"After thirty days of competition, the Armory obtained first-class materials, while the Gunpowder House and Poison House obtained second-class..."
House owner Tang Lei announced the results on the square.
The department house had the greatest harvest, naturally cheering and jumping for joy. Although the poisonous house didn't do badly and got a second prize, Zi Qi was still sulking and glanced at Hua Rou beside him, muttering in a low voice: "If it weren't for your two mistakes, we would be first prize."
Hua Rou didn't catch on, to be exact, she didn't pay attention to what Zi Qi said at all. Her attention and spirit were focused on observing and being on guard against the young master of the house.
She wanted to find out which two disciples they were, she wanted to figure out who was trying to harm her and why.
But she searched for half a day and still couldn't see those two disciples. As for being on guard, that was necessary.
After going through calculation after calculation, Hua Rou had thoroughly understood that Tangmen was far from the small mountain village where she grew up.
Here, the strong prey on the weak and there are some injuries and hostility that come out of nowhere, without any reason.
Soon, Tang Lei announced the dispersal of the meeting, and everyone left in all directions.
Hua Rou had just slung an empty basket over her back and was preparing to head to Yao Shan when Tang Liu'er ran up beside her and patted her shoulder.
"Not bad! Although it's a bit less than our firearms room, it's still second-rate. Your house only has four disciples, how can you all use it?"
"The sisters in the house were aiming for first place, and they are very unhappy with this result."
"What's there to be afraid of? If they bully you, I'll take Ge with me and we'll get it back for you!"
Hua Rou heard this and burst out laughing: "You always use Tang Ji Shixiong to save face, aren't you ashamed!"
Tang Liu raised his chin and said seriously: "He's my brother, a sworn brother who shares the same pants with me. What's there to be ashamed of?"
Hua Rou smiled, unintentionally glancing around, and suddenly found that many people were staring at her, most of them with disapproving gazes, not to mention pointing and gesturing at her.
Hua Rong was stunned: What's going on? Why is everyone staring at me?
Hua Rou immediately lowered her head to examine her clothes, and there was no problem. When she raised her head again, it seemed that she had focused on the surroundings, and she faintly heard some words.
"... everyone is sticky..."
"Wasn't it with Mu Junwu two days ago..."
"...not loving oneself..."
"...at the sight of men, she pounced..."
When people are evil, their words are all knives.
At this moment, Hua Rou felt as if she had been stabbed all over her body with a thousand knives and scalded by a pot of boiling water.
"What's wrong? Why do you look so terrible?" Tang Liu'er, being thick-skinned as usual, didn't notice anything at first. When he saw Hua Rou's uncomfortable expression, he asked with concern and reached out to touch her forehead.
Then, Hua Rou clearly saw that at the moment when Tang Liu touched her forehead, the eyes of the people around her contained extreme contempt and disgust.
"Didn't you get scalded? How did you..."
"Sixth Brother Li, let's hurry up!"
Hua Rou quickly turned around and left as if she was escaping. Tang Liu'er felt puzzled but still followed her.
"Look, Tang Liu'er is following her too!"
Perhaps it was because Hua Rou's fleeing-like behavior satisfied their malice, and in an instant, those hushed whispers grew much louder.
"She's casting a wide net, wanting to catch every fish!"
"I don't even know how Mu Junwu was blinded, and actually got close to her..."
"I'm not blind."
A sudden, cold voice made the few people who were about to speak pause in surprise, before awkwardly shrinking their necks and shutting their mouths - they hadn't expected Mu Junwu to stand up and refute them.
You coldly swept your eyes over these people: "The barking of a hundred dogs."
He left, leaving behind a crowd of people in embarrassment and confusion.
"Is he scolding us as dogs?" someone asked in confusion. The disciple next to him punched out: "Shut your mouth!"
……
"What's wrong with you, Huā Róu?" Táng Liùliǎng followed Huā Róu in silence until they reached the bamboo forest and couldn't help but ask: "Have you been..."
"Sixth Master Brother, is there anything related to Tangmen that you don't know?"
Tang Liu was taken aback for a moment, then patted his chest: "Of course!"
"Then may I ask, is there a place in Tongmen that is relatively remote and generally people won't go?"
Tang Liu's eyes twinkled: "There are three places."
"Which three?"
"The punished Criminal Hall, the forbidden land behind the mountain, and then there's the courtyard of the Soul-Taking House. I'm telling you, that courtyard is heavily guarded, other disciples can't enter no matter what! Even I can only shout for Brother Ji to come out from outside the courtyard..."
Tang Liu'er immediately began talking non-stop, but Hua Rou raised her hand to signal him to stop: "Forbidden land? I've never heard of it?"
"There are many things and places in the Tang Sect that you new disciples don't know about. That forbidden land is a place leading to the trial grounds, but not everyone has the qualifications for the trials, which only happen once every three years! Normally it's locked up tight, no one is allowed in."
"Really!" Hua Rou pinched her earlobe, thinking to herself.
"What's the point of asking this?"
"What else can I do? I just want to find a quiet place and don't want to be bothered by people anymore."
The next morning, when Huajou arrived at the medicine field, she saw that Muguwu was already there.
"Brother Mo, what will you teach me today?"
Hua Ruo bounced over to Mu Jun's side, her bright and beautiful smile seeming as if it hadn't been hurt by anyone's malicious words the day before.
"Come with me."
You turned around and took a step forward, and Hua Rou naturally followed behind you.
They walked for about the time it takes to have a cup of tea and arrived at the mountain pass.
The flowers were soft and far away, and they saw a stone gate in the lush greenery. When they arrived at the stone gate, they found that there was a huge stone standing at the door with two lines of words written on it.
No trespassing, violators will be killed!
"Prohibited land?!" Hua Rou looked at the words on the stone tablet in extreme astonishment - Yesterday, Liu Er said it was a prohibited land and she didn't dare to think about this place again, yet here she still stood.
"Uh, nobody usually comes here, I'll teach you here, neither will anyone know nor be disturbed."
"But it says here that it's a forbidden place and anyone who enters will die!"
"We didn't go in."
Hua Rou was taken aback for a moment, staring at the seven words again and muttering to herself: "Right! We're not going in anyway, what's there to worry about?"
"Come on! Let's continue from yesterday."
Mu Jun stretched out his hand to pull down a branch, and the flower was soft and bright. Seeing this, Hua Rou immediately put down her basket and picked up a section of the branch, stabbing it at Mu Jun.
From that day on, Mu Junwu began to teach Hua Rou at the entrance of the forbidden land, with exercises and explanations of Gongfa scriptures.
The flower is as tender as a young sprout bathing in spring rain, absorbing nutrients and growing vigorously. In just three or two days, I have gained some insights and understanding of the Three Pure Ones' scriptures, and naturally, I will discuss her comprehension with Mu Junwu.
I knew from the day I started teaching Hua Rou that she was inherently clever, and it was only because of her limited environment that she became a blank slate. However, seeing Hua Rou's growth rate was still quite astonishing to him.
That day, after briefly explaining some insights on the skills, Hua Rou immediately sat cross-legged to gather her breath, while Mu Junwu's eyes were fixed on the tightly closed stone gate.
