Tang Zhenzhen arrived at the school gate at eleven o'clock. Gu Mingyue was standing there with her back to her.
Hearing Tang Zhenzhen's approaching footsteps, he turned his head and said unhappily,""Your footsteps are too loud. How can you sneak attack others?”
" Oh," Tang Zhenzhen said and lightened her footsteps.
He threw the wooden sword to Tang Zhenzhen. She caught it with both hands, feeling a little disappointed. She really wanted to take another look at the sword.
"Follow me." Gu Mingyue completely ignored her. What a joke. She would have given her that sword.
Tang Zhenzhen followed behind him with her sword in her hand. She memorized the route and walked out of the street, through an alley, to a deserted place.
In winter, most of the leaves had withered, and the flowers had withered. There were weeds everywhere.
Gu Mingyue stepped over the grass and walked forward. Tang Zhenzhen did not say much and followed him curiously.
As he went deeper and deeper, the faint green vitality became more and more obvious. When she arrived, Tang Zhenzhen looked at the scene in front of her in disbelief. She was surrounded by pine and cypress trees, and the fragrance of pine and cypress lingered in her nose.
"Master, how did you find this place?”Tang Zhenzhen was surprised and curious at the same time. This place was very hidden and would not be easily discovered.
Gu Mingyue, who had always been stern, had a hint of warmth on her lips." In spring, the outside is full of flowers. If you walk along the flowers, you will naturally reach here.”
He seemed to be recalling something. The curve of his lips gradually became a straight line, and his eyes were filled with sorrow that could not be melted.
Tang Zhenzhen saw that he was in a daze and waved her hand in front of his eyes." Master."”
Gu Mingyue finally came back to her senses. She looked at Tang Zhenzhen's bun and said lightly,""You just stay here and practice well."
Tang Zhenzhen did not slack off when she saw him walking to the side. She seized the time to practice the sixth move.
In less than half a month, the feast would begin.
Half a month was neither a short nor a long time. In the past half a month, Tang Zhenzhen had been practicing the Eighteen Moves of Cloud Enlightenment with the Headmaster in the pine and cypress forest.
There was still one day before the feast, but she had already practiced to the eighteenth move while Zhao Lei had only practiced to the eighth move.
This move was several times more difficult than the sixth move, but it was much easier to practice the sword after passing it. Many famous sword techniques in the pugilistic world were not difficult to learn.
Gu Mingyue stood under the pine and cypress tree and watched Tang Zhenzhen practice her swordsmanship nervously. The performance was the day after tomorrow, and as her master, she was quite nervous.
Tang Zhenzhen held her sword with one hand and was fully focused. She tapped the tip of her toes and flew into the air. She swung her sword fiercely and held it tightly when it flew back. The vibration made her hand numb.
Tang Zhenzhen couldn't hold it anymore. The wooden sword was cut in half with a crack and fell to the ground. She also fell to the ground, and it was so painful that her bones felt like they were about to break.
"Get up." Gu Mingyue frowned. Seeing that she was sprawled on the ground like an octopus and did not get up for a long time, she said sternly.
Tang Zhenzhen moved her head, but she was still lying on the ground.
Gu Mingyue was a little flustered. Could this girl have fallen and broken her body? Logically speaking, she should not have broken it after practicing the 17th move. He quickly walked forward to take a look.
Tang Zhenzhen was lying on her stomach, not moving at all. Gu Mingyue bent down to take a look, but she suddenly raised her head and showed Gu Mingyue a row of neat teeth.
"Nonsense." He got up and turned his head, secretly heaving a sigh of relief. This little girl was actually teasing Master.
Feeling wronged, Tang Zhenzhen slowly got up from the ground and patted the dust off her clothes." Master, I wanted to get up, but it hurt too much."”
"Forget it, the school has already suspended classes. Practice well on your own. I won't be coming tomorrow.”Gu Mingyue looked at Tang Zhenzhen's muddy face and added," I'll go and watch you demonstrate your swordsmanship on the day of the banquet.”
Tang Zhenzhen wiped her face and nodded excitedly. When she looked up again, the Headmaster had already walked out of the pine and cypress forest.
She looked at the two halves of the sword on the ground and bent down to pick it up. On the day of the banquet, all the officials in the court, including her father and teacher, wanted to see her perform. She could not embarrass them.
He held the sword in one hand and lifted his toes. His entire body stopped steadily in mid-air. He retracted his sword and then fell heavily to the ground. She practiced this repeatedly until dawn, but she still hadn't practiced the eighteenth move.
Tang Zhenzhen couldn't help but feel dejected. It seemed that she wouldn't be able to finish practicing the Eighteen Forms of Cloud Enlightenment this year. She looked up at the light blue sky. The stars had long disappeared, and the sunlight fell on her face through the gaps of the pine and cypress trees.
It was already so late. Tang Zhenzhen carried the broken sword in her arms and walked toward the General's Mansion.
The butler had opened the door of the General's manor early in the morning and was waiting for her to return.
Tang Zhenzhen yawned lazily as she walked into the General's Mansion. The butler suddenly stopped her.
"Young miss, why did you come so late and covered in dust? The crown prince has been waiting for you in the inner court for a long time.”The old butler looked at her worriedly.
Tang Zhenzhen raised her sleeve and wiped her face indifferently." I'm late for sword practice.”
"Miss, you should hurry in." The old butler saw that she was not in a hurry and hurriedly urged her to go.
Tang Zhenzhen stuck out her tongue and quickened her pace.
"Miss, wait a moment." The old butler called out to her from behind.
What now? Wasn't she in a hurry to see Xu Mo?
The old butler ran to Tang Zhenzhen's side." Miss, wash your face and change your clothes first. If the Crown Prince sees you, it'll be disrespectful. If the Old Master sees you, he'll scold you."”
Why was it so troublesome? Wasn't the matter very urgent? However, she really couldn't let her father see her like this.
Tang Zhenzhen nodded in agreement. She went to change into a clean set of clothes and tidied herself up before going to the inner court.
Crown Prince Xu Mo was sitting in the middle while the general was sitting upright on a seat beside him.
Tang Zhenzhen braced herself and walked forward. She peeked at her father, frowning. It was obvious that he had been waiting for her for a long time.
"Father." Tang Zhenzhen called out weakly.
When the general heard her voice, he stood up abruptly and scolded sternly,"Greetings, Crown Prince."
Xu Mo quickly got down from his seat and reached out to persuade him." No need, no need."”
The general said firmly,""How can this be? The ceremony between monarch and minister cannot be wasted.”Then, he glared at Tang Zhenzhen." Hurry up and bow.”
Father, I already said there's no need. Tang Zhenzhen stuck out her tongue and bowed unwillingly.
"Why are you so rude?" The general was very dissatisfied." There are no rules at all.”
Just as the general was about to scold Tang Zhenzhen, Xu Mo stopped him."General, this prince has something to discuss with Zhenzhen.”
Then, before the general could say anything, he pulled Tang Zhenzhen's sleeve and hurried out.
"What is it?" She pulled Xu Mo's hand away and said unhappily. They hadn't seen each other for two months, and she suddenly came to look for him early in the morning.
Xu Mo put down his hand and said fawningly,"Zhenzhen, how's your peony embroidery coming along?”
Tang Zhenzhen glanced at him and was about to speak.
However, before Tang Zhenzhen could say anything, Xu Mo continued,"It doesn't matter if you didn't embroider it well. I've already found the best embroiderers in An Ding Country to embroider a peony painting for you. I guarantee that you'll be satisfied."
It turned out that he was afraid that she would not be able to embroider well, so he came to court her. Tang Zhenzhen couldn't help but sneer and stare at him hatefully." Don't worry, Crown Prince. I'm going to act as a sword."”
"But you clearly filled in a peony painting. This is a great crime of deceiving the emperor.”Xu Mo reminded him," It's better if I prepare it for you."”
"Isn't using yours a crime of lying to the emperor?”She asked back. Seeing that Xu Mo did not speak, she returned to her room without looking back.
There was no way he could scare her. He could just explain it to the Emperor.
Xu Mo wanted to cry when he saw her walk away. He had spent two months making the peony painting for her.
He thought that Tang Zhenzhen wouldn't be able to embroider it well at all. If he gave her such a peony painting when the banquet was approaching and she was so anxious, she would definitely be grateful to him.
But now, it seemed that she was lucky that she didn't hate him.# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:1024201810:23AM
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