamboo strips, but they have assigned us to vote first. What does it mean?"
He Danping's face changed slightly and she said seriously: "I don't know what Dao Tai Seung means? I'm the seventh hall of Shaoyang Sect, all seven people are here. I don't know who the two people in Dao Tai Seung's mouth are?"
Taoist Master Song sneered: "It turns out that he is not a disciple of Shaoyang Peak! He must be a voyeuristic rat! I want to see who is so bold!"
His wide Taoist robe waved slightly, and dozens of cold light sword energy shot out from his sleeves, mixed with shrill sounds, smashing straight towards the windowsill where Linglong and the others were hiding. This hand is called Xiu Wan Jian, which is one of the Xuanyuan Sect's unique skills. Everyone here did not expect that he would do it when he said he would do it. As soon as he took action, he was still such a sharp move, and he was shocked.
Seeing that the wall was about to be shattered by the sword energy, I was about to say that, and a gray figure rushed over like lightning, and actually grabbed the sword energy! With a bang, the wall of the flower hall was smashed by the sword energy, and smoke and dust rolled around. Everyone exclaimed, but they didn't expect that it was so powerful.
Taoist Master Song's face turned blue, and after a while, he sneered: "I am worthy of being the leader of Sect Chu, good at body skills and good skills!" He glared at the man like a god in the smoke and dust. The man was unscathed, his face was as easy as walking in the garden. He was holding two children with blue faces in his hand, which were Linglong and Zhong Minyan.
When He Danping saw her beloved daughter Wuyang, she was excited and forgot to blame her. She quickly went over to stroke her head and neck, and asked repeatedly: "Is it okay? Are you injured?"
Linglong was frightened and couldn't say a word with her trembling lips. He Danping hurriedly hugged her and went to comfort her. Zhong Minyan, who was beside her, was not so lucky. When he saw Feng Lei looking at him expressionlessly, he couldn't help but kneel down with his legs weak and whispered: "Master..."
Qian Lei frowned and said in a deep voice: "Get up first, go aside! Let's talk about it later."
Zhong Minyan's heart sank, knowing that the master will definitely investigate this matter after the lottery draw. It's okay for Linglong, at most he scolded her. He was afraid that like Xuan Ji, he would have to stay in Mingxia Cave for a while.
When he thought of Xuan Ji, he suddenly remembered that he had not delivered her food at noon. It was almost late afternoon, and the little girl must have been hungry. She was alone in that dark and silent place, still hungry... He couldn't help but regret it, and he shouldn't have agreed to Linglong's nonsense at the beginning.
He retreated silently to the corner of the flower hall, and saw He Danping whispering to blame Linglong. Her face was still frightened, but it was not as pale as before. She seemed to be a little dissatisfied with her mother's blame, and she pouted and bared her teeth.
But he said that Zhu Lei saved two people silently under the power of the Shuwan Sword. This move naturally made everyone here admire him. He is worthy of being the head of the Central Plains Shaoyang Sect and is well-known! However, he did not show his face at all, but put the basket full of bamboo strips on the mahogany table and smiled: "I am so naughty, I am making you laugh. The bamboo strips have been written, so let's start drawing lots now."
Everyone knew that he was cold and had always been a serious person. The more he looked lighter, the more annoyed he was in his heart. This time his disciple peeped at the lottery, which made Shaoyang send an ugly group. Even if everyone wanted to joke to ease the atmosphere, they didn't know what to say. Seeing He Danping coming to draw lots, they shut up and stopped talking.
Unexpectedly, He Danping was about to put her hand into the bamboo basket, but heard Taoist Song sneer: "Okay, okay! This is the blue sky and the sun, and Shaoyang Peak has also started to cheat! You asked two disciples to come and peep and draw lots for no reason, but it is not strict! Since you came, you also cover up and acted and did not let them draw one, which is just unruly! I don't think you have to hold this hairpin conference!"
Qian Lei couldn't help but be furious. This person provoked repeatedly and spoke rudely. If it weren't for his role as one of the four elders of the Xuanyuan Sect, he would have turned against each other. Although the former leader of the sect and the Xuanyuan Sect leader Shi Taoist verbally agreed that the two factions were one and had the same spirit from now on, the hundreds of years of conflict could not be eliminated in decades!
He immediately said, "I wonder what Master Song has to give me?"
Master Song touched his sparse goatee beard, with a few strange smiles on his fair and round face, and said, "I dare not be a counselor. But the rules of the hairpin conference have always been ordered like this. Anyone who attends has the right to draw lots. If there is something that cannot be visited, it is okay for someone to sign on his behalf. I would like to ask Master Chu, who are the two disciples of the Shaoyang Sect just now, are you planning to deprive them of the right to draw lots as wooden people?"
Qian Lei suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice: "The two young disciples are still young, one is fourteen, and the other is only eleven. Even if they are not skilled in flying, how can they get the qualification to draw lots? Even if they win the lottery task, they will die in vain!"
Taoist Master Song shook his head and said, "No, it's not true! We also understand the desire of the leader Chu to protect his calf. That girl is your beloved daughter, right? I heard that the two daughters of the leader Chu have extraordinary skills at a young age. The Shaoyang Sect cherishes them all. I guess they are better than the blue. The little kid has to be tempered to become a talent. How can you protect them for no reason? Where can you put the rules of drawing lots?"
Qian Lei had always endured it again and again. After he said a few sour words, he could not bear it. He said sternly: "Master Song means I am protecting me?! Today I will..." Before he finished speaking, he was pulled by He Danping and forced him to go back. She said softly: "Brother, don't get angry. Don't let the heroes in the world laugh at our Shaoyang Peak!"
The blue veins on Ju Lei's forehead burst out. He took a deep breath. He was about to speak, but a tender voice came from beside him: "I'm writing! I'm going to participate in the lottery!"
Everyone turned around and saw that it was Lingqing. Her little face was a little pale, but her eyes were full of excitement, and she actually regarded the matter of picking flowers as a stimulating task. Seeing that her parents did not respond, she couldn't help but hurriedly said, "I want to draw lots! Dad! Mom! Isn't the rules like this? Those who meet will have a share! Why can't I participate?"
"Nonsense!" Ju Lei felt a split headache, and he really wanted to leave the two little ghosts who had caused trouble and let them die. He Danping sighed: "Linglong, the flower picking mission is not a game. A huge monster for thousands of years is extremely difficult to deal with, let alone you? Don't be willful and go down the mountain!"
Linglong's stubborn temper came out but didn't care about her parents' worries. She ran to the bamboo basket and said anxiously: "No! I want to participate! Mom, I am qualified to participate! Didn't you give me all the money off a few days ago? Did you coax me all of you? I don't want to let my father protect and take care of you all my life!"
Master Song clapped his hands and smiled, "Well said it! As expected, the tiger father has no dog daughter! Miss Chu is really admirable!"
Seeing this momentum, if He Danping didn't let Linglong and the others draw lots, she was afraid that the hairpin conference would not be completed. She really didn't want her daughter and her beloved disciple to take risks, so she had to look at her husband with help. Qian Lei pondered for a while, and saw Linglong's expression excited, her face turned red, and she completely threw the danger behind her head. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart, and suddenly she had a plan.
He turned his head and called Zhong Minyan, saying, "Since you are asking you to participate in the lottery, just write your name on it. Write it, Minyan." After that, he patted him on his shoulder twice.
Zhong Minyan carefully understood what he meant, and felt that it was vaguely what he meant, but he couldn't understand and was not sure, so he had to hesitate and rub it over, pick up the pen, and look up at Ju Lei again. He nodded slightly, and Zhong Minyan finally understood. He couldn't help but wonder deeper, but he didn't dare to ask more, so he had to bury his head and write two names and throw them into the bamboo basket.
Taoist Master Song had nothing to say now, Linglong was even more excited. He had some chance to come to such a big opportunity, and maybe he could follow everyone down the mountain to see the legendary monster.
He Danping put his hand into the bamboo basket restlessly, and did not dare to touch the bamboo strips placed on it, for fear that she would accidentally pull Linglong. She finally picked up one from the inside and looked at it: "The Lord of Fuyu Island Dongfang Qingqi."
A big man stood up in the corner, with long hair hanging down his shoulders, thick eyebrows and sword nose, tall figure, and a heroic appearance. He laughed, tidied up his sleeves, stepped forward and bowed, and said loudly: "I'm going to take the lead! Everyone, let me give in!" The voice was low and thick, but it was the man who had just snatched Master Bai Song.
Everyone returned the gifts, and Taoist Master Song smiled and said, "Congratulations to Brother Dongfang, you are the first one."
Dongfang Qingqi replied with a smile: "Yes, thank you Master Song for his blessing. I just hope that a few more Fuyu Island will come later! We have all taken care of the flower picking task."
While speaking, the second tag had been drawn, and He Danping thought, "The Lord of the Yuyang Hall of Shaoyang Sect Chu Yinghong."
As soon as he finished speaking, a slim figure walked to the middle of the hall and bowed in all directions, saying a crisp voice: "Take the way! Urgent!" Everyone's congratulations were even louder. Chu Yinghong was a famous beauty when she was young, but now she is nearly forty years old, but she still has charm and looks snowy and beautiful. Her years of experience made her look more flexible and capable in her every move, and she is really a man.
She walked to the row of five magistrate chairs in the middle of the hall, bowed and smiled at Dongfang Qingqi, who was sitting on the first chair, and said, "I will rely on the guidance of Dongfang Hero this time."
Dongfang Qingqi hurriedly returned the court and said, "Mr. Chu is so proud! I am ashamed. This time, we must work together to eliminate the demons."
The two of them were greeting each other, and He Danping had already pulled out the third bamboo strip and turned it over and looked at it. Her face changed drastically. After a while, she murmured: "Shaoyang Sect disciple... Zhong Minyan." After that, she looked at Qian Lei as if she was asking for help, not knowing what to do.
Everyone was uproaring, but they didn't expect to hit the younger disciple. In an instant, dozens of gazes were fixed on Zhong Minyan. Fortunately, although his face was pale, he still maintained his demeanor. When he heard his name, he walked to the row of chairs without hesitation, bowed his eyes and said, "I am not worthy of disciples, please forgive me, seniors!" Everyone saw that he was so calm, and fell to his heart and sighed that he would become a great talent in the future.
Chu Lei thought that the chance to draw them was slim, but his fate was a big deal. The more you didn't want it to happen, the faster you would often happen. Fortunately, this little apprentice who was usually smiling was calm and steady at this time and had a lot of face. He couldn't help but cherish his talent. He was about to go over and encourage him, but He Danping read the fourth bamboo strip again: "Zeng Lei, the leader of Shaoyang Sect."
When he heard that he had himself, he felt half relieved and walked towards the row of Grand Master chairs. Chu Yinghong was touching Zhong Minyan's head and talking to him Wenyan. Seeing that Feng Lei was coming, he smiled and said, "President, I'll be relieved if you are here. Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect this child."
Zhong Minyan hurriedly knelt in front of Chu Lei, not daring to speak. Chu Lei said indifferently: "Get up. Don't be afraid, don't take action, just follow me. This time it will be considered a sight to you, but after you come back, you will be punished to be confined to Mingxia Cave for one month."
Zhong Minyan was moved and said with tears in his eyes. After standing up, Chu Yinghong smiled and went to talk to Dongfang Qingqi.
Everyone here said encouragement words, and some even joked that the task of picking flowers was taken by the Shaoyang Sect. Taoist Master Song looked ugly and simply shut up without saying a word.
He Danping felt a little relieved. Knowing that her husband had gone, she would definitely be able to protect Zhong Minyan with all his strength. He has always been a cold-hearted person. But she didn't know who the last bamboo strip would hit. She gently picked up a bamboo strip from the bamboo basket with her two fingers, turned it over, and her face suddenly turned pale.
She stared at the bamboo strip in disbelief, as if she wanted to see it through with her eyes.
Everyone finally realized something was wrong with her. Chu Yinghong asked lightly: "Sister Ping? What's wrong?" She also had a bad premonition in her heart. Could it be that she was so unlucky, even Linglong was beaten, right?
After a long time, He Danping raised her head, tears in her eyes, and her slender shoulders were shaking slightly. She seemed to be unable to support her and fainted immediately. She turned over the bamboo strips and kept reciting: "Shao... Shao... Shaoyang Sect disciple... Chu... Xuan Ji."
Chapter completed!