Shi Ning looked at Shan Nai rolling around on the ground and said carefree: "Shan Nai, do you want to practice?"

Shan Nai turned over and said, "I practice every day."

Lin Panxin smiled and said: " How could I not know? You are either sleeping, eating, or catching butterflies every day. When do you have time to practice?"

Shan Nai stood up, rubbed Shi Ning's skirt and said, "I am practicing when I catch butterflies. "

Lin Panxin asked curiously: "What are you practicing?"

Shan Nai said matter-of-factly: "Practice catching butterflies."

Lin Panxin turned to Shi Ning and said, "I noticed that Shan Nai is getting more and more talkative.

"Sister, how can you teach Shan Nai?"

Shi Ning shook his head: "She can learn everything very quickly if she doesn't practice." Lin Panxin said

regretfully . sighed.

"Sister Panxin, are you looking for a spiritual beast?" Shi Ning asked.

Lin Panxin held her chin and said, "Look, if you are destined, find one. If you are not destined, forget it."

"Are you still going to listen to the lectures later?" Lin Panxin looked at Shi Ning and said.

"I don't want to go." If the elder didn't ask her to go, she didn't want to listen to the lecture anymore.

"Me too." Lin Panxin said.

While the two people were talking, there was a knock on the door.

"Miss Shi, are you there?"

Lin Panxin whispered: "Why is Yao Changze here? I haven't seen him for several days."

When Shi Ning opened the door, he saw Yao Changze saying happily: "Miss Shi, I have followed Ling Che's instructions. The elder asked to swing the sword three thousand times."

"Oh." Shi Ning paused, "But the elder is not here today, why don't you come back another day?"

"Or swing the sword three thousand times?" Tohru said what he said before.

"No, no, no, I'm not here to discuss swordsmanship." Yao Changze quickly explained the fear of being dominated by Ling Che.

"That is?"

Yao Changze said shyly: "I want to invite Miss Yao to go to the market. The New Year is coming now, and I heard that it is very lively at Fuxingmen Mountain."

Before Shi Ning could answer, Lin Panxin suddenly appeared. Said: "Go to the market?"

"Isn't there a lot of fun?"

Yao Changze said: "Yes, I heard that Fuxingmen is very lively during the New Year, we can also go and join in the fun." Yao Changze tried his best to promote it.

Lin Panxin was a little excited for a moment, and said to Shi Ning: "We don't want to go to the lectures anyway, why not go to the market."

Shan Nai also said at the side: "Go to the market, go to the market."

Watch a big Xiao Xiaodu looked expectant, but Shi Ning just asked cautiously: "Is it safe at the bottom of the mountain?"

"My sister is not worried. I will ask my father to bring more guards. They can follow us from a distance." Lin Panxin said.

"That's good." Shi Ning only agreed to go out if it was safe.

"Then shall we go now?" Yao Changze asked.

"Sister Panxin, what about you?" Shi Ning asked Lin Panxin for her opinion.

"I'm going to call Qin Yongqi, and we'll go together. Sister, wait for me, I'll be right over." Lin Panxin went to the market without stopping.

"Let me leave a message for the elder." Shi Ning turned around and went back to the house to leave a message using the transmission talisman. He glanced at Jing Li who was still practicing and asked: "Jing Li, we are going to the market, are you going? Jing Li

looked at Yao Changze outside the door and said, "I'm not going." He has been practicing in the past few days and regulating his inner energy at Fuxingmen Hot Spring. His cultivation level has recovered to 30 to 40%, and he will be able to transform into a human form soon.

"Well, if you want anything, I'll bring it back to you." Shi Ning thought for a moment and said, "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and there should be a lot of New Year's goods at the foot of the mountain. We can also buy some and bring them back to the sect for the New Year. It’s time to eat.”

It’s been a long time since I’ve prepared for the New Year so early, and Shi Ning was looking forward to it for a while.

New Year? Jing Li has never had the concept of celebrating the New Year. Year after year, the world has changed. It's just that many years ago, I spent the New Year with Shi Mian and the others, that's all.

"Jing Li?" Shi Ning asked again.

"I don't want anything. There are many people outside, so be careful." Jing Li was worried about Shi Ning's little cultivation.

"Okay." After saying that, Shi Ning was about to leave.

"Wait a minute." Jing Li called to Shi Ning.

"What's wrong?" Shi Ning looked back at Jing Li.

"Take this." Jing Li took a black dragon scale and handed it to Shi Ning.

Shi Ning took the semicircular dragon scale and asked, "Are these your scales?"

Jing Li hummed and continued practicing.

Shi Ning was a little confused, "Why did

you give me this all of a sudden?" "Just think of it as a thank you for saving my life."

Shi Ning: "Okay, thank you." He carefully put away the dragon scales to make sure not to throw them away.

"Sister, I'm here!" Lin Panxin shouted at the door.

"Here we come." Shi Ning hurriedly went out.

Sure enough, Lin Panxin brought several disciples with her for safety. There were not as many people from other sects coming to Fuxing Sect this time as there were from Kunshan.

It's not that there are many heads and elders coming, it's that they bring many followers.

Lin Panxin put her arm around Shi Ning's shoulders and said, "Don't worry, sister, they may have beaten us. No one will dare to bully us."

Qin Yongqi said helplessly from the side: "If you don't bully others, it will be a big deal."

Lin Pan She snorted in her heart and pulled Shi Ning down the mountain.

Jiaoyue Mountain is located on an island and is surrounded by the sea. Therefore, most of the villagers at the foot of the mountain make a living by fishing. Therefore, during the Chinese New Year, pickled salted fish are hung in the streets and alleys.

Shan Nai looked at the various fish and meat and couldn't stop his saliva. If Shi Ning hadn't been holding her, I would have eaten all the way.

"Shanpi is so greedy." Yao Changze said with a smile.

"That's what greedy cats are like." Shi Ning said helplessly.

"It's okay, this is the nature of spiritual beasts. Whatever you want to eat Shan Nai, I will buy it for you."

Yao Changze couldn't please Shi Ning, so he had to turn around and please Shan Nai.

Shan Nai was already overwhelmed by all kinds of fish and meat. He pointed at each shop and said, "I want this, this, and this. I want them all!"

Shi Ning pinched Shan Nai's ears and said, "Little greedy cat."

Lin Panxin naturally knew what Yao Changze had planned, and even before he went to buy it, he asked his entourage to buy it all.

The happiest thing about visiting the market is Shannai.

Because the villagers of Jiaoyue Mountain rely on Fuxing Sect, they are also used to seeing people cultivating immortals. Although I was a little surprised by Shan Zhi who could talk, I was more out of good-natured curiosity.

"Girl, can your cat still talk?" An old man selling couplets stopped Shi Ning and said.

Shi Ning stopped and replied: "Yes."

Shi Ning looked at the couplets on the stall. They were all auspicious words, but the words on the couplets were very confusing and penetrating. It can be seen that the old man is very accomplished in calligraphy.

The old man looked at Shan Nai kindly and said, "Is your name Shan Nai?"

Shan Nai still had a piece of dried meat in his mouth and said vaguely, "How do you know?"

The old man stroked his already gray hair. Huzi said: "I can't help but know that your name is Shan Nai, and I also know that this girl is called Shi Ning."

Yao Changze said in surprise: "How do you know?"

But Shi Ning felt that he had probably met a charlatan and didn't want to stay any longer. Along the way just now, Shan Nai's and his own names were mentioned more than once. If they were really liars, they would have been targeted by them already, so it wouldn’t be a surprise to know.

Seeing that Shi Ning was about to leave with Shan Nai in her arms, the old man quickly stopped Shi Ning and said, "Girl, I'm not a liar."

Although the old man looked old and frail, he walked quickly and blocked Shi Ning's way to leave and said: "Miss Shi Ning, as early as when I was ten years old, I knew that I would meet you when I was eighty years old."

"Huh?" Shi Ning cast a look of disbelief.

"How could someone as old as me lie to you? If you don't believe me, just ask everyone, they all know."

Shi Ning glanced at the nearby vendors, and they all said that what Old Man Wang said was true.

"When I was ten years old, I had a high fever and was about to die. At this time, a Taoist priest appeared at the door and promised to save my life."

"The condition is that I have to wait for a girl named Shi Ning in Jiaoyue Mountain . "

The old man continued: "Although my parents were eager to save me, how could I find a girl in the huge crowd?"

"The Taoist priest said that Miss Shi Ning would bring a talking black cat."

"So I. I’ve been waiting here for seventy years, and finally I’m waiting for you, girl.”

The old man said that he was so emotional that he even wiped the tears from his eyes.

But Shi Ning remained expressionless throughout the whole process, mainly because there were so many deceptive methods that it was difficult to guard against. She even felt that the old man was going to take out something in the next second, and then asked her to buy it.

Lin Panxin was very interested and asked, "What did the Taoist priest ask you to do when you meet Shi Ning?"

"The Taoist priest asked me to say eight words to the girl."

"Those eight words?"

"Thousands of years, Don't forget this."

Lin Panxin: "No?"

"No," the old man replied.

The old man looked at Shi Ning and said, "It doesn't matter if the girl doesn't believe me for a while. I have already conveyed my words."

"The Taoist priest said that the girl will definitely think of these eight words in the future."

After that, the old man did not stop Shi Ning anymore. Ning everyone.

After walking for a while, Lin Panxin asked Shi Ning quietly, "Sister, don't you believe what the old man said?"

Shi Ning shook his head, "I don't believe it."

"Why? I don't think he cheated money."

Shi Ning said: "Seventy years ago, I was not born, and neither was Shan Yue. How could that Taoist priest know this? Not only did he know my name, but he also knew Shan Yue's name. He also knew Shan Yue's name. He can talk."

"Such detailed information is not trustworthy at first glance."

"It's just that he didn't defraud us of money for the moment. How will he know in the future?"

"It's better to stay away,"

Lin Panxin nodded. It makes sense, no matter what, we haven't lost anything anyway."

Yao Changze also said, "Yeah, I don't think about that."

"Where is Shan Zhi?" Shi Ning suddenly realized that Shan Zhi jumped down at some point and couldn't find it.

Everyone hurriedly looked for Shan Zhi, only to find that Shan Zhi ran into someone else's pastry shop and was begging for food.

The little girl selling cakes couldn't bear Shan Nai's coquettishness, so she almost moved her shop to Shan Nai.

Shi Ning hurried over to pay the bill, grabbed Shan Nai, touched her round belly and said, "You are not allowed to eat any more. It depends on

what your stomach eats." Shan Nai was so addicted tonight that she wanted to take a bite of everything she saw. When Shi Ning wasn't paying attention, he ran to another lantern riddle stall and wanted to eat other people's Yuanxiao.

Although it's not the Lantern Festival yet, some shops have already started to put up lanterns and guess lantern riddles.

The owner of the Yuanxiao seller is a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties. Unlike the little girl, he doesn't act like a spoiled brat. He laughed and said, "Little fat cat, you can only eat my Yuanxiao if you answer my lantern riddles correctly today, otherwise you won't want to eat it."

This is really difficult for Shan Nai. Although Shan Nai has sharp teeth and a sharp mouth, he has big words. Don't know one. Looking at the lanterns all over the shop is like reading a book from heaven. With no clue, Zhang Er was at a loss. He could only cover up his embarrassment by licking his hair.

Yao Changze wanted to show off deliberately and said to the store: "Shan Nai, what do you want, just tell me. I will answer it for you."

Shan Nai snorted and walked away proudly, as did she Shan Nai A cat with backbone is just a few yuanxiao, she doesn't want any more.

Only Yao Changze was still guessing lantern riddles seriously.

Shan Nai was the star of the whole street that night. Unexpectedly, she failed in guessing lantern riddles, and people laughed at her wherever she went.

"Little black cat, if you tell me what this word is called, I'll treat you to free dried fish, okay?"

Shan Nai gritted his teeth, it was too much, why should the little cat know the word? Why are you embarrassing the little kitten so much?

"I want to go back!" Shan Nai was a little angry at this moment. She wanted to go home.

Shi Ning looked at the sky and said, "It's really getting late, let's go back."

Shi Ning said this, and the other three people had no objections. It's just that on the way back, I inevitably ran into the couplet shop again.

When the old man saw Shi Ning, he opened and closed his mouth and repeated the eight words.

For thousands of years, I will never forget this heart.

The group returned to Fuxing Gate with large and small bags. When Shi Ning returned to the courtyard, Huang Xueping and Ling Che had also returned.

Huang Xueping was the first to say: "You're back?"

Shi Ning hummed, "What did Master Song say today?"

Huang Xueping stroked his beard and said, "Everything is fine."

"Xuanwu did not harm the lives of disciples before."

"Master Song He will not tell anyone about the Kraken, and he is the only one who knows about it. He will explain everything to others in the future."

Shi Ning asked, "Is this the case for Master Song?"

Huang Xueping: "Of course there are conditions."

"What is the condition?"

"The condition is that the two young sons of the head of Song must join the sect of Elder Ling Che and learn the way of swordsmanship."

"Then in the future, these two people will be regarded as disciples of the Chengtian sect, or will they Where are the disciples of Fuxing Sect?" Shi Ning asked.

"Since you have become a disciple of Elder Ling Che, you are naturally a disciple of the Chengtian Clan. However, after you reach a certain level of cultivation in the future, you will eventually return to the Fuxing Clan."

After listening to Huang Xueping's explanation, Shi Ning suddenly understood. . Countless monks tried their best to become Ling Che's disciple but failed. Now, the leader of Song Dynasty used the Xuanwu incident to make his two sons become Ling Che's disciple.

Shi Ning asked: "What about the disciples who were injured by Xuanwu before?"

"Although time has passed and all the disciples have recovered, we have also kept the best elixirs. If you have any discomfort in the future, you can come to Chengtianmen to see Elder Lingche."

"The troubles caused by Xuanwu have also been filled up one by one . Yes." Huang Xueping sighed.

"It's time to understand him for a while."

"The only thing left is the soul-fixing needle in Xuanwu's body. We can only bring it back to the sect for further discussion." Huang Xueping rubbed his eyebrows and said very tiredly.

Shi Ning looked at the tired looks of Huang Xueping and Ling Che and said, "Two elders, have a good rest."

"Now that the Kraken incident is over, Head Song will also take care of the aftermath and will not let this matter be linked to Chengtian Clan. We'll go back in a few days."

"But the Fairy Gate Conference isn't over yet? Are we leaving like this?" Shi Ning asked.

"Well, the Chengtian Sect's lectures are over. I don't think you have any intention of cultivating other sects. It's better to go back and ask the other elders what you plan to cultivate."

"The soul-fixing needle in Xuanwu's body will be delayed for one more day. , it’s just one more danger, so it’s better to go back as soon as possible,” Ling Che said.

"That's fine."

Shi Ning returned to the room, opened the various cakes he bought, and asked Jing Li, "Do you want to eat?"

Jing Li shook the dragon's tail, which meant he didn't want to eat.

"We'll be going back in a few days. Do you have anything else to do here?" Shi Ning took a bite of the pastry and said.

"Nothing." Jing Li replied simply.

"Shan Zhi, don't you want to eat it?" Shi Ning asked, looking at Shan Zhi's angry look on the side.

"What's wrong? Not happy?"

Shan Nai snorted loudly, "Don't you just know a few words! What's so great!"

Shan Nai said while slapping the floor with his tail. It was obvious that he still held grudges about the past. Something that was laughed at by the vendors.

Jing Li suddenly said, "Then you learn to read."

Shan Nai snorted disapprovingly and said, "Just learn, it's not like I don't know how to read."

"Ning Ning, teach me!" Shan Nai commanded. said.

"Jing Li, can you read?" Shi Ning looked at Jing Li and asked.

Jing Li suddenly had a bad intuition.

"You won't let me teach you, will you?"

"I thought you two could learn together." Shi Ning said.

"No, I can read."

"Okay, Shan Nai, if you don't know how to read, remember to ask Jing Li." Shi Ning touched Shan Nai's head and said softly.

Shan Nai suddenly became eager to learn and asked, "How do you write those eight characters today?"

"Those eight characters?"

"Did that what the old man said?" Shi Ning almost forgot about the old man. .

"Yes." Shan Zhi nodded.

Jing Li asked: "Those eight words?"

Shi Ning repeated what happened to the old man and said, "I will never forget this for thousands of years."

"What do these eight words mean?"

"I don't know either." Shi Ning didn't think much about it.

"I think he must be a liar, otherwise why would he tell all the details."

Jing Li silently repeated these words in his mind, as if someone had said this to him many years ago.

Shan Nai wanted to learn to read, and Shi Ning struggled with her for a long time. There were letters stained with pen and ink all over the floor.

Finally lying in bed peacefully, Shi Ning just wanted to sleep peacefully. But unfortunately not as expected.

Not long after Shi Ning lay down, he fell into a dream.

Shi Ning rarely dreams. The last time he dreamed was during the sect competition where he learned arts in a dream.

This time Shi Ning seemed to be trapped in a fog, unable to see the road in front of him clearly and not knowing where he was. But those eight words kept echoing around me.

For thousands of years, don’t forget this heart.

What should we not forget? Shi Ning wanted to clear away the fog, but she still couldn't see the way forward.

Finally, before dawn, Shi Ning woke up. He sat alone with his eyes open until dawn, then went down the mountain to find the old man at the market yesterday.

"He died?" Shi Ning asked in disbelief.

"Yes, I left in my dream when I went home last night. It's sad to be in mourning at such an old age," said the vendor on the side.

"Then do you know where the old man's house is?"

The kind merchant pointed the direction to Shi Ning, "That's the house at the end of the alley."

Shi Ning went over to take a look, and sure enough, there was a funeral at the door. A middle-aged man in mourning clothes saw Shi Ning and said, "You're here."

"Yeah." Shi Ning felt a little regretful that he didn't ask more questions yesterday.

The man turned around and went into the room, took back a tips bag and gave it to Shi Ning, saying: "My father asked me to give it to you before he died. The Taoist priest told me that if you believe him, I will give this to you. If you don't believe it, Just keep this."

"Looking at the girl coming back now, it seems that she believed what my father said."

After thanking him, Shi Ning took the gift bag and was about to open it. But he was stopped by a man.

"The Taoist Master once said that if a girl remembers the meaning of these eight words, she can open it. Otherwise, even if she opens it, it will be in vain."

Shi Ning put down his hand to open the bag and asked, "Do you know what the Taoist looks like?

The man shook his head, "I've never seen him before, and my father never mentioned his appearance."

"Do you know where the Taoist has gone?" The

man shook his head again, "The Taoist comes and goes without a trace. The girl knows it by fate." We met."

If I asked any questions from now on, the man would just shake his head and not answer.

When Shi Ning returned to Fuxingmen, Lin Panxin had been waiting in the yard for a long time.

"Are you leaving so soon?" Lin Pan said reluctantly.

"Yes, the sect has a lot of things going on, and the elders are anxious to go back." Shi Ning said absently.

"What's wrong with you?" Lin Panxin asked, "By the way, where were you just now? You weren't there when I came."

"I asked the elders and they said they went out early in the morning."

Shi Ning said: " I went to find the old man from yesterday."

"Did he say anything again?"

"No, he died." Shi Ning sighed.

"What?"

"I was still in high spirits yesterday." Lin Panxin said in disbelief.

Shi Ning: "It is true that he passed away. But he gave me a tip bag to remind me of the meaning of these eight words before opening it."

"But why did you suddenly think of going to see that old man again?" Lin Panxin asked.

Shi Ning couldn't explain clearly, "I had a very strange dream last night, and the eight words kept repeating in the dream."

"So I thought about going to see it again, but I didn't expect..."

Lin Panxin said warily . Said: "Could that person be some kind of demon cultivator? And then he used some illusion spell on you?"

Shi Ning was not sure for a moment, "I'll ask the elders later."

"Yes." Lin Panxin agreed.

"What do you have here?" Shi Ning asked, looking at the pile of books next to Lin Panxin.

Lin Panxin said, "It's for Shantai. Doesn't Shantou need to learn to read?"

"This is all for her?" Shi Ning was a little surprised.

"Of course, Shan Nai is so studious, of course I have to satisfy her."

The stack of books is higher than Shan Nai's standing. Shan Nai, who is still ambitious to learn to read, has no idea how long his road to education is.