Chapter 404: Gossip Narrative (I)
After returning to Chen Tao's mansion, Xu Changqing cast a spell to wake up the people in Chen's mansion and remove the remaining ancient beast aura from their bodies, causing them to return to normal for a short time. Although without the influence of the Heaven and Earth Conquest and Killing Qi, these people who were closed to their minds could also wake up naturally after a day, but due to the aura of the desolate beasts, these people who woke up would remain weak for a long time. Some of them are physically weak and can never recover.
The paper figures Zhang and Chen Tao, who came to their senses, saw Xu Changqing, who had been missing for many years, standing in front of them, and they were both surprised and overjoyed, and they stepped forward to salute one after another. Xu Changqing didn't say much, and calmly told the current situation in the entire Florence City, if it was the previous Chen Tao, he would definitely not have much reaction to this, but now he found some opportunities that were beneficial to his career from Xu Changqing's words. So he didn't bother to catch up with Xu Changqing, said goodbye, gave a few words to his wife on the side, and then led some of his subordinates to walk out briskly with the Perez family, who didn't fully understand what was going on, seemingly preparing to take advantage of this opportunity to completely clean up the opposition forces in Florence.
"Miss Catherine, Miss Beth, Shen Jingwen, Zhenshan, you also go and help. Xu Changqing nodded approvingly at Chen Tao's clear distinction between public and private, and then gave an order to the people behind him.
Although Chen Zhenshan naturally did not have the slightest objection, Beth was a little hesitant, looking like she wanted to speak and stopped. Xu Changqing naturally knew what Beth was thinking, smiled slightly, and said, "I know your affairs, I'll talk about it when you come back." ”
Hearing Xu Changqing's words, Beth didn't want to say anything more, nodded, turned around and followed behind Chen Zhenshan and the others, and walked out of the room. Chen Tao's wives also brought a few children over at this time to greet Xu Changqing, Ellen of the Perez family did not know Xu Changqing's identity, so she was more casual, but Xie Ling knew who Xu Changqing was, and her demeanor was very respectful. After the ceremony, Xie Ling pulled a few little guys in front of him, and asked Xu Changqing with an expectant face: "Sir, these little guys have not been in good health since they were born, can you ......?"
Xu Changqing shook his head and said, "This is their fate, it's not good to change it." As he spoke, he pointed to the peach puppets around the necks of the three children and said, "Let them carry this thing! ”
Seeing Xu Changqing say this, Xie Ling's eyes couldn't help but flash a trace of disappointment, and he sighed. Soon normal, and then obeyed Xu Changqing's instructions and personally led them to a relatively remote guest room.
Waiting for the others to go out, after Long Jinbao closed the door, the paper man Zhang, who had been holding back, finally couldn't help it. He asked Xu Changqing: "No wonder I've been feeling weird all this time, there were always people who helped when I was attacked a few times, and the peach wood puppets made for those little guys were a little wrong, it seems that you should have done it." Haven't you been here a long time ago?"
Xu Changqing smiled, did not answer, but diverted the topic and asked, "I haven't seen you for many years, are you doing well?"
"Half-dead! I can't compare to you, the first person to cultivate. The paper man Zhang sat casually on the sofa on the side, looked Xu Changqing up and down carefully, and asked, "You have achieved the Immortal Dao now?"
"The immortal path has been completed, but it is still too early to escape. Xu Changqing sighed lightly, and said with a solemn expression: "With your old and current cultivation, you should also be aware of the changes in the aura of the earth today, right?"
The paper man's white eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he thought about it. Said: "It's indeed a bit weird, not only is it becoming more and more difficult to invoke the heaven and earth aura when I cast the spell, but even the heaven and earth aura that can be absorbed during cultivation is gradually thinning. As he spoke, he said to Long Jinbao on the side: "Dragon boy, you should feel this way, right?"
Long Jinbao stood respectfully beside Xu Changqing. Since the appearance of the Kunlun Fairyland, the aura of heaven and earth has surged several times. The Dao cultivation of some cultivators has increased several times during this period of time, but every time the aura of heaven and earth changes, the aura of heaven and earth will become thinner and thinner. ”
The paper man Zhang took over again and said, "In addition, I feel that I am aging. Hearing this, Xu Changqing also looked at the paper figure with some surprise, and then looked at the slightly wrinkled faces of Long Jinbao and Andy, with a slightly gloomy look on his face. Although he knew from some inherited knowledge and fragmented memories that the Lord Soul Emperor of the Human Heavenly Dao would change the human aura, he didn't expect that the current change in the human heaven and earth spiritual energy was much worse than he expected, and he faintly felt that the human Heavenly Dao seemed to be trying to suppress all those who had extraordinary power in the human world.
Although the cultivation of the original paper figure cannot achieve rejuvenation, the life span can at least live two more nails, and there will never be signs of aging as now, and the same is true for Long Jinbao and Andy. But now not only is the appearance of the paper man a little old, but even Long Jinbao and Andy can't delay their aging, which proves that the life-prolonging effect of the true yuan of the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism has weakened, and may even be disappearing. In this way, the cultivator's greatest advantage lifespan will gradually be the same as that of ordinary people, coupled with the changes in the aura of heaven and earth, which will make the cultivator unable to cultivate the Great Dao in his lifetime, and may not even be able to refine the qi and transform the gods, and the cultivation world will definitely be extinct.
Xu Changqing thought for a while and said: "The change of the aura of heaven and earth is caused by the way of heaven, and it cannot be changed by human beings, and even I don't know if I am in the bureau or outside. As he spoke, he paused, and said, "Have you ever wanted to go to Kunlun Wonderland?"
For Xu Changqing's questioning, the three of them reacted differently, Long Jinbao's eyes lit up and he wanted to nod, but in the end he endured it, and Andy didn't react at all, as if it had nothing to do with him. Only the paper man Zhang sighed and shook his head. He said, "Forget it, I'm afraid that I'll end up with no bones and no soul left, so I'd better stay in this worldly world and continue to live a free life." No matter how bad it is, I can live for a few decades, and my life is enough. ”
After saying that, he didn't mean to stay any longer, so he casually made an excuse, stood up, and walked out of the room.
"You two sit down!" Xu Changqing pointed to the sofa beside him, motioned for the two of them to sit down, and then asked: "A lot of things must have happened to you over the years, right?
After the two sat down, Long Jinbao preemptively told his experience over the years, especially when he mentioned that Jiang Sanbao secretly attacked and almost killed him. even gritted his teeth, and there was a vague hint in his words that Xu Changqing returned to Huaxia to clean up the portal.
It's just that Xu Changqing didn't show anything unusual about what happened to Long Jinbao, and he always looked calm. As if he was a bystander, this couldn't help but make Long Jinbao feel a little disappointed, and he didn't have the heart to talk about his experience in Europe afterwards, so he brought it over in a few words. As for Andy, he was even more silent, just talking about his cultivation experience over the years, and did not say a word about why he became a monk.