Chapter 9 Walking in the rivers and lakes
Lin Xun walked into the stone gate, thinking that he could go out, but the road behind the door was really long, and he couldn't see the end after walking for a long time, and he was very troublesome. Although he was not seriously injured, he had not eaten a drop of water for such a long time, and at this time he was hungry, thirsty and tired, so he could only walk and stop by holding on to the wall.
Suddenly, a glimmer of light appeared in front of him, and he was ecstatic and hurried forward.
It was the exit of the road, and I held on to the wall, slowly, and finally came to the entrance of the cave.
Outside, Dongfang had already revealed the white of the fish belly at this time, and the mountain wind was blowing, and it was still cold, but he felt very kind, but after less than a day, he felt that a long winter had passed.
"The sound of water?"
Lin Xun was hungry and thirsty, he couldn't care so much, and walked towards the sound of water he had just heard.
Staggering, he found water, and it was a large lake. In the early morning, the lake is still surrounded by mist, hazy as moonlight, which makes people refreshed.
He squatted on the edge of the lake, picked up a handful of water with his palm, paused for a while, and warmed it slightly with his hand so that the morning water was not too cold, and then went down to his stomach to prevent the recurrence of the cold in his body.
This repetition seems to him to have long been accustomed to it.
"Daddy, woo~" A child's cry attracted Lin Xun's attention.
He turned his head to look, and in the morning mist, he vaguely saw a child squatting by the lake not far away, crying, tears sliding down his small cheeks, shining in the reflection of the sun.
"Hey, what's wrong with you?" asked Lin Xun.
The crying child turned his head to look at him when he heard the sound, and after Lin Xun looked at him for a moment, the wind suddenly rose, blowing all the dense fog around, and the child's figure disappeared.
"Huh?" Lin Xun was puzzled, he ran there, but there was nothing, suddenly a light flashed into his eyes, he looked down, it turned out to be a smooth stone reflecting the sunlight.
"Is it my hallucination? The teardrop glitter just now is actually the reflection of this stone?" he looked around puzzled, and then saw a stone tablet under an old tree, with three large characters on it, "Infant Lanhu." ”
"This is Lake Babyland!"
In Gucheng, in the herb shop, people got up early before dawn, lit a few lights, and several people met at this time.
"I've seen the Great Elder. "Rui Jingchen is dressed in black, and he is respectful.
"Excuse me, what's going on inside the door?"
"I will do my best to ask the Great Elder to relax. ”
"That's good. ”
"Then he ......"
"I've washed away his memory, and I'll hand him over to the Great Elder in the future. ”
"Don't worry, I'll take care of it. ”
"Then I'm relieved. In addition, the plan remains the same. ”
"Hmm. ”
"Then I'll take my leave. ”
"Wait. ”
"What does the Great Elder command?"
"It's about Lin Xun. ”
"Lin Xun?"
"A few days ago, he came to get medicine, and I used the Divine Search Technique to enter his numerology void realm and crossed three heart bridges. I saw three things to come. ”
"But what's the difference?"
"One is that he is in the Red Lotus Gate, and the other is that he is in the Hanjiang Temple, the first two things are no different, but the last thing shocked me. ”
"What?"
"Enchanted. ”
"What?"
"Although it is clearly said that the number of cultivators who have fallen into demons for thousands of years is in the minority, the true number of them should not be a few, but many people have concealed it. You should know why. ”
"There is a rumor that if you are a demon, you will die!"
"Although I don't know the truth of this rumor, for thousands of years, no one has survived after entering the demon when breaking through the Fourth Realm Buddha Realm. ”
"I know that the Great Elder's Divine Search Technique is unique, but everything you predicted has happened back and forth, but is there really no way to save it?"
"There's nothing I can do. Alas!" The Great Elder sighed and said, "Sometimes it's not a good thing to know the outcome in advance, especially when you know it but you can't save it, just like the death of the old sect master back then. ”
Suddenly, the air was quiet, and both of them were preoccupied.
"I don't know if the Great Elder knows anything about that man thousands of years ago. Xu Jingchen said suddenly.
"Shut up, this is taboo in the world. The old man was a little angry.
"I understand. Rui Jingchen bowed his head slightly, as if admitting his mistake.
The old man only had a hint of anger, but quickly calmed down, "Actually, I don't know much about it, but there are ancient books about him on the rivers and lakes." ”
"That ......"
"Don't be too happy, ancient books like this must be regarded as top secrets by various sects, and you can't easily see them. ”
"Okay. ”
"But don't forget where you're going. ”
"yes, I almost forgot. ”
"Thank you, Great Elder. Then I'll take my leave. ”
"Don't be in a hurry to leave, before leaving, do you want the old man to help you divinate a hexagram?"
Xu Jingchen thought for a moment, "Hmm...... No, sometimes knowing the outcome is not good. I am a person who believes in fate, life and death are always just reincarnation. ”
"Is that so? Then why do you go out of your way to protect Lin Xun's life?"
Xu Jingchen was silent.
"Maybe you can believe in yourself, after all, you work so hard. ”
"Maybe I've been on the rivers and lakes for too long, and I always feel that I'm still too tired to believe in myself, do my best, and settle my destiny, so it's good. Xu Jingchen smiled, "Okay, it's not too early, so I'll leave." ”
"Well, go ahead. ”
On the lonely back hill, there is a splendid building, which at first glance looks like a small palace, where an old man and two servants live.
"Haven't heard from Elder Zhang Lin yet?" asked the old man in the back room. He was meditating cross-legged at this time, practicing silently.
"Nope. A servant outside the door answered.
"Oh no, no, no. Suddenly, another servant came running from a distance.
"Presumptuous!Chen Shang, how can you make a noise outside Elder Chen Feng's cultivation ground. The servant outside the door shouted.
"Oh, the subordinates are guilty. ”
"You ......"
"Alright, Chen Zhao. Elder Chen Feng opened the door and said to the servants outside the door.
"Yes. ”
"What, is there any news?" Chen Feng asked Xiang Chen Shang.
"It is rumored under the mountain that Elder Zhang Lin is missing. ”
"What? Okay, you're a ruin, and you can't hold your breath anymore. Hmph!"
"Yamashita doesn't seem to have been done by the master of the door. ”
"Huh?
"It is rumored that Elder Zhang Lin went to the ancient tomb of the sages alone to capture the thief, and then disappeared, and the master of the door entered the ancient tomb of the sages to investigate and found that the treasures in the door were stolen, and there were still things left by the thieves. ”
"What's that?"
"It's the dark dart of the Tang Gate. ”
"Tangmen's, dark darts?"
"Well, that's right, so it should be someone from the Tang Sect who came to steal the treasure, and then was discovered by Elder Zhang Lin, afraid of being exposed, and took Elder Zhang Lin away again. ”
"It's a shit! You idiot. Chen Feng kicked Chen Shang in the chest and knocked him to the ground.
"Ouch~" Chen Shang clutched his chest with a hideous expression.
"Elder, this must have been done by Xujingchen. Chen Zhao reminded on the side.
"Needless to say, although the Tang Sect has always been at odds with my Jade Jiaomen, their courage has not yet reached this level. Chen Feng was furious, and muttered, "How could Zhang Lin go to the ancient tomb of the ancestors?"
"This must be another ghost done by Rui Jingchen. Chen Zhao stood aside and spoke.
"Well, it looks like I'm going to have to go down the mountain myself. ”
"Oh, there's one more thing. Chen Shang said while clutching his chest.
"What else, hurry up and finish it in one breath. Useless stuff. Chen Feng said angrily.
"And there was a person who was there at the time. ”
"Who?"
"It seems to be called, Lin Xun. ”
"That kid?" Chen Feng frowned, thought for a moment, and then said, "I'll go down the mountain and take a look." Chen Shang, you stay in the mountain and go to the back to do the work. ”
"Yes. Chen Shang slowly walked away according to his words.
"Chen Zhao, you go down the mountain before me and go to find someone. ”
"Who?"
"Zhang Lin once told me that he had a powerful helper at the bottom of the mountain. ”
"Who is it?"
"Shi Xuandao's grandson, Shi Junfei. ”
"But I don't know him. ”
"You go to Zhang Lin's room for three days, don't touch anything inside, if someone comes to steal something, when he finishes stealing, immediately arrest him, confiscate what he stole, and bring me all the people and things. ”
"Yes. ”
After speaking, Chen Zhao hurried down the mountain.
When Lin Xun was practicing, he would sit on the stone bench and play with a key, the one that the fat man left with him. He never understood what the key was for.
"Maybe it's really the treasure chest on the Book Pavilion? Find time to try it?" Lin Xun muttered, "No, no, no, if this is touched by Mr. Shi, and then get me somewhere, I may not be able to come back." ”
Since he came back last time, he was a little jealous of Mr. Shi, and he didn't dare to go again, he didn't want to come again, last time he was lucky, he went to such a place of hidden treasures, if the next time he was passed to a place where there was nothing to borrow, and then he met an unreasonable person like Elder Zhang Lin, it would be called every day, and the earth was not spiritual.
"Mr. Shi is really, saying what gave me a chance, but I didn't get anything, and I almost lost my life. ”
"Knock knock—" There was a knock on the door.
"Who will come to me?" Lin Xun was alert for a while, "Could it be a 'guest'?"
In the past few days, although there have been a lot fewer than before, there have been a few "guests" one after another, but they are all different from this knock, and today I am afraid that this is not good.
Lin Xun calmed down and walked over to open the door, but as soon as he opened the door, he was tied up by several big men.
"Who are you, and why are you tying me up?"
"At the order of the master of the door, summon the sinner Lin Xun. ”
"What, what sin I have committed. ”
"When you get there, go and ask the master. ”
There was no way, Lin Xun could only follow them obediently.
Because the Zhengxin Hall was destroyed, Lin Xun was taken to a small side hall. Entering the hall, Lin Xun knelt on the ground, for some reason, in front of him was Jingchen, the main ruin of the Jade Jiaomen Gate, who had his back to him.
"Master of the door, the man has been brought. ”
"Good. Xu Jingchen turned around and sat down in his chair.
"Lin Xun, I ask you now, three days ago, on the night when the Zhengxin Hall collapsed, did you take advantage of the chaos to sneak into the ancient tomb of the sages of the Jade Jiaomen. ”
"I, I'm ......"
"All you have to do is answer that I've never been. ”
"I ......"
Answer truthfully. ”
"I've been, but that's ......"
"Good. Now, as the fourteenth generation master of the Jade Jiaomen, I announce that I will expel Lin Xun, a disciple of the Jade Jiaomen, from this sect, and since then, I will walk in the rivers and lakes, no matter the wind and rain, and I have nothing to do with the Jade Jiaomen, but if I do anything unfavorable to the Jade Jiaomen, this sect will never be merciful, and will definitely deal with it impartially. ”
Xu Jingchen's face was expressionless, and he turned around and left.