The three of them returned to the Taole Cave. Mu Weizhou continued to study his swordsmanship, while Liu Wei and the other two began to discuss matters in low voices.
Next, Mu Weizhou also devoted himself to the Tao Le Sword Art. In the following ten days, he learned how to refine stones, how to raise fire, and how to perform divinations. Mu Weizhou wanted to report to the other two after he had mastered each move. However, the other two were not as excited as the first two moves. Instead, they appeared to be very busy. They were cutting bamboo and dismantling things, so they had almost no time to pay attention to him. Once, Mu Weizhou woke up early and saw Liu Qingping's back in a daze. However, Liu Qingping seemed to have dashed into the opposite wing room, drenched. He greeted him but ignored him. Mu Weizhou had long since given up on the idea of organizing a " musical celebration ". All he wanted to do was to learn the last trick as soon as possible so that he could determine what they were up to mysteriously. According to his previous progress, he thought that Shennong Tasting Grass would be completed in a day. He did not expect that he could not achieve the effect of the sword manual even after spending four days. Moreover, he had completely followed the sword manual without any mistakes. She was a little anxious, so she was not as focused as she was two days ago.
When she woke up this morning, she felt that the atmosphere was a little different. Liu Qingping and Wei Luan made four different ways to eat the fish and sweet snacks. Seeing such a sumptuous feast, Mu Weizhou could not help but ask,""Wow, so sumptuous. What's the special occasion today?”
Liu Qingping said in a relaxed and mysterious manner,""Of course it's special. You can guess.”
Mu Weizhou could tell that this was even grander than New Year's Day. However, in his knowledge, he could not think of any festival in China that was more important than New Year. "Is it the Lantern Festival?"
"The Lantern Festival is only two days away.”Liu Qingping replied.
Mu Weizhou thought for a long time, but he couldn't think of any important date. He asked,""I can't think of anything. Can you give me a hint?”
"Young Master Mu, when do you think is the most important day for a person?”Wei Luan asked.
" Yes, we do have a few sayings over there that summarize some of the most important moments. It's nothing more than 'a long drought meets dew, an old friend meets in a foreign land, a wedding night, and a golden list.' In our current situation, I think it's only possible for us to have sex on our wedding night. Why? Are you getting married?" Mu Weizhou had spent more than a month with them and was already familiar with each other, so he couldn't help but joke with them.
" Nonsense, how could we have consummated our marriage…" Wei Luan said, embarrassed,""I think the most important thing about a person is their birth, don't you think?”
Mu Weizhou nodded, but he was not sensitive about birthdays. He asked,""Is it your birthday today? Happy birthday! Happy birthday!"
Liu Qingping looked at him and said," It's not just anyone's birthday. It's our 'birthdays'!"”Mu Weizhou was confused by his words. Why would the three of them celebrate their birthday together? Liu Qingping leaned over to him and said word by word,""Because we are going out!"
When Mu Weizhou heard this, he said a little sadly,"I don't think so. I haven't mastered my last move yet. And even if I succeed, I feel that with my current strength, the effect of splitting rocks might not be much stronger than before.”In fact, he had a vague idea in his heart, but he was not sure and did not dare to say it. He felt that although he was in a desperate situation now, he had food and drink every day. Occasionally, he could even hold a concert. It was quite comfortable. It was better than going out and looking around blankly, not knowing what to do next. However, on one hand, this idea was unrealistic. On the other hand, there were more things to understand in the outside world. Moreover, the two friends in front of him had family waiting for them to return.
Liu Qingping said confidently,""I don't need you when I go out later. Just do whatever I ask you to do.”
Mu Weizhou was filled with suspicion when he heard this. He looked at Wei Luan, who was smiling but not saying a word. He did not know what the two of them were up to.
The three of them finished eating and cleaned up. Liu and Wei had brought over many purple bamboos of different sizes, thickness, and length. Some of them had even been processed.
Liu Qingping first took the Zhanlu Sword and picked out a purple bamboo that was slightly longer and thicker than the sword. He inserted the sword into it and fixed it in place. Then, he handed it to Mu Weizhou and said,""Warrior Mu, this is the scabbard we made for you.”He did the same thing and tied the Cheng Ying sword to his body.
Mu Weizhou took the Clear Sable Sword and saw that the blade had just been inserted into it, protecting it so that the blade was not exposed. He did not think that they were really ingenious. "Why did you tie it to your body?" Mu Weizhou asked curiously.
"Because we're going to…" Liu Qingping extended a finger and looked at Mu Weizhou as he said, one word at a time,""Qiu. Shui. Go. Out."
It turned out that Liu Qingping had been thinking about how to get out ever since he was trapped in Taole Cave, but he couldn't find an exit after searching for a long time. Until the day Mu Wei practiced Kuafu Chasing the Sun, he found it strange that the fish in the pond didn't decrease even though he ate less and less. Mu Weizhou couldn't cut the stone roof on top, so he accidentally reminded him when he mentioned the ventilation hole that connected to the outside. Later, he and Wei Luan went to the pool to investigate. After a few days of investigation, they found that the pool was connected to the water of Lake Tai, just as he had guessed. Therefore, the number of fish did not decrease. However, it was quite a distance from the pool to the exit. Liu Qingping was a good swimmer. If he didn't make any mistakes, he would be able to get out. However, Wei Luan, who could swim but wasn't good at it, couldn't. Then, they thought of an idea. They would use some thicker purple bamboo to make bamboo tubes that were easy to carry. Then, each of them would bring a long thin bamboo tube so that they could breathe when they reached the middle of the dive. Moreover, Liu Qingping had tested it before. As long as he controlled the bamboo tube well, he could succeed. However, while they were doing all this, Mu Weizhou was focused on practicing his swordsmanship. In addition, the two of them wanted to give Mu Weizhou a surprise, so they did not inform him in advance.
When Mu Weizhou heard this, he was truly pleasantly surprised. But he immediately objected. " Your plan sounds feasible, and I know it's feasible, but it won't work for me because I don't know how to swim at all. Once I enter the water, I won't be able to move forward at all.”
When he said this, the other two people started to feel troubled. People who couldn't swim couldn't control their direction in the water, and the distance they could travel was very long. Even if another person who knew how to swim could help, it wasn't realistic. Wei Luan couldn't help but feel anxious. When Mu Weizhou saw this, he said,"Why don't you guys go out first and then find someone to save me?"”Wei Luan felt that if it really didn't work out, she could only do that. Just as he was about to discuss it with Liu Qingping, Liu Qingping said that he had an idea. He took the broken sword case over and tied one to Mu Weizhou's arm and calf so that Mu Weizhou could crawl over in the water. Mu Weizhou thought it was quite fun and did not think too much about it. Now, he had already prostrated himself in admiration of this little brother of his.
The three of them were finally ready. Mu Weizhou had already memorized the map of the Kongyuan Art and placed it in the cave. He then said a few words of thanks to Fan Li's words on the wall, asking him to lend his sword and leave a letter. Then, he dived into the water with Liu Qingping and Wei Luan.
The situation underwater was better than Mu Weizhou had expected. At that time, Taihu Lake was not polluted and the water was clear, so it was better to realize it. Liu Qingping swam in front, Mu Weizhou crawled and walked in second place, and Wei Luan was last. Each of them carried a bamboo tube. The passageway they walked through was quite spacious. It could be seen that it was also a passageway back then. Perhaps it was submerged in the water after the water level rose.
Because of Mu Weizhou, they walked slower than expected. When they were one-third of the way, Mu Weizhou used up his bucket of oxygen. Halfway through, Liu Qingping signaled Wei Luan to swim out quickly. He and Mu Weizhou dragged behind. After Wei Luan was done bathing, she swam in the direction that Liu Qingping had pointed out. Mu Weizhou and the other two followed behind. After walking two-thirds of the way, they could already see the light at the exit. Mu Weizhou really felt that he was out of breath. When Liu Qingping gave him his bamboo tube, he didn't take it. He knew that Liu Qingping needed oxygen if he wanted to swim out. As the two of them pushed each other, they accidentally let all the air escape. This was going to be troublesome. Mu Weizhou was dragged by Liu Qingping, trying his best to crawl toward the exit. After taking a few more steps, she really couldn't hold on any longer. She choked on a mouthful of water and fainted. Liu Qingping saw that Mu Weizhou had fainted and became anxious. However, the more anxious he was, the more oxygen he would consume. He dragged Mu Weizhou forward for a while and saw that the exit was getting closer and closer. However, he was already at the end of his rope. He choked on a mouthful of water and fainted.
When Mu Weizhou fainted, he felt as if his soul had drifted back to the future. He had returned to school and slept on his dormitory bed. At this moment, he felt someone crying and hitting his mouth, pressing hard on his chest. He only felt a little unhappy, so he spat and woke up. At that moment, he only felt that the sunlight was very blinding. There were figures moving in front of him, and there were people calling out to him,"Big Brother Mu, Young Master Mu". The feeling of being able to breathe was too comfortable.
Slowly, he got used to the sunlight and realized that two people were looking at him anxiously. He knew one of them, Wei Luan, but he didn't know the other. She had an oval-shaped face, smooth skin, a small nose, red lips, white teeth, delicate eyebrows, and a pair of big eyes that were flashing with tears. She was just like an angel. "I, am I dead? Are you here to pick me up?" Mu Weizhou said weakly.
When the two of them saw him speak, they could not help but laugh through their tears. The fairy-like person said," Brother Mu, you're not dead. You're alive. You've been saved. We're out."”Mu Weizhou heard that the voice sounded like Liu Qingping. He couldn't help but feel a little dizzy. He thought it was just an illusion and closed his eyes to calm down. "That's right, Young Master Mu, you're not dead." You almost scared me and Qingping to death." This time, Mu Weizhou was absolutely certain that it was Wei Luan. Then how could the other person be Liu Qingping? Brother Liu was a man, and this was clearly a woman. Liu Qingping was a pockmarked man. There was no one else who could match him except for his voice! However, after hearing Wei Luan's words and thinking back, he felt that he must have seen wrongly. Thus, he opened his eyes again. It was that woman.
Mu Weizhou propped up half of his body and said to the woman,"You, you…you are?"
The woman said,"Brother Mu, what's wrong? I'm Qingping!"”
Wei Luan, who was beside her, had also recovered from her shock. She tugged at the woman's sleeve and gestured for her to look at her face. The woman suddenly realized something and panicked for a moment. Then, she smiled at Mu Weizhou and stuck out her tongue. She changed her voice to that of an oriole coming out of the valley and said,"Aiya, Big Brother Mu, looks like I've been exposed. I don't have to hide it from you anymore. I am Liu Qingping, the Qingping who is at the end of the Qingping when the wind blows. Actually, I'm a woman."
Mu Weizhou almost fainted when he heard this. This was too unbelievable. He swam, drilled a hole, and almost died. Then, he became an angel.
In fact, Mu Weizhou was naive. If it was someone else, they would have realized that Liu Qingping was a woman. Whether it was when she met him, when she chased Cui Xiao, when she was afraid of the dark, when she was cooking, or when she played the zither, she had revealed some clues. However, Mu Weizhou's first impression was that even if he felt strange occasionally, he did not think too much about it. This also showed that this person was simple and trusted others as himself. Of course, Liu Qingping's makeup skills were indeed excellent. From this point of view, women's makeup skills were superb, ancient and modern. However, sometimes it was to look beautiful, and sometimes it was to look ugly. As for Wei Luan, she had already seen through it. She had asked Liu Qingping when Mu Weizhou had returned from Taole Cave to fetch firewood. However, the two of them discussed not to tell Mu Weizhou. Firstly, it would be easier for everyone to get along that way. Secondly, they also felt that it was quite interesting to fool Mu Weizhou. They even made a bet to see when Mu Weizhou would see through it. If it wasn't for this, Wei Luan wouldn't have casually shared a bed with Liu Qingping in the Taole Cave. Liu Qingping disguised herself as a man mainly by putting on makeup and changing her voice. This was also a kind of disguise technique. She was from Wei Luan's Hundred Troupe, so it was impossible to hide it from her. However, her makeup was easily smudged when it came into contact with water. After coming out of Taole Cave this time, she had been in the water for too long, and her makeup had basically fallen off. After she came ashore, she was in a hurry to save Mu Weizhou, so she did not pay attention. Liu Qingping had disguised herself as a man for the convenience of traveling in Jianghu. It was also a good thing that she was facing Mu Weizhou with her true appearance.
Then how did Mu Weizhou and the other two come up? It turned out that Wei Luan had swam out of the water first, then immediately used a bamboo tube to contain air to help Liu Qingping. When Liu Qingping was about to faint, he felt that the cave entrance was dark. It was Wei Luan who came down to help him. If not for this, Liu Qingping might have survived, but Mu Weizhou might have died.
After Mu Weizhou heard this, he carefully thought about his past. Indeed, he suddenly felt that he was really stupid. However, he felt that it was troublesome. They were originally brothers, but now, they had become a little girl. Moreover, she was so good-looking. There was no way to do it. Mu Weizhou was a person who would set a big rule for himself before doing anything. This rule had to ensure that he would not hurt the parties involved and that he could accept it. This rule could also ensure that he would have a clear conscience in whatever he did. Of course, he had never considered why he would make such arrangements when he was in trouble. He felt that he was just a passerby in the Han Dynasty and would leave in two years. Therefore, he had long told himself not to get too involved with too many people, especially women. If they had too many connections, they would get closer. If they got closer, they would develop feelings. According to his past experience, if they were friends, it would be better if they separated when the time came. However, this woman was not to be trifled with. She did not play by the rules. He would not be able to bear it. Therefore, even though they were both in the Taole Cave, he paid great attention to his contact and conversation with Wei Luan. However, he treated Liu Qingping differently. Suddenly, he remembered that he had hugged her, hugged her, and even slept in the same boat…This time, he felt that he was in trouble. He had accidentally let another person into his life, especially a beautiful girl who needed to be on guard. He felt like he had stepped on a landmine, but it had not exploded yet.
"Aiya, you saved me, but you killed my Brother Liu. How sad, how sad!”Mu Weizhou muttered to himself as he lay there.
"Don't worry, Big Brother Mu, Brother Liu is still Brother Liu, you don't have to be sad.”Liu Qingping said with a smile. This Liu Qingping was extremely smart. When she heard Mu Weizhou say this, she roughly knew what he was thinking. With her words, it would definitely make it easier for Mu Weizhou to get out of his psychological predicament, and it would not damage their relationship.
When Mu Weizhou heard this, he felt that Liu Qingping's gentle tone was a little like a knife. He quickly composed himself and stood up like a carp. He looked around and found that they were not far from the place where they had stopped the boat on the island. Mu Weizhou's heart softened when he saw the two girls wearing wet clothes and trembling in the breeze. He pointed to the courtyard in the distance and said,"Let's go there first and see if we can change into some dry clothes.”With that, the three of them walked quickly to the courtyard.
Mu Weizhou opened the courtyard door and went to the old servant's room. He found a few sets of dry clothes and changed into them. Although they didn't fit, they were still warm.
It was almost noon. There were some fishing boats near and far on Taihu Lake. They decided to dry their clothes first, then call a boat over to leave Sanshan Island as soon as possible and rush to Guangling. While they were drying the clothes, Mu Weizhou suggested that Liu Wei demonstrate the Tao Le Swordsmanship. The two of them were naturally willing. When he was practicing the first five moves, Liu Wei and the other two felt that the Tao Le Sword Art was indeed worthy of its reputation. Mu Weizhou's every move made people feel that he was like a gentleman enjoying himself. He was extremely unrestrained and filled with killing intent. However, when he demonstrated " Shennong Tasts Grass ", the two of them felt that he had turned into a cloud dragon and was extremely mediocre. Mu Weizhou told them about the feeling he had when he was practicing the sword, but they couldn't tell the reason. Later, Liu Qingping said that if she had the chance to go to Luoyang, she could ask her master, Old Man Xi Yan.
The three of them had lunch and changed into their original clothes. They hailed a boat and prepared to go to Wuxi first before heading straight to Guangling.
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