CH.12 The winding path leads to the secluded garden, and the river is deep and I don't know where it is

"Xiao Rin, I miss Luo Ya a little, can you take me to meet her next time you go back to Maoshan?"

“...... Yes, but are you sure you want to see her?" Xiao Rin sat leisurely on the bow of the boat, her little feet paddling across the water, and from time to time there were small fish swimming in the water, touching Rin's feet, making her feel a little itchy. Pulling his feet back, Xiao Rin said casually, "I don't think you will like the environment there." ”

"No, no, I think I'll love it!"

"Really?" Rin looked unoptimistic, and only after seeing Ling Ning nodding solemnly did she continue, "Ning, do you know why zombies hate sunlight?"

Pouting and thinking for a while, Ning spread his hands: "Actually, I don't know why, maybe the sun hurts on them." Hehe, that feeling of watching your skin get burned is horrible!"

As he spoke, Ling Ning asked, "Rin, do you know why sunlight can hurt zombies?"

"Well...... According to the Liangyi Yin-Yang Dao Treatise, sunlight is yang, and it is a kind of energy that belongs to the masculine side. But ah, the energy that constitutes the sunlight is extremely complex, the most important and explosive is the power of the sun, the bright yang, and the three yangs of Shaoyang, and then the light of the heavy Xuan, the Taiyu Yuan Magnetism, and the countless optical and magnetic elements, and then the most trace and the most essential kind of vitality: Yuanchen Spiritual Quality! This Yuanchen spiritual quality is not energy or even vitality, but the embodiment of the original longevity of the star, the birth of the star, the appearance of the Yuanchen spiritual quality, the destruction of the star, and the dissipation of the Yuanchen spiritual quality. On Earth, this Yuanchen spirit only appears at the beginning of the rising sun, and when it merges with the last wisp of moonlight yin qi before dawn, it will give birth to purple qi, which is the kind of vitality that cultivators value most before forming a primordial womb. ”

"Hey, you haven't talked about the point for a long time!!Zombie, zombie!" Listening to Xiao Rin's tirade again, Ling Ning interrupted cleanly, she was afraid when she was in the Affairs Department, she finally went out for a walk, but she didn't want to be educated!

The desire to preach was interrupted as soon as it rose, Xiao Rin frowned a little unhappily, she stopped, and nodded with satisfaction when she saw Ling Ning's scared expression, and then explained: "It can be said that what can destroy low-level zombies is not the power of the bursting three yangs, not the unpredictable purple qi, and not the light of the heavy mystery or the Taiyu Yuan Magnetism...... Well, it can even be said that life is not the spiritual quality of Yuanchen!"

"What's that?"

"It's Yuanchen spiritual quality. ”

Ling Ning hurriedly interrupted: "Wait, didn't you just say that it wasn't Yuanchen Spiritual Quality?"

"That's right. ”

"Then you ......"

"Shut up and listen to me!"

Ling Ning hurriedly made a gesture of please: "Okay, okay, you have big breasts, you speak." ”

Ignoring Ling Ning's death, Xiao Rin continued to popularize the common sense on the path of cultivation: "I said that it is not the Yuanchen spiritual quality, because the Yuanchen spiritual quality is only the embodiment of the stellar lifespan, and it cannot harm the zombies in itself, what can really destroy the zombies is the stellar lifespan, and the star itself." Got it?"

“...... Not... ”

“...... You must know that zombies and vampires are both undead and have the same preference for blood, but they are completely different things. The undead nature of vampires comes from the immortality attached to the blood itself, while zombies are against the rules themselves, and from the perspective of the pure yin or yang world, they are conceptually things that should not exist, and of course there is no concept of death. And what we usually call the ancestors is just their conceptual form in the yang world through certain phenomena, celestial phenomena, and rules in the yang world. ”

"Wow, it sounds like zombies are a lot taller than vampires!"

“...... I can guarantee that if you say this in front of that vampire in Fenghua City, you will definitely be beaten and even your mother will not know you!" Xiao Rin glanced at her and said, "There is no distinction between high and low races with spiritual intelligence, whether they are strong or weak only depends on the height of the individual himself. Compared to vampires and zombies, do you think humans are weak...... However, Moon and I can hang you. ”

"Yes, yes, Teacher Xiao Rin, you are amazing, you continue...... I always feel that the topic is getting more and more crooked. ”

"In terms of the strict concept of race, vampires can still be regarded as a race, and zombies are no longer a race......" Saying this, Xiao Rin pinched her brows, she suddenly felt that these were about the difference between vampires and zombies, and it would be better to talk about them later, otherwise the topic would be distorted again: "I just said that the spirit of Yuanchen is the embodiment of the life of the star, and the zombie is an existence that violates the rules and is born in the impossible." Under the ancestor, after five generations of bloodline, it is not easy for zombies to enter the god genus and achieve infinite strength, the ancestral bloodline they inherit is scarce, and the undead structure on the body based on disobeying the rules has been unstable, and after nine generations, the undead structure on the zombie body has been in a semi-collapsed state, only if there is too much influence around them, the undead will be destroyed, and thus destroyed from the rule level. You get the idea!"

“...... Please forgive me for not understanding it. ”

"What a stupid thing!"

"Hey, who can understand your words!"

"I don't believe no one understands!"

"Let's see, no one will understand when I hear this!"

Xiao Rin stretched out his hand and flicked it at Ling Ning's head, in order to make Ling Ning understand, he had to speak in the vernacular: "For low-level zombies, the existence of the sun is too huge from the rule level, and the Yuanchen spirit itself is the embodiment of the life of the star, as long as the low-level zombie comes into contact with the Yuanchen spirit matter, it will be destroyed by the star named the sun from the rule level and will be killed directly......! If you don't understand, please jump into the river by yourself!"

"Understand and understand~" Ning nodded clearly, although he didn't want to admit it, Xiao Rin was indeed much smarter than her!

Thinking like this, Ling Ning quietly looked at Xiao Rin, who was a little proud.

Although this guy looks a little baby-faced, in terms of appearance alone, Xiao Rin undoubtedly has a high score. Delicate and beautiful facial features with perfect skin without flaws, tall and slender figure, only a little less milk than her...... It's really beautiful. Whether it's temperament or good, if Xiao Rin doesn't teach her a lesson, she will definitely be the beauty she likes! It's a pity......

It's a pity that this guy is so strong that she can't beat it at all...... Otherwise, I really want to bully and bully her, pinch her baby face a few times, hehe, poke her cheek, flick her head!

"By the way, what kind of rude thing are you thinking!!" Xiao Rin always felt that there was something wrong with Ning's eyes!

"No! Of course not!"

"Really?"

"When, of course, ......"

"May I ask Mr. Xiao Rin...... Isn't the generation very strong? ”

"yes, super strong. But in terms of scale itself, their existence is much larger than that of stars, and much more numerous!"

"Then ......" Ling Ning was a little inclined to speak and stopped.

"I know what you're trying to say, I'll talk about that later. Xiao Rin interrupted directly, this is already the category of the Su family, and it is not appropriate to reveal that Ling Ning is a zombie here. Even if the Su family is no longer an exorcist, they still can't tolerate the existence of zombies entering their lair.

"Hehe, you look like a teacher more than that girl from Luoya. Intentionally or unintentionally listening to the conversation between Xiao Rin and the two, the middle-aged woman sitting next to her covered her mouth and chuckled: "You don't know, every time this girl comes, she complains that the village is full of stupid ghosts, and she always says that she can't stand children." ”

As she spoke, the beautiful middle-aged woman couldn't help but laugh loudly, "Hahaha, I think with Luo Ya's bad temperament, the disciples taught must be terrible! This girl is completely unsuitable to be a master!!"

“...... That one. Hearing this, Xiao Rin raised his head slightly tangled, stared at her for a long time, gritted his teeth and said, "Actually, I was taught by my senior sister...... Although I am not her disciple, I am indeed taught by my senior sister!"

"When I was in Maoshan, the master spent very little time in the village, and I sometimes didn't see him a few times a year, and he gave me to my sister after teaching me the basic framework of monasticism...... It can be said that most of my knowledge was learned under the guidance of my senior sister. ”

"Oh~Is that so~~" The middle-aged woman put down her hand, squinted her eyes and looked at Xiao Rin in a little surprise, looked her left and right, and for a long time, she didn't see anything before she secretly shook her head, and said to herself in confusion: "It's not like, it's not like it at all." I really can't imagine that fierce girl can really be someone else's master. ”

Behind a few people, the boat elder who was holding the boat at the stern of the boat shook his head secretly, and whispered: "I don't think it's Luo Ya that her master teaches well, but this student is too powerful, hehe, he will be able to attain the realm of a heavenly master after four years of cultivation, how many people can there be in ancient times?"

"Nope. The middle-aged woman pondered, then replied in the affirmative.

"No," Rin replied calmly.

It's not that Xiao Rin is arrogant, but she has never seen such a person in the existing historical records.

"Maoshan Shangqing Sect, in addition to me, the earliest person to cultivate to the realm of the Heavenly Master is the senior brother, in addition to the time when the Yuan Shen traveled through the three thousand worlds, he lasted nine years in the Yang Dynasty, and realized the true nature when the sun and the moon were in the sky, and at the moment when Yuhui radiated the golden reflection of the truth, combined with the supreme magic method taught by the true scriptures, combined with the creation of Hanxiu, the bud condensed the Yuan Shen, and was born in the void constant of the Zifu space, condensing the 'Qionghua Zifu Yuan Fetus'. It is known as the congenital bone. ”

"Rin, you're ......" Ling Ning said with a wink and looked at her in surprise.

This guy may be more powerful than she imagined~!

The winding path leads to the secluded garden, and the river is deep and I don't know where it is

The willows on both sides of the river support the wind, not the green leaves accompanied by the breeze, falling on the river surface, falling on this boat.

In about half an hour, the river where the boat was traveling gradually became darker, and compared to the previous place, it seemed like a different place. On both sides of the river, the fluffy blue ghost fires lit up, and the numerous ghost fires shuttled and flew between the hazy trees and ferries on both sides of the river, drawing out a series of blue comet tails in the deep sky.

Out of curiosity, Ning squinted and looked intently at the banks of the river.

Obviously, the riverbank was only four or five meters away from the boat, and the faint blue ghost fire was not far from the riverbank, but even with Ling Ning's gaze, the scene on the shore could not be seen clearly. In her eyes, the scenery on the riverbank has been in a certain ambiguous state looming, as if there is still nothing.

"Rin, are you sure we're going to a long-standing garden, not a haunted mansion?"

In ordinary places, she could see things thousands of miles away with a little concentration, and even if there were obstacles, she could easily see through them if she wanted to. But this place is quite strange, obviously it is only a stone's throw away, but it makes her feel hazy and weird distant.

“...... Probably. Xiao Rin looked around, a little uncertain. Although she had heard of this place from Luo Ya, Luo Ya had never mentioned the specific situation here to her, and Rin did not know it.

As she spoke, her eyes glowed with a faint green glow, and her vision shifted from the river around her to the river.

But even so, even if she was there to look at what was in front of her, the ghost fire was still ethereal, and the branches of the trees were still hazy. It's like seeing flowers in the fog, and it's like a layer of realm. Everything is close at hand, yet in another world that cannot be touched.

"Peace of mind, this is the [way to seclusion]. It is a very old age, and it was left over from the founding of the Su family, and it was not like this inside. Seeing the expressions of the two, the middle-aged woman couldn't help laughing, and then explained: "No one knows the length of the [Road to the Quiet], no one can reach the riverbank, except for the ghost fire seen on the boat, no one knows what else, only we can go back and forth with the Su family garden and the town, only we get under the boat." ”

"Really, isn't this [the way of the secluded] left by your ancestors, why don't you even know what is on it?" Ning looked at her with some puzzlement, and then pointed to her underneath: "Also, if someone destroys this canopy boat, will the people in the Su family's garden be trapped in it forever?"

"Yes, theoretically. ”

"Aren't you afraid that you are in danger and don't know when you will be trapped in one place like a prison?"

The old man didn't care, and pushed the pulp leisurely, looking drowsy: "Peace of mind, the ancestors you thought about have thought about it." A hundred years ago, the ancestor led everyone of the Su family to retreat to the town, and then invited three masters who were famous all over the world at that time, an exorcist, a cultivator, and a friend of the netherworld. It is rumored that the three of them boarded the two sides of the [Road to the Quiet Road] with their ability to pass through the sky, and after staying for three days, the three of them came back to bring the Su family back to the garden. According to them, it is impossible to destroy the way of seclusion by human means. ”

"What about the boat?" Ling Ning knocked on the boat.

"This canopy ship is the 'thunderbolt' of the [Path to the Secluded], and as long as the [Path of the Secluded] does not disappear, it will never disappear. Xiao Rin beside her squinted slightly, touched the hull of the boat and said, "It's really an interesting 'pike'." ”

"Huh~" The middle-aged woman was a little surprised.

The old man who was shaking the pulp opened his eyes slightly, and his tone was a little emotional: "You can see this?"

"Well, I didn't pay attention to it originally, but I just took a closer look at it. ”

The old man and the middle-aged woman glanced at each other, and secretly said in unison: "It's really amazing." ”

......

After a few more minutes, the darkness of the surroundings gradually disappeared, and the scenery on both sides of the river became clearer.

The Liu'an River fades away, replaced by a lake as round as a mirror.

Standing on the boat, Ling Ning could see a pavilion hidden in the fog in the distance, and he could hear the sound of a zither coming from a pavilion.

"Here we are. When the veteran canopy heard a ferry, he took out his fishing rod and fished, ignoring a few people.

"Come with me, and I'll take you to the eldest lady. "Stepping off the boat, the middle-aged woman leads the way.

Walking out of the ferry, there is a small forest planted with green bamboo.

Xiao Rin and the two then walked into a cobblestone path, and soon the two arrived in front of a huge garden.

Perhaps there are few people here, and the entrance to the garden is not guarded.

In the garden, there are attics, and there are narrow canals between the water pavilions of each building, which only accommodate a small boat. The canal is about a meter deep, and the water is so clear that you can faintly see a few koi playing in the water. Some of the pavilions have small wooden bridges and corridors between them, and you can see several children jumping and playing on the seats on both sides.

In the small courtyard, by the corridor,

There are rockery decorations, flowers and trees fences, old vines to climb the top, flowers and flowers, and disks to meet the scene.

Every place is a landscape, and every place is exquisite.

"Rin, the environment here is so good, Luoya's friend is a big tyrant!"

"Pavilions, pavilions, corridors, pavilions, pavilions, buildings, platforms, boats, the halls over there are always bright, and there is a faint green smoke, probably a sacrifice. Rin didn't care very much, looked at the surroundings casually, and then laughed softly: "Don't talk about others like you guy, don't you yourself be very tyrant." ”

Listening to Xiao Rin's jokes, Ling Ning, who was still fascinated by this classical and gorgeous garden, suddenly lost most of her mood, she didn't answer, lowered her head a little lost, and followed behind Xiao Rin, until the middle-aged woman who led the way in front took them to a small attic on the edge of the maple forest, and asked them to wait outside the door, Ning Cai pulled the corner of Rin's clothes in a low voice: "...... Rin, you know that. ”

"What?" Rin tilted his head in confusion

"That's my family...... You know all about it?"

"Hmm,"

“...... I didn't even say it, Rin, you know too much. ”

Listening to these resentful words, Rin turned around, gently hugged her into his arms, and gently stroked Ning's somewhat messy long hair with one hand: "Because this is Xiao Ning's business, I went to understand it unconsciously." That one...... Ning still cares a lot about the past?"

"No, it's not ......"

After combing the hair hanging from Ling Ning's ears, Xiao Rin asked with a smile, "Really, don't you feel sorry that you can't go back to your own home?"

"Really," Ling Ning raised his head and shook his head slightly, "Originally, that place might have been called home, but it hasn't been since Mom and Dad left. For me, the place where I live with my grandparents is the real home, so it's not appropriate for Rin to say that my family is a local tyrant. ”

"Well, I was wrong. Rin looked at her softly.

"Rin, do you think a person who is lazy, homely, and wasteful can be a family member?"

"Of course not. Rin shook his head decisively: "It's a very troublesome thing to have such a family, it's a very bad thing to have nothing to do, hang around at home all day, and make the family angry at home!"

As Rin whispered, Ning in her arms was even more lost.

I thought I wouldn't care anymore I suddenly felt a sour feeling in my heart, and I broke free from Rin's arms, and she muttered to herself, "Sure enough,...... Also, it's a terrible thing to have such a family. ”

"But oh, it might be a very happy thing if Hening became a family. ”

"......!!, but aren't I the kind of person who is annoying?useless, homely, wastewood......" The more she spoke, the quieter she became, and she herself felt that she was really unlikable with these shortcomings.

“...... Ning is actually not very useless, although he likes to be lazy, and he likes to shirk every time he has a task, but as long as you see those who are in trouble, you will always patiently comfort them and help them, every time, I have seen it. Although it's very homely, but since Ning came to the Affairs Department, hasn't he helped me manage the website?As for the waste wood?" Rin thought about it very seriously, and then nodded definitely: "That's right~"

"Our Miss Ling Ning is the first zombie in history who is afraid of ghosts~"

"Rin!!" Ning, who was still a little moved, suddenly burst into flames, and pounced on her cheeks to pull her cheeks: "Really, it's just a baby face, and I always like to say angry things in an old-fashioned manner." ”

"Xiao Ning......" slapped the hand that just wanted to make a fool of himself, and pulled a smile in a low voice: "If I'm angry, the consequences will be very serious~~"

While they were talking, the middle-aged woman had already come out of the closed door, and when she saw the two laughing, she chuckled twice: "Hehe, I can't see how good the relationship between the two of you is." But don't make a fuss yet, Miss, please come in. ”

Entering the hallway, she pointed to a quaint wooden cabinet at the door: "Please wait a moment, this is the eldest lady's study, she has a bit of a cleanliness habit, please put her shoes in which cabinet." ”

"Well, please lead the way. Ignoring the guy next to her, Rin nodded politely, took off her shoes and put them in the cupboard, and Rin followed her to the study.

"Wait for me, Rin. ”

After stepping into the hallway, at the end is a room full of classical atmosphere.

The room is facing the door is two screens, on the left side, embroidered on the blue clouds and closed moon hidden fairy lake, on the right side, embroidered on the bluestone flowing water to reflect Shu. Walking through the two screens, you enter a spacious room with a soft straw mat with a hint of lavender on the floor. On each side of the room is a large wooden bookshelf clinging to the wall, the left one is full of books, and the other is full of scrolls.

In the center of the room was a low table, on which half a cup of tea had cooled.

Right next to the low table, there is a beautiful woman in a long dress that is slightly antique. She has beautiful long hair and dignified cheeks. If you look closely, you can faintly see a small, very cute gluttonous mole at the corner of her mouth.

She sat quietly against the low table, flipping through a book in her hand.

She sat up straight, her head hanging slightly.

Maybe she was a little tired from reading, she put down the book in her hand, supported her chin with one hand, and looked at the two of them.

As if she had just noticed someone coming in, she came back to her senses and found that she was a little impolite, she smiled apologetically at Xiao Rin and the others, put her hands lightly on her lap, and then turned around and whispered to the middle-aged woman behind her: "Auntie, go prepare some tea and snacks." ”

"Yes, Miss. The middle-aged woman did as she was told, and she prepared to take her leave. When she was about to go out, the beauty who was a little confused reminded again: "I can't eat mochi today...... I want to eat osmanthus cake. ”

"Yes, Miss. ”

In Rin's opinion, the person in front of him is not like Luo Ya at all, the senior sister is always cold, and there is a little lazy who is not curious about anything and doesn't care about anything, but the person in front of him is as dignified as the ancient eldest lady.

"Miss Su......"

Before Rin finished speaking, the dignified and beautiful beauty waved her hand and interrupted: "You are Xiaoya's junior sister, you don't have to be called like this." My name is Su Yi, you can call me Sister Yi, well, or just call me Su Yi. ”

"I'm still called Su Yi, after all, my name is my senior sister and my full name, let her know if I call you sister...... That guy won't be happy. ”

"Oh~~" Su Yi dragged a long tone and stared at Xiao Rin: "You, it's very interesting,"

“...... Thanks for the compliment. ”

"You guys do it for a while, and my aunt will bring some snacks in a while. Pointing to the position in front of her, Su Yi said with a little expectation: "Although there is no mochi today, the osmanthus cake made by my aunt is also delicious, I think you will not be disappointed." ”

I don't know why, Ling Ning, who was sitting in front of this eldest lady, always felt that looking at her would give birth to a feeling of self-shame in her heart. It's very subtle, not Xiao Yin's kind of silence that seems to see through everything, but an external embodiment of inner cultivation, expressed through some small details such as limbs and eyebrows. And these are precisely the things that Ning lacks the most......

Thinking about it, Ling Ning was rarely quiet, sitting next to Rin and pretending to be very cultivated.

Ps:

Compared with Xiaoying, Ling Ning is actually more like Xiao Rin's sister, who will be noisy and noisy...... Always get her in trouble.

It's a little sad, I finally wrote the role I promised, but my former friend left......