Chapter 102: Yun's End (Part 2)

  The figure finally emerged clearly in front of the windy eyes.

  Another old man, dressed in gray, with white hair and a youthful face, but unlike the others, his eyes shone brightly, clearly an internal martial arts master of legend.

  "Disciple Feng Xiao Xiao, greetings senior!"

  The old man looked at him for a moment and said: "You are from Mount Hua Sect!"

  The wind was blowing gently, and his heart skipped a beat. All the questions were the same, but he could only answer honestly: "That's right!"

  The old man said coldly: "Do you know what place this is?"

  The wind whispered strangely: "According to what's written on the stone wall, it should be Si Gu Ya, right?"

  The old man said: "Not bad, this is indeed Si Gu Yan. Do you know what Si Gu Yan is and what it's used for?"

  "Feng Xiao Xiao said: 'Isn't it just that a disciple of Mount Hua made a mistake and was punished to come here to reflect on his mistakes?'"

  The old man nodded and said: "Exactly! So what crime have you committed?"

  "I didn't!"

  The old man said: "No crime? Then what are you doing here?"

  The wind whispered: "I just strolled around and ended up here!"

  "Want to take a stroll? Do you know this is the forbidden area of Mount Hua?"

  "I know!"

  The old man said: "Do you know what you're doing, daring to barge in like this?"

  Feng Xiao Xiao said: "I knew that Si Gu Yan was a forbidden place, but before I came up here, I didn't know this was actually Si Gu Yan!"

  The old man nodded after a moment of contemplation, "In that case, it's understandable. Hurry up and get down the mountain! Now that you know this is a forbidden area, the Thoughtful Cliff, staying any longer would be deliberate disobedience!"

  The wind was blowing, and I was sent away just like that! How can this be? At this moment, he gritted his teeth and said: "As a disciple who accidentally entered the forbidden land, since I met my senior, it is also fate, I hope my senior can point out one or two things to me in martial arts!" This is completely following the routine of a martial arts novel.

  The old man smiled slightly and said: "You're really clever! Alright, show me your fancy Huashan swordsmanship!"

  The wind was blowing again, and it seemed to have fallen into the same trick as before in the forest! At this moment, he didn't even have a sword to borrow, so he said with a smile: "I don't have a sword!"

  The old man didn't get angry, picked up a branch from the ground and threw it to the wind, saying "Let's go with that!"

  The wind was blowing gently, and he used a tree as a substitute for his sword, once again demonstrating the sword technique from earlier.

  After fooling around, he carefully looked up at the old man's face, but didn't see any clues. The wind was blowing gently, as if waiting for the judge's final verdict with anxiety.

  The old man started pacing back and forth, a sign that he was deep in thought.

  The wind was blowing gently, but everyone's attention had never been so highly concentrated before, for fear of missing a single word from the old man.

  But the old man kept pacing back and forth, not stopping. Although he hadn't left Wind's line of sight within 2 meters, it was clear that his mind had already flown far away. Wind waited for who knows how long before finally unable to hold back any longer, calling out in a low voice: "Senior!"

  The old man's thoughts were called back by the wind, and he stopped pacing, staring at the wind and saying: "The martial arts on your body are not just from Huashan School!"

  The wind was blowing, and his mind was thinking that he had been discovered again. This time, he had to explain clearly, so he replied: "Yes, I learned a bit of kung fu before joining the Huashan School by coincidence!"

  The old man smiled slightly and said, "A little bit? With just this little bit, you can already contend with our Hua Shan Sect's split court. I think it's not necessary to learn any more of Hua Shan Sect's martial arts!"

  The wind was blowing fiercely, and he hastily said: "But I'm really sincere in wanting to take my Huashan martial arts to the next level!"

  The old man shook his head and said, "Furthermore, it's still not as good as your own martial arts! Learning a skill is about being precise rather than broad, you'd better go practice your own set of skills!"

  The wind was howling and begging, but the old man insisted on not giving in. Finally, he issued a decree to expel the guest: "Leave now, don't say any more, our fate has come to an end here, you should hurry down the mountain! If you delay, I'm afraid your fate with the Huashan School will also be cut off!"

  The wind was still blowing, but he refused to give up. He racked his brains to think of ways to persuade the old man, saying that a stone from another mountain could be used to polish jade, and that knowing oneself and one's enemy would guarantee victory in a hundred battles. The old man finally reacted.

  The old man burst into a rage and said: "You are so stubborn and unrepentant, I have no choice but to deal with you according to the Huashan Code!"

  "What has happened to the Huashan School's rules and regulations?"

  The old man angrily said: "According to Huashan's rules, you trespassed into the forbidden land of Huashan and should be expelled from my gate, and your martial arts will be abolished!"

  The wind was still blowing gently when the system prompt announced: You have been expelled from Mount Hua Sect, and your Mount Hua martial arts skills have been abolished.

  The wind was blowing fiercely, and he was shocked to see that the menu had been pulled out. Indeed, the Huashan swordsmanship and internal strength were nowhere to be seen, and his internal power had dropped back to beginner level. The 2400 points of internal power brought by the Huashan Heart Method had become yesterday's yellow flower.

  The wind was blowing, who would have thought that this old man who had been thinking about the precipice would have such great power, and said that he would be expelled so neatly. According to the game rules, after being expelled from the sect, it is considered as a disciple of the sect, and in general, it is not possible to rejoin the original sect. Although everyone noticed that the regulations mentioned "general situation", no one knew what constituted a special situation.

  It has come to this, and there's nothing much to explain or complain about to the NPCs. The wind whispers, with a disheartened expression, didn't even glance at the old man, and prepares to head down the mountain.

  But then he heard the old man call out from behind him: "Halt!"

  The wind was blowing gently as he turned his head to look at the old man, who had a spring breeze on his face, with joy written all over it. He looked so happy that it made people wonder if sending people out of the house was his hobby.

  The mournful face of Feng Xiao Xiao was in stark contrast to the old man, and she said, "What else do you want to do?"

  The old man stroked his chin, where a few strands of whiskers grew, and said with an even more profound and mysterious tone than the previous old man: "Now that you are no longer a disciple of Mount Hua, I see that you are so persistent in practicing martial arts. There is actually a set of mental techniques here that do not belong to the Mount Hua school. I wonder if you have any interest?"

  The wind was blowing strongly, and in an instant, his spirit returned. He hadn't lost sight of the purpose of this trip yet, and now the opportunity had finally appeared within reach. With such a tortuous path to learn the heart method, how could it be any different? At this time, Feng Xiao Xiao's face was even more joyful than Lao Tou's, and he rushed forward excitedly, saying: "What is the heart method?"

  The old man's anger from just now had disappeared, and he smiled: "This technique is called 'Ice Heart Technique', it can be said to be an internal skill technique!"

  The wind is so happy, I didn't expect to benefit from the disaster, isn't my inner strength what I and Xiao Yao have been pursuing since coming to Mount Hua?

  The old man laughed even more happily, and said to the wind: "This 'Ice Heart Technique' may be slightly inferior to other internal skills in terms of internal strength cultivation, but it has another wonderful use. If you persist in practicing it, you will benefit endlessly!"

  "What's so special about it?"

  The old man said mysteriously again: "How can the heavenly machine be revealed! You persist in cultivating, and you will naturally feel it!"

  The wind was howling in his heart, secretly scolding this as a martial arts story and not a myth, what kind of nonsense heavenly machine. But on his face, he was respectful and said: "Then please, senior, teach me!"

  The old man nodded and waved his hand, saying: "You listen carefully!"

  The wind was blowing gently as he concentrated his mind to listen carefully, and then he heard a "ding" sound. The system then prompted: "You have learned the 'Ice Heart Technique', your internal energy has increased by 350."

  The wind was blowing gently, and at a glance, this inner strength was not as good as ordinary internal skills, and it wasn't even as good as the Huashan Heart Method, which was considered inferior among internal skills. However, since this was obtained through a hidden task, and the old man had also said that it had another use, Feng Xiao Xiao thought with full confidence.

  The old man stared at the wind and said: "I hope you use this 'Ice Heart Technique' well!"

  The wind bowed to the old man and said: "Thank you for your teaching!"

  The old man waved his hand freely in the wind and turned back into the cave.

  The wind was blowing gently as he turned around and headed down the mountain, his mood this time being vastly different from before. The wind whistled a gentle tune, taking light steps, every three steps he would take out the new "Ice Heart Technique" to admire it for a while.

  Before long, they arrived at the fork in the road leading to Siwang Cliff. From a distance, they saw someone wandering around there. As they drew closer, it turned out to be Xiao Yao.

  The wind whispers happily and waves at Xiao Yao, who says discontentedly: "Where did you run off to? I even sent you a message and you didn't respond!"

  "Huh? Is there?" Feng Xiao Xiao hastily pulled out the message bar, and indeed there were many messages: "I've finished studying!", "Where did you go?", "Are you there?", "Hey!"... a whole bunch.

  The wind whispers hastily explaining, just now I was too focused and didn't notice.

  Xiaoyao's mood at this moment is also extremely good, and she forgave Feng Xiaoxiao very happily.

  Seeing Feng Xiao Xiao's delighted face, he couldn't help but ask: "How was it? Did you learn some new moves too?"

  The wind is blowing strongly and it's really enjoyable.

  "Where did you go? Who did you meet? What did you learn?"

  Feng Xiao Xiao said: "At Si Gu Yan, I met an old man and learned a type of internal skill!"

  Xiaoyao heard "Si Gu Yan" and couldn't help but feel a thrill: "Si Gu Yan? No 'Gu Du Jiu Jian'?"

  "It seems like there isn't!"

  Xiaoyao still refused to give up and hastily said, "I'll also go take a look, did they leave from this road?" As he spoke, he pulled Feng Xiaoxiao to retrace their steps!

  "Feng Xiao Xiao hastily said: 'Be careful, you might be expelled from the sect if you go!'"

  His carefree footsteps came to an abrupt halt as he said, "Huh? Then you...?"

  "The wind whispered and nodded: 'I have already been expelled from Mount Hua!'"

  "You don't look like it!"

  Feng Xiao Xiao said: "Hey, with my little Huashan Kung Fu, it's useless anyway. He only taught me this inner strength technique after he expelled me from the Huashan Sect!"

  "What is the state of mind?"

  Feng Xiao Xiao said: "It's called 'Ice Heart Technique'. That old man said it wasn't a Huashan School martial art. I've already practiced it, and my internal energy hasn't increased much, but the old man said it has another special use, I don't know what kind of special use?"

  He let out a sigh of relief and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Forget it, I'm not going. What if they kick me out of the sect? That would be terrible!"

  The wind whispered with a smile: "Judging from your appearance, you must have gained a lot."

  Xiaoyao immediately became excited: "Yes! I've had a great harvest today! I learned one set of swordsmanship, internal strength, and lightness skills, and even learned a set of palm techniques!"

  "How did you learn so much?"

  "With a pleased smile, he said: 'The old man praised me for having a good foundation and got addicted to teaching. Finally, he said that although I'm most suitable for practicing swordplay, in order to prevent situations where there's no sword in hand, learning palm techniques is also very necessary, so he taught me a set of palm techniques too!'"

  The wind is sighing with envy, swallowing saliva, generally speaking, quantity is more intuitive than quality, let alone the quality of the wind has not been revealed yet.

  Xiaoyao had given up the idea of going over the cliff, but there were still several forks in the road ahead. Curiosity drove both of them to wonder where the other paths led. However, Xiaoyao was cautious about being expelled from the sect and didn't dare to act rashly, feeling it necessary to first inquire whether these places were forbidden areas. On the other hand, Feng Xiao felt that he was no longer a disciple of Huashan and wouldn't gain anything more on Huashan. So, among the several forks in the road, they chose the path leading down the mountain.