Zhu Xian: Get ten times the talent, the sword opens the gate of heaven

Chapter 21 Wan Jian Yi: What a Sword in the Heart

Zhang Xiaofan paused when he heard this, thinking back to more than a year later, when Cangsong used the seven-tailed centipede to assassinate Daoxuan in Yuqing Palace and stabbed him again.

If Daoxuan had not reached the Taiqing realm, everyone would have died without a doubt.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaofan suddenly said:

"Can't Cangsong tell me?"

Daoxuan heard this and looked at Zhang Xiaofan with deep eyes for a few times, saying:

"It seems that you are really very smart. You are so young and have never been out of Dazhu Peak, but you know almost everything about Qingyun."

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaofan thought to himself, "I'm not so smart at all. I just have foresight."

Daoxuan looked at Zhang Xiaofan with appreciation for a while, and then said in a heavy tone:

"Remember not to tell Cangsong. He treats Wan Jianyi with respect like a father. If he knew he was still alive, he would definitely go to see him."

Cangsong is in charge of all the affairs of the Qingyun lineage, and there are also many people watching him. If he goes to the ancestral temple, he will definitely be noticed by someone with ulterior motives.

By then, if people know that Wan Jianyi is still alive, my Qingyun’s thousand-year reputation will be ruined.

Zhang Xiaofan heard this and said again:
"Master Cangsong respects Master Wan as his father, even more than his own father. If this misunderstanding is not resolved, what if he holds a grudge against you and the elders of Qingyun for executing Master Wan and plans to kill you?"

Daoxuan heard this, looked at Zhang Xiaofan deeply, and said:

"You have a very clear understanding of human nature. Talent like you is very suitable to be the head."

After praising him, Daoxuan said:
"Even if he wants to kill me, I can't let him know that Qingyun's reputation is far more important than my life."

Zhang Xiaofan heard this and asked again:

"Then if there was such a big risk, why did you save Uncle Wan without telling so many elders and thousands of people from Qingyun?"

After Daoxuan heard this, he looked up at the sky and said in a heavy tone:
"He is not only my junior fellow apprentice, but also a person of great accomplishment. If I die one day, there is still someone who can sacrifice his life to use the Immortal Execution Sword to protect Qingyun Sect."

Zhang Xiaofan heard this and thought it was true.

If Zhang Xiaofan in the original novel had not learned the Heavenly Book, Qingyun Sect would have been destroyed by the Ghost King because Wan Jianyi would also have died.

Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaofan bowed to Daoxuan and said respectfully:
"Master-master has devoted his entire life to Qingyun Sect. Xiaofan admires him very much."

"Alas!" Daoxuan sighed and said:
"I never thought that the person who truly understands me, besides my junior brother Wan Jianyi, is actually you, a disciple who has only been here for three years."

Having said this, Daoxuan waved his hand and said:

"It's getting late. Go find him now. Don't keep him waiting. He has been waiting for this moment for three hundred years."

"Xiaofan will take his leave first!" Zhang Xiaofan bowed and then left the hall.

He took out the map, picked a direction, and walked towards the ancestral temple.

After walking for a while, Zhang Xiaofan finally found the ancestral temple on a mountain peak.

As soon as I arrived at the ancestral temple, I saw an old man in front of me, sweeping the fallen leaves in the yard.

It is autumn now, the yard is very large, and there are naturally a lot of fallen leaves.

If an ordinary person saw this situation, he would be anxious and move quickly, but he would be confused.

The old man in front of him was sweeping the fallen leaves slowly. Although his movements were slow, each time he swept the leaves, he did it just right, without any deviation. His efficiency was extremely high.

The old man heard Zhang Xiaofan's footsteps, but didn't look up and continued sweeping the floor.

Seeing this, Zhang Xiaofan simply kept silent and stood straight where he was, not moving a muscle.

An hour later!

The old man finally finished cleaning the huge yard. Zhang Xiaofan glanced around and saw a stone platform next to it with teapots and cups on it. So he went to the stone platform, poured a cup of tea, and then went to the old man, bowed, and said respectfully:

"Disciple Zhang Xiaofan, I greet Master Wan and invite him to have tea!"

Upon hearing this, Wan Jian took the teacup and said:
"You have great patience. It shows that you are much more intelligent than your teenage self. You have surpassed me in terms of character."

After saying that, Wan Jianyi drank the tea in his hand, and then asked:

"You call me Uncle Wan, it seems you already know my identity. Did Daoxuan tell you?"

"No." Zhang Xiaofan replied.

"Did Tian Buyi tell you that?" Wan Jianyi asked again.

"Not at all."

Upon hearing this, Wan Jianyi murmured:

"That's right. Although Tian Buyi is very wise and appears foolish, he is not that smart. He shouldn't have guessed that I'm still alive."

Wan Jian thought for a moment, his eyes fell on Zhang Xiaofan, and said:
"Could it be that you are just guessing?"

"Yeah!" Zhang Xiaofan replied.

"Interesting..." Wan Jianyi looked at Zhang Xiaofan and did not doubt the truth of his words, because he felt that a young man with extraordinary talent like Zhang Xiaofan would not lie about this matter. He asked again:
"Then...how did you guess that I was Wan Jianyi back then?"

Zhang Xiaofan looked at Wan Jianyi and said:

"I can't think of anyone who can make the head master feel that teaching a disciple is more difficult than my talent field, and who can make the head master admire him, except Wan Jianyi, who was known as the two prides of Qingyun back then."

Having said this, Zhang Xiaofan looked at his arm and said:
"Besides, you are missing an arm, and Wan Jianyi is also missing an arm."

Wan Jianyi touched his empty sleeve and found that the arm inside had been broken for three hundred years.

Then he continued:

"My skills are all with the sword. Now that I have a broken arm, do you think I am incapable of teaching you?"

Zhang Xiaofan heard this, stared at Wan Jianyi with sharp eyes, and said in a sonorous and powerful voice:

"The sword is in the heart!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Suddenly, Wan Jian laughed loudly, and his voice didn't seem so old anymore.

He laughed for a full minute before stopping. Then, he stared at Zhang Xiaofan with his cloudy eyes and praised him:
"Good, what a sword in the heart!"

"Dou Xuan said that you are very talented in the way of the sword. With his vision, I will definitely believe what he said."

"Now that I hear you say that the sword is in my heart, it is indeed true."

Having said this, Wan Jianyi suddenly paused and said with a stern look:
"You have completely passed my test. From now on, I will begin to teach you the way of the sword and various difficulties in practice."

Zhang Xiaofan was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately bowed respectfully to Wan Jian and said:
"Xiao Fan is here, thank you Uncle Wan."

As the saying goes, one word from a good teacher is worth more than ten years of study.

Although he possessed ten times the talent, his training speed was extremely fast, and his magic power was far beyond that of his peers.

However, many details can be improved.

For example, Master Tian Buyi was dull at first, but after being taught by Wan Jianyi, he soared to the sky and made great progress in Taoism.

There is also the clever Cangsong, who, after being taught by Wan Jianyi, became even more proficient in Taoism. Later, he stood out from the crowd of geniuses at Longshou Peak and became the leader.

(End of this chapter)