Chapter 12: The Past and the Present

Barren mountain town, under the boulevard

Outside the chalet is a tree-lined path that winds and turns. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoAfter the first snow of early winter, the road surface is covered with a layer of velvety ice crystals.

Between the branches of the withered trees, the same layer of falling snow is wrapped, like a white gauze, and the natural light shines through the icy and snowy wilderness, and the sunset that is almost about to set hangs on the red clear sky.

A bitter cold wind howled through the tree-lined paths, and the wind swept in biting ice debris. After a sway, it rustled to the ground.

On this cold day. No one had been out for a long time, and the thick snow on the ground was like a brand new quilt, without any footprints. Like the barren edge of the mountains and forests, there was so silence that only the bare shadows of the trees elongated by the setting sun and the occasional cooing of partridges.

At this moment, there was a slight sound of footsteps at the corner of the white snow-covered corner under the fluttering branches of the bird's wings that flickered in the sky.

There are two different frequencies for this footsteps, the first one is light and fast, and the second one is heavy and slightly slow. A pair of small and immature feet, wrapped in simple coarse cloth shoes, stepped on the thick layer of snow on the tree-lined path without the slightest control, only a thin footprint, and the wind blew and dissipated the traces.

He was followed by an old man, who seemed to be staggering, and landed steadily behind the small cloth shoes in front of him, with a slightly stiff back with an extremely respectful expression. From time to time, I looked forward, a seemingly casual glance, and my face after bowing my head was even more surprised, more of an admiration...

"I said, old man, can you walk normally, don't be as stiff as a dry corpse, and follow me in a panic...", the young voice that walked forward suddenly spoke.

The face turned slightly sideways is more delicate in the orange light of the setting sun, with a slight feeling of warmth. The two big dripping eyes on the round little face actually had a hint of disdain, and the conspicuous tiger teeth exposed at the corners of the mouth couldn't help but laugh. The two figures in the fresh and slightly cold air had an indescribable weirdness.

"Senior, hehe,... Belch... This one... How dare the little old man go ahead..."

Listening to the extremely immature scolding in front of him, the old man couldn't stop trembling, as if he had just been relieved. Fixed, he replied respectfully. The forced smile wrinkled the old chrysanthemum-like face.

"Senpai? …… Do I look old, do I look older than you...? ”

The little boy who walked in front said to himself, wrinkling his cute nose slightly in puzzlement, and pouting his little mouth. The eyes of the old man who looked behind him were even more disdainful.

"I, I... No... This, this..."

The old man was at a loss by this look, and he didn't know how to answer for a while, and kept pulling his dry old beard to explain why.

"Alas... Okay, okay, don't stutter, what a dignified spirit king, you are a national soldier of the empire, the dean of the barren mountain, why do you say you are so cowardly..."

The little boy continued to walk forward, counting the old man behind him with a pause.

Old man: "........."

The dean's head was lowered, and his rickety body leaned forward slightly, almost lying on his stomach in the snow.

"Alright, I'm going to see my brother now, you can give me a normal one later."

The brother that the little boy said was naturally Cangqing, who was enrolled in Barren Mountain Academy, and when he said the word brother, his original serious face became like a childish child. Innocent and fragile, but it seems to be in line with the temperament that this face should have.

"Oh oh..., yes... Yes, the little old man remembered, please rest assured..."

The dean of the barren mountains nodded his head as if a chicken pecked rice.

Cang Lin: "......"

"Old man, I know you should understand something, but I believe that you are not a smart person, and I don't want to kill as soon as you recover, I believe that you should know what to say and what should rot in your stomach... Otherwise you won't be able to get here. ”

Looking at the dean of the barren mountain who was still submissive, Cang Lin was right, and said to himself, his pace was still brisk, leaving no trace on the snow.

After Cang Qing broke through, the aura on Cang Lin's body fluctuated violently, and after he secretly transmitted the message to Dean Barren Mountain, Dean Barren Mountain immediately sent Cang Qing away and asked Cang Qing to report to the academy.

At first, Dean Barren Mountain didn't understand why a five-year-old child could transmit sounds, so he secretly promised the little boy that after calling his brother Cangqing away, what happened made the little old man unforgettable for the rest of his life.

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Five hours ago...

Barren Mountain Town, Near Forest Lodge

Inside the hut, Canglin's small body is constantly changing, sometimes showing the appearance of a child, sometimes changing the image of a man, and sometimes transforming into a radiant round energy...

It's just that the momentum on his body is getting stronger and stronger, and the spiritual power between heaven and earth does not fluctuate in the slightest, and the powerful momentum is rising and rising, shaking the old man's violently shaking heart.

"The Occult...

Earth Spirits...

Celestials...

Spirit King...

………”

Dean Barren Mountain never thought that one day, his cultivation would shock him, and the previous one happened not long ago. The old man was shocked beyond words, his whole body was tense, only a stunned face and a violently undulating chest...

As Canglin's momentum climbed violently, it gradually eased down. Along the boy's original point, the air gradually flowed, the strong sense of oppression gradually dissipated, the little boy gently breathed in the gradually cold and fresh air, and the corners of his mouth hooked a smile.

The little boy stood up and walked towards the door of the wooden house, which was getting brighter and brighter, he clearly sniffed the cold air on the tip of his nose, feeling the world that had been absent for many years, and what awaited him......

Coming back to his senses, the little boy stabilized his breath and said lightly: "Old man, let's go to the Barren Mountain Academy together." ”

Xiao Budian's faint tone did not have the slightest hint of negotiation, and he walked out of the door with confidence, and the dean of the barren mountain, who was left stunned, immediately followed.

It's just that walking on the road, the more he walked, the more frightened the dean of the barren mountain became, because he followed behind and secretly felt the breath of the lower cangqing, and almost didn't take a step, and the breath was climbing a point.

He felt that this Lingyin road had never been so long, walking and walking, and after a while, the old man secretly felt the breath of the little boy walking in front of him, and found that it was already sinking like an ocean...

I couldn't feel the slightest spiritual energy, and in the eyes of the old man, he thought that he was sneaking into the realm of others, and he had already been taken in by Cang Lin, who was walking in front, and the corners of his mouth showed tiger teeth, flashing a mischievous evil smile. There was a hint of momentum in the swagger.

Dean Barren Mountain raised his head: "......"

This momentum has broken through the Spirit King and reached the realm that the old man dreamed of in his life but could not touch. Calmed the violently trembling heart. Closely followed behind Canglin

"Martial Emperor," the old man muttered

And the breath on this little boy's body did not stop, it still kept climbing, and the old man felt that he was about to faint after him, is this the reincarnation of a master...

So there was this strange scene on the tree-lined path before...

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Boulevards

"Old man, I see that your spiritual power cultivation is an extremely profound exercise with the dual attributes of wind and fire! There shouldn't be any possibility of it in this remote place..., how did you come here to be a little dean of the academy? The little boy turned his face to look at him suspiciously.

"Ugh! This one... The old man was not originally from this wild domain, but when he entered the wild domain, he was ashamed to be attacked and injured by someone, resulting in a part of his memory missing, and he only remembered to come to the southwest corner of the wild domain... Come..."

When the old man said this, he began to feel a tearing pain in his mind, as if he wanted to come out but was blocked.

"Southwest Corner..., old man, come here...", the little boy frowned and called out to the Dean of the Barren Mountain.

The old man squatted down, the sharp pain in his brain made his body tremble violently, and fine beads of sweat broke out on his forehead because of the pain. The boy's little hand rested on the old man's head, and there was a layer of crystal light between the palms.

The spiritual light gradually seeped in, and the old man's pain gradually stabilized, and he gasped for breath. Cang Lin's brows were locked tighter and tighter.

"Thank you so much...... Oh, thank you Canglin Shaoxia for your rescue. Every time I think about this memory, the old man, the sea is as painful as turning over the river and the sea. After calming down, Dean Barren Mountain hurriedly got up to thank Canglin.

Cang Lin waved his hand disappreciatively, then stared at the dean of the barren mountain, and said in a deep voice: "I don't think you should have been attacked, the person who injured you is obviously a master above the Martial Emperor whose realm is much higher than yours, as for the person who can strip you of the memory of a spirit king in the sea of consciousness, I am afraid that the only one who comprehends the laws of heaven and earth is the Fazun realm powerhouse..."

Listening to the words in Cang Lin's mouth, Dean Barren Mountain couldn't help but blush, it turned out that the injury to him was not caused by a sneak attack at all, he smiled, lowered his head in embarrassment, and carefully recalled what Cang Lin had just said. Cautiously said:

"Then why don't they ......?"

"If they kill you directly, I'm afraid they will startle the snake and alarm the people who sent you, and the people who sent you have the same idea, so they sent a little spirit king out..."

Taking over the old man's words, the young man explained endlessly what Dean Barren Mountain was thinking. At the same time, the old man's face became more and more red...

The old man wanted to say something again, but he stopped talking...

"You don't have to investigate my strength, my identity. What happened to you is related to what I'm about to do, and I'll help you understand something. I'm going to Barren Mountain Academy this time to say goodbye to my brother, and you'll make a round for me later..., so... So...

As he spoke, the old man nodded deeply.

Also, you don't have to delve into my brother's identity, just treat him as a normal student, he has his own way, he was born and the chosen path can only be walked by himself, the future is very long, my brother is by no means limited to this wild place. Remember. ”

The little boy wrinkled and said in a deep voice to the dean of the barren mountain with a solemn expression.

Cang Lin looked back at the log cabin that had come to the end of the tree-lined path and disappeared at the end of the path, and sighed endlessly, this is his best memory...

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Walking out of the boulevard, turning forward to the market area, the outline of the barren mountain academy in front of it was probably revealed, and the little boy looked at the entrance of the academy that was getting closer and closer to the original line in a daze.

"In the past and present worlds, we are still brothers..."Cang Lin's immature face muttered with a sense of vicissitudes.

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To be continued...