Myths and Dharma, starting from Erlang Shen

Chapter 149 The real meaning of Twenty-Four Bridges on a Moonlit Night

"Who?"

Ji Ren noticed that Qiao Qingyin and Guan Yan were moving a little louder, and his breathing was erratic. He was immediately noticed by the vigilant Guan Yan. Guan Yan immediately shouted coldly and raised the moon knife in his hand. Qiao Qingyin waved the feather fan in his hand and looked at her face. It's full of cold colors.

"Don't do it, it's me."

Ji Ren spoke immediately.

"Ji Ren?" Qiao Qingyin asked uncertainly. The vision here was dim and she couldn't see her fingers. She could only vaguely see the figure, but the voice was right.

It’s Ji Ren.

"Yes, it's me. Why are you two here? Didn't you have a conflict with Lu Shang and be kicked out?" Ji Ren said.

He always thought that Qiao Qingyin was not in the secret realm, so he was safe and sound. If he knew that Qiao Qingyin was in the secret realm, he would go out and look for her no matter what. Fortunately, he could still encounter her.

After Ji Ren finished speaking, Guan Yan's pretty face suddenly darkened a bit, and Ji Ren faintly realized that something was wrong.

Just listen to Qiao Qingyin say: "We did meet Lu Shang, and we really couldn't beat him. In the end, we escaped only after Zhang Gan hugged Zhang Zhanling."

When Ji Ren heard this, he knew that if they were really capable, Zhang Gan and the two would definitely not be able to stop him. However, this was not a life-and-death fight in the wild. Everyone still had to follow the rules. It was impossible to kill anyone who had no grievances or grudges. Zhang dares a few.

It's just that he originally entered the secret realm to protect Zhang Gan and others, but in the end he was protected by Zhang Gan. It was inevitable for Guan Yan to be frustrated.

"Okay, when we meet next time, let's give Lu Shang a good beating together. I obviously didn't kick you out, but you didn't tell me that you deserved a beating," Ji Ren said.

"Have you met Lu Shang? Are you okay?" Qiao Qingyin asked with concern.

"It's okay, I gave him a good beating. If it weren't for the sudden problem in the secret realm, he would have been kicked out by now." Ji Ren said.

Qiao Qingyin's heart ached when she heard Ji Ren slap the first Taiping general, Lu Shang, in an understatement. The last thing she wanted to see happened happened. Ji Ren completely surpassed her in terms of combat power.

"Okay, let's talk about it first. Your injuries should be healed." Ji Ren looked at Qiao Qingyin and Guan Yan and said, "It's dangerous outside. They are both pure warriors. They don't have a wet nurse to treat them, and their combat power is... Unlike him, the two of them were fine on the surface, but their internal and external injuries were serious.

"Where is your current camp? Is there any doctor who can treat injuries?" Qiao Qingyin asked.

"The camp is right in front, Zhen Ya." Ji Ren said.

"Her? Is it just Zhen Ya? Is there no other doctor?" Qiao Qingyin frowned slightly.

"No. Not to mention there is no other doctor, there is not even anyone else, but there is a bird. So, accept Zhenya's treatment. At least she is still a female doctor and is not afraid of being seen. If there is a chance in the future, I will challenge again." Ji Ren comforted him. He knew about the feud between Qiao Qingyin and Zhen Ya. Strictly speaking, it was not a feud. In the last competition, Qiao Qingyin was defeated by Zhen Ya. After all, Zhen Ya was older than her. He has more training resources than her. Although he has less training time than her, in the early stage of training, resources come first, talent comes second, and hard work comes third, so defeat is natural and not a crime of war.

It's just that Qiao Qingyin is very strong and refuses to accept it. Among women of the same age, she has never lost to anyone except Qiao Qingyu, so she has always wanted to defeat Zhen Ya.

This year, she worked hard to avenge her past humiliation, but in the end, she still had to receive treatment. How could she take revenge confidently?
  "There are only you and Zhen Ya here? There is no one else, so how come you have nine pearls?" Guan Yan was surprised. The reason why she and Qiao Qingyin came here was because the situation outside was too bad. The two of them Unable to hold on, I saw nine pearls gathered together nearby. I thought there were many strong people, so I took the initiative to gather them, but I didn't expect there were only two people.

"I originally found three of them myself, and then I snatched five from Lu Shang, which makes it eight, and one from Zhenya, which makes it nine." Ji Ren explained, "Okay, let's go, this is not the place to talk. ,follow me."

As he spoke, Ji Ren led Qiao Qingyin and the two of them towards the cave, "Zhen Ya is sleeping now. You guys should have a good sleep first. I'll keep watch."

"Thank you." Guan Yan said gratefully. Since the change in the secret realm, she and Qiao Qingyin had not really rested. They did not dare to relax too much for fear that if they fell asleep, they would never wake up again.

Qiao Qingyin, on the other hand, was much more casual and went in directly. There was no need to be so polite between her and Ji Ren.

Ji Ren sat alone at the entrance of the cave and watched the night. Before he knew it, the sun rose and a new day arrived.

In the cave, Zhen Ya woke up first and opened her eyes sleepily. A black shadow jumped into her eyes. She was startled. Could Ji Ren have come in?
  The heart beat violently subconsciously, nervous, uneasy, and with a trace of expectation.

Only when he fully opened his eyes and saw clearly that it was Guan Yan, did he return to his usual calmness. He frowned subconsciously again, feeling that his space had been invaded, and he couldn't help but wonder, when did they come?
  Sensing the movement, Guan Yan and Qiao Qingyin also woke up one after another. Qiao Qingyin stretched out comfortably. She hadn't slept so well in many days.

"Are you still in the secret realm?" Zhen Ya calmed down and said, haven't the two of them been kicked out of the secret realm?
  "We don't want to be here either, but Lu Shang didn't drive us away," Qiao Qingyin said.

After discovering the current situation, they actually regretted running away.

"Together together is fate. Zhen Ya, you treat them, and I'll go find some food first." Ji Ren's voice came from the entrance of the cave. The next moment, Ji Ren jumped up and disappeared into the cave. "This is how you lived your life before? Ji Ren hunted for you every day while you slept?" Qiao Qingyin looked at Zhen Ya and said, in the dark night yesterday, she couldn't see her fingers and didn't take a closer look. Now when she takes a closer look, Zhen Ya The complexion is rosy, the skin is delicate, and the condition seems to be better than before. Are everyone really fleeing?
  "Well, he used hunting to practice. After practicing, I treated his injuries." Zhen Ya explained. In addition to being a student of Taiping College, the person in front of her also had the identity of Ji Ren's future sister-in-law. She subconsciously He showed that he had an innocent relationship with Ji Ren, but after explaining it, he felt inexplicably sour and changed the subject, "Let me help you with treatment."

As she spoke, Zhenya walked towards Guan Yan and Qiao Qingyin, pretending to want treatment.

The two of them came, and after treating Ji Ren's injuries, it was difficult to take off his clothes.

Zhen Ya's initiative was beyond Guan Yan and Qiao Qingyin's expectations, but since Zhen Ya took the initiative, Qiao Qingyin and Guan Yan would not be polite and agreed directly.

The three girls sat down, and a faint green light appeared in Zhen Ya's hand. She treated Guan Yan first, and Qiao Qingyin took care of her. After some time, Guan Yan recovered, and she showed a grateful look towards Zhen Ya, thanking Zhen Ya, and then continued Replace with Qiao Qingyin.

After another effort, Qiao Qingyin recovered and said to Zhen Ya: "Thank you very much, but you still have to settle the score for defeating me last year. We will fight again after we leave the secret realm."

After a year of hard preparation, she would not be willing to go without a fight.

Looking at the high-spirited Qiao Qingyin, Zhen Ya chuckled and did not refuse, saying: "Okay, wait until we go out. But after we go out, count the time, it is almost the Chinese New Year, if it is later, it will be the Lantern Festival, you and I will do it , it’s not good for anyone to get hurt, so let’s have a battle of wits, guess the lantern riddles during the Lantern Festival, and compete.”

"What's the point of fighting wits? Our cultivation depends on our cultivation. We are not civil servants." Qiao Qingyin said dissatisfied.

Qiao Qingyin is confident when it comes to using force. She lost to Zhen Ya in the beginning, mainly because Zhen Ya was in the sun at that time and she was at the peak of Haoyue. Now that everyone is in the sun, she is really confident.

But when it comes to guessing lantern riddles, I really don’t have confidence.

"But women also need to study. On the Lantern Festival, we can get together and invite some sisters to join us. You can call your eldest sister or Lu Ni." Zhen Ya chuckled. For some reason, she suddenly wanted to talk to Qiao Compare in whispers.

Force is definitely not enough, just compare with other things.

"What do you mean? You are sure that I can't beat you. Do you want to ask my sister and Lu Ni for help? Let's compete. If you lose, don't cry." Qiao Qingyin heard Zhen Ya's words and immediately said dissatisfied .

Although it is really difficult for her to surpass Zhen Ya in this aspect, the facts are facts, and it is another matter if you say it.

Don't fight for steamed buns, but also fight for breath.

"Okay, how about we compete in lantern riddles now? I'll tell you one and you guess, and you tell me one and I'll guess?" Zhen Ya said.

"Okay." Qiao Qingyin agreed without hesitation. After saying that, she felt a little regretful. She was overconfident and was thinking about how to make amends. She saw Zhen Ya roll her eyes and said with a smile, "Okay, it's not difficult. The lantern riddle is simple, use the title of this secret realm, Twenty-Four Bridges on a Moonlit Night, guess one word."

"Twenty-four bridges on a moonlit night?" Qiao Qingyin's head was stunned, what is it? Guess what word?

Twenty, added together is king, and then what is next to the word king?
  "That's right, twenty-four bridges on a moonlit night, guess a word." Zhen Ya said with a sweet smile.

"Dream."

Just when Qiao Qingyin was confused, Ji Ren, who had returned from hunting, heard this and said casually.

"Huh? What kind of dream?" Qiao Qingyin looked at Ji Rendao doubtfully, what kind of dream was it? There is no word "王" in the dream. Are you dreaming in broad daylight?
  "The answer is a dream. Two tens together are 'fuck', four is '璽', the bridge is '冖' from the looks of it, and a bright moonlit night is 'xi', so putting them together is 'dream'. "Ji Ren explained.

Qiao Qingyin nodded, I see, who would think such a weird idea, she secretly despised it, but she looked at Zhen Ya with an arrogant face and said: "That's it, Ji Ren can answer such a simple question. "

"Ji Ren can answer it, so?" Zhen Ya looked at Qiao Qingyin. If he can answer it, what does it have to do with you? Can you answer it?
  "When we went to private school together, his academic performance was always worse than mine. Even he could answer the questions correctly. Don't ask me such a simple question next time." Qiao Qingyin said with a proud look on her face.

When Ji Ren heard this, he couldn't help but roll his eyes. It was back then, and it has nothing to do with now?

Make you proud.

If I really want to give you an answer, I'm afraid you won't be able to answer it at all, so you can only dream on your own.

Wait, dreaming?
  Ji Ren suddenly had an idea in his mind. The question this time was about Twenty-Four Bridges on a Moonlit Night. The answer was a dream, and this secret realm was called the Secret Realm of Floating Life. Floating life was like a dream. When he came in, he saw some butterflies. Zhuang Sheng dreamed of butterflies.

One is a coincidence and two are accidents, but if so many coincidences come together, it is no longer a coincidence.

(End of this chapter)