Chapter 42: The Strange Old Man
"That's right, my mother-in-law is also a blood magician. The old man said slowly, not feeling happy in his voice because he was a blood magician, but with a faint sadness.
Seeing her mother-in-law's affirmative answer, Bai Ling'er was also happy, and hurriedly said with a look of adoration: "That mother-in-law must be very powerful!"
"Alas" The old man lowered his head and sighed, as if he was extremely reluctant to mention the past, a little bitterness appeared on the old cheeks, and said lightly: "Mother-in-law is not as powerful as Ling'er imagined, that time in a cave to fight for this jade flute, mother-in-law was unfortunately crushed by the suddenly closed stone door and broke her legs, that is, since then, the blood skill level has stopped at the octave of the blood master."
The old man shook his head helplessly, and there was a faint layer of grief in his cloudy old eyes.
"That's it" muttered in his mouth, a touch of compassion rose from his eyes, and after a moment of silence, Bai Ling'er deliberately brought her mother-in-law out of the sad memories, smiled at the corner of her mouth, and said: "Hehe, mother-in-law and Ling'er are about the same age as the blood master and are already the eighth degree of the blood master, but Ling'er is only the fourth level of the blood master now, compared to it, the mother-in-law is already quite powerful!"
Looking at Ling'er's cute appearance, the old man also breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Ling'er will comfort people."
Looking at her mother-in-law with a happy smile, Bai Ling'er was also relieved.
"By the way, mother-in-law, what is the relationship between the ruins of the ancient city you just mentioned and this jade flute? Also, is the phoenix carved on this jade flute the fire phoenix above the ancient city?" Bai Ling'er's eyes shone brightly, staring at her mother-in-law and asking.
"Hmm" The old man shook the jade flute in his hand and nodded with satisfaction.
"But Ling'er is still very confused" Bai Ling'er frowned, driven by curiosity, Bai Ling'er asked eagerly: "I remember that my mother-in-law told me before that this jade flute can open a seal, is this seal related to that ancient city?
Bai Ling'er stared at her mother-in-law without blinking, waiting for the old man to answer her questions.
Looking at Ling'er's child-like curious eyes, the old man laughed, but he didn't answer Ling'er's question.
"Mother-in-law, tell me about it. Bai Ling'er rubbed her mother-in-law and said coquettishly.
The old man gently stroked Ling'er's hair, took a slow breath, and his happy smile gradually turned into calm. Looking at the starry sky, the old man said in a calm voice: "These Ling'er don't need to rush to know the Dao, it's still early, and on the fifteenth day of August, my mother-in-law will naturally tell you." ”
"August 15, mother-in-law is talking about the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival?" Bai Linger blinked her eyes, happy in her heart, but more impatient.
"That's right," the old man nodded quietly, twitching the corners of his dry mouth.
"Mother-in-law, why do you have to wait until that day?" Ling'er wants to know the Tao now" Shaking her mother-in-law's arm, Bai Ling'er pretended to pout.
"Cough" The old man sighed helplessly, and said with concern in his eyes: "Ling'er is still young and easily impulsive, and it is not necessarily a good thing for my mother-in-law to tell you these things early." Do you know that the current Tianjing City seems to be calm on the surface, but since the ancient city disappeared out of thin air, some people of the older generation still miss it, although so many years have passed, but under the calm surface, there are still many people who inquire about the whereabouts of this phoenix jade flute."
When her mother-in-law said this, Bai Ling'er suddenly remembered Boss Huo, who was also the one who had the idea of beating this phoenix jade flute.
"Mother-in-law didn't have a lot of effort to get this jade flute back then, but unfortunately it was stolen by someone later, and it was not easy for Ling'er to get it back at this time" The old man looked at Bai Ling'er and nodded approvingly.
"Hehe, Ling'er is just lucky. Being praised by her mother-in-law like this, Bai Ling'er grinned.
The old man lovingly covered Ling'er's little hand and looked at the stars in the night sky. At this time, the time was quiet and serene, looking at the old man, the corners of his eyes began to narrow slightly, and he suddenly said loudly: "Ling'er, are there outsiders in the mansion today?"
Being reminded by her mother-in-law like this, Bai Ling'er suddenly remembered Xiao An, so the corners of her mouth grinned, and said with a smile: "Yes, mother-in-law, you have guessed this." It is true that someone came to our house today, but it is not an outsider, he is a friend of Ling'er, his name is Xiao'an. ”
"Friend?" the old man's pupils constricted slightly.
Seeing that her mother-in-law's expression suddenly became a little mysterious, Bai Linger's originally smiling cheeks also calmed down, she didn't understand why her mother-in-law looked a little unbelievable when she said that Xiao An was her friend.
"What's the matter, mother-in-law?" raised her eyebrows slightly, and Bai Ling'er asked softly.
"Ling'er, you can't be friends with this person" The old man's tree-like cheeks trembled slightly, and he said in a deep voice.
Listening to her mother-in-law's slightly gloomy tone, Bai Ling'er couldn't help but feel a little cold in her heart. Thinking back to Xiao An, as well as the process of getting to know Xiao An, and everything that escaped from the sea, Xiao An's person is not abnormal except for being a little wooden sometimes, why did the mother-in-law at this time show such a surprising expression.
A flash of fear flashed in her eyes, and she was puzzled by her mother-in-law's sudden words, Bai Ling'er asked in a puzzled low voice, "Why can't you be friends with him?" Mother-in-law, Xiao An saved my life."
"Ling'er, listen to your mother-in-law, the farther away from this person, the better" The old man looked at him sharply and said in a calm tone.
Bai Linger always believed what her mother-in-law said, but she didn't expect it to be so unexpected this time. At this time, Bai Ling'er was almost frightened by her mother-in-law, and her heart was beating dullly. Listening to her mother-in-law's words with a little numbness on her scalp, Bai Ling'er recalled everything with Xiao'an again, although she still didn't find anything abnormal, but under the rendering of the atmosphere in front of her, she couldn't help but have a trace of unknown fear in her heart.
"Ling'er, come, my mother-in-law has something for you. The old man took out a delicate small wooden box from his arms, slowly opened it, and inside the box was an oval thing, like a stone not a stone, like a jade but not a jade, and gently pushed it into Ling'er's hand, and said in his mouth: "Now Ling'er is already a fourth-degree blood master, but the blood attack power of a fourth-degree blood master is still too weak, this thing can help you quickly cultivate to the fifth degree." On a moonlit night, you open the box and let it absorb the moonlight essence, and then when you cultivate, you can use a blood technique to inhale the light emitted by this thing. ”
Immersed in her mother-in-law's words, she had not yet fully woken up, Bai Linger took the box with a slightly dull gaze. Although this was a good cultivation treasure, Bai Ling'er did not have a look of joy on her face at this time.
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