Chapter 21: Proverbs
Lin Xuanqing couldn't sleep, and while slowly pranayama, he carefully filtered all kinds of things that had happened since he came down the mountain.
From meeting Meng Bo Fu and his grandson, to going to the Fang family and Fang Heng Shanxu and the Snake, and then there were rounds of battles, which made him truly understand that the hearts of the people in the Immortal Cultivation Realm were even more sinister than he imagined. A small Zhuoguang County has become a Longtan Tiger's Den, not to mention that there are places that are several times or dozens of times larger than Zhuoguang County.
But he also knew that the day he set foot in the immortal cultivation realm, there would be no turning back. Cultivating immortals is like sailing against the current, and if you don't enter, you will die!
The world is so cruel.
His eyes opened slightly, and his gaze fell on Lin Shurong. Through the thin light veil, he could see her sleeping peacefully, as quiet as a child.
"It's a bumpy road that shouldn't have involved you. Lin Xuanqing thought to himself.
Since she was six years old, she has been living in the lies woven by the Fang family, and she is too tired and tired to face all kinds of deceptions. If she is allowed to face all the dangers of the immortal cultivation world again, how can she bear it?
"Perhaps, I should arrange for you to live as a worldly person. Lin Xuanqing was silently thinking about how to help Lin Shurong find a peace.
The night is like ink, and the silent night sky is only dotted with stars, looming. In the distance, a lone wolf stood on the top of the mountain, looking up to the sky and roaring, whimpering and miserable sounds that brought a bit of sadness to the night sky.
The next day, when the first rays of morning light fell on Lin Shurong, she woke up from her sleep, rubbed her eyes, and vaguely saw a bonfire burning outside.
A smell of barbecued meat wafted over, attracting the gluttonous worms in the stomach and making a "gurgling" sound.
From last night to now, she has been in an extremely tense atmosphere, with great physical and mental exertion, plus there is no drop of water, no wonder she is hungry.
Her face was still tired, but she was much happier.
She walked out of the cave and saw Lin Xuanqing squatting by the campfire, holding a wooden stick with a roasted brown rabbit stuck in it.
"Are you hungry? Come and get something to eat. Although this rabbit meat is not a delicacy, it can at least fill your stomach. Lin Xuanqing didn't raise his head, he had already sensed her appearance, beckoned her to be next to him, and then ripped off a rabbit leg with the most fat and handed it over.
"Thank you. Lin Shurong took the rabbit leg and thanked her shyly.
She tore off a piece of rabbit meat, gently lifted the corner of the tulle, put it in her mouth, and chewed slowly. It can be seen that she has a good rest, even if she is faint from hunger, she does not show the appearance of gobbling up. In fact, it is not surprising that a person who can play the sound of a heavenly piano must have a very deep self-cultivation.
Thinking of the sound of the piano, Lin Xuanqing's ears seemed to hear the sonorous string sound that sounded in his most desperate moment last night.
The string notes are very different from the usual notes, like a morning bell and a dusk drum, which is deafening and brings people the benefits of enlightenment.
"Your piano sound is very special...... Lin Xuanqing decided to express the doubts in his heart, tried to organize the language, and slowly spoke.
"I know you're going to ask this question sooner or later, I thought you'd ask it last night, but I didn't expect you to be able to endure it until now. ”
Lin Shurong's tone revealed relaxation, as if she had expected Lin Xuanqing's reaction.
Lin Xuanqing smiled bitterly, if he had changed before, he would indeed ask for the name of this qin sound at the first time. It's just that he has experienced too many things recently, and he has slowly honed a patience and forbearance, and before making a decision, he must think through many possible consequences.
"I know that everyone has their own secrets. If you don't want to say it, I won't force it. He said seriously.
"Actually, it's nothing," unexpectedly, Lin Shurong didn't hide it, but said calmly, "When I was very young, that old man took a fancy to my talent for playing the piano. He didn't teach me any cultivation techniques, he just gave me a sheet of music. Over the years, whenever I have free time, I have practiced. Unfortunately, the score was too esoteric, and my qualifications were limited, so I could only play the first three pages of the notes. ”
"You mean, this sheet music was given to you by the master?" Lin Xuanqing was taken aback.
He knew that the "old man" in her mouth was referring to her master Lin Dongfang. In terms of seniority, Lin Dongfang belongs to at least one level of the ancestor of the Lin family.
"yes. This score is divided into four realms: the piano apprentice, the heart of the child, the hollow valley and the loneliness, and the sound of the phoenix and the phoenix, and I am still in the stage of the piano apprentice. However, according to the records on the piano score, as long as there is a slight success, it can be infused into the qin with painstaking efforts to help other immortal cultivators break through the shackles. Moreover, the higher the realm, the more obvious the auxiliary effect. At most, I can only help the monks below the Yunhai Realm to forcibly break through one level, if I can reach the heart of a child, I can help the Yunhai Realm below to break through three levels in a row, even if it is the Yunhai Realm, I can also help them break through one level. Lin Shurong explained.
"Phew!"
The more Lin Xuanqing listened, the more surprised he became, and he couldn't help but gasp. What kind of score is this, it has such an anti-heaven effect, you know, even those panacea, do not dare to say that they can help people break through 100%, and often have some side effects.
If you think about it carefully, such an effect seems to have something in common with the legendary Ding Furnace.
It's just that the method of refining the Ding Furnace is very evil, and it is to let the female cultivator with a certain special physique concentrate on cultivating a certain kind of exercise, which does not have a particularly strong attack power, but only keeps breaking through, so it can advance by leaps and bounds. However, once it reaches a certain level, it will be refined by other monks with secret methods to help it break through, and the female cultivator who is the Ding Furnace will be devoured by her cultivation, and finally the meridians of her whole body will be shattered and die.
"You broke all five fingers last night, and even your internal organs were seriously injured, what's the matter?" Lin Xuanqing frowned, and asked with a flickering gaze.
"I think it's because my realm is not enough, and I am anxious to forcibly urge the mystical techniques on the piano score, so that I am eaten by the guqin. Come to think of it, if I could break through the heart of a child, I shouldn't have been so seriously injured. Lin Shurong tilted her head and thought about it, and found a reasonable explanation for herself.
Lin Xuanqing is not as simple as her, and when she thinks of the Ding Lu theory, she already has a general understanding of the piano score.
Perhaps, it is not like the Ding Furnace, which will kill Lin Shurong, but as an auxiliary person, it is bound to suffer a certain amount of backlash, which has nothing to do with its realm.
Moreover, if she forcibly used the stronger auxiliary effect of the qin score, such as helping the Yunhai Realm monk break through in the qin apprentice stage, I am afraid that it would not only be as simple as being injured, but also if she was not careful, she might even die. It's a pity that this woman is still too simple and doesn't know what it is about.
"This score is very strange, if it is not necessary, you must not easily help others break through......" Lin Xuanqing thought about it, and decided to remind her vaguely.
He didn't know the intention of the master to teach this girl this piano score, so he didn't dare to let her give up practicing, so he could only let her be a little careful, so as not to suffer accidents because of ignorance.
"Well, that's what the old man said to me. If it hadn't been too dangerous last night, I wouldn't have fought hard. Lin Shurong nodded heavily, and couldn't help but feel a little more good for Lin Xuanqing.
If you are a different person, when you learn the effect of her piano, you may directly force her to break through to a higher realm for yourself. Instead of doing so, he warned her, which shows that he sees her as a true friend. Only between true friends, the first thing that comes to mind is not interests, but the safety of the other party.
"I'm just reminding you that it's up to you to decide what to do in the future. By the way, where is he now, can you tell me now? I can't wait to meet him. Lin Xuanqing changed his words and asked the purpose of his trip.
After going through so much, he is now full of doubts, and only after meeting Lin Dongfang can these mysteries be solved one by one and explore the truth of the year.
"Actually, I don't know where he is. Lin Shurong sighed lightly and shook her head.
"What, you don't know, didn't you mean ......" Lin Xuanqing stood up excitedly.
"Don't worry. Ten years ago, when he came to the Lin Mansion that night, he was already seriously injured. On the one hand, he asked the Lin Mansion to evacuate as soon as possible, lest the enemy would attack the Lin family, and on the other hand, he also told several core figures in the Lin Mansion that he would live in seclusion somewhere to heal his wounds, and left a proverb to indicate that he was about to live in seclusion. He made it clear that all the people of the Lin family are not allowed to take the initiative to contact him, and only after you arrive can I inform you of this proverb. If you don't come, even if it rots in our stomachs, we must never mention it to anyone. Lin Shurong said such a thing eloquently.
Lin Xuanqing calmed down, it was conceivable that the situation at that time must have been imminent, Lin Dongfang had a premonition that the Lin family would suffer a catastrophe, and even his own injuries might be hopeless for a year and a half, so it would be difficult to leave a little clue for himself.
"So, what exactly is this proverb?" Lin Xuanqing regained his composure and asked cautiously.
"'An old man hanging pot, only in the sea of clouds. Lin Shurong slowly spit out these eight words.