Chapter 106 The murderer
The sunset reflected in the lake made Lin Bai think of Xiu Xiu for no reason.
Her destiny is the shadow of the moon in the deep pool. If she could see this scene, I don't know if she would feel it.
Lin Bai put away his distracting thoughts and asked: "Want to go to the lake?"
"Yes." Huang Ruhua nodded.
"Let me rest for a moment." Lin Bai didn't wait for Huang Ruhua to respond, swallowed a pill of Qi Nourishing Pill, and sat down cross-legged.
Huang Ruhua glanced at Lin Bai, then turned to a hidden place, silently watching out for her surroundings.
On the stone plate, Lin Bai sat cross-legged in silence.
There are moon-white spots on the outer fog, and Xiuxiu is free again.
Along the way, Huang Ruhua was too cautious. Although all casual cultivators were like this, she looked frightened at the slightest disturbance, as if there was a golden elixir chasing her behind her.
At first, Lin Bai thought she found Senior Zhu Jianyang hanging behind him, but after walking together for more than ten days, Lin Bai was sure that Huang Ruhua was not aware of someone behind her, but that she was simply vigilant and afraid.
Lin Baiping was calm and focused, feeling nothing in his heart, not knowing the good or bad things ahead.
This ability to seek good fortune and avoid evil is one's own natal magical power, which is related to oneself. It is much stronger than the Water Element Questioning Heart Technique, and generally will not fail.
Unless the person involved is too high-level or has a special fate.
"This shows that it is not very dangerous to go into the lake, at least it will not endanger your life."
Lin Bai still didn't dare to be careless.
For more than half a month, Lin Bai had been pondering the meaning of earth fire on the stone plate, and he had gained some insights. If the Fire Lin Sword comes out, it should be able to block two or three Qi Practitioners.
If you are in danger, there are talismans to save your life. There is also Zhu Jianyang who is secretly following him, who can be regarded as a back-up man.
As long as it's not an extremely ferocious foundation building, such as Iron Transformation, etc., it's safe. If it is a golden elixir, it will definitely be over.
But this is unlikely. It makes no sense that Dangdang Jindan would waste time and effort to calculate a small Qi training.
When I opened my eyes, it was already half dark.
"Is there anything unusual?" Lin Bai looked at Huang Ruhua who was approaching.
Huang Ruhua shook her head slightly and said: "When I get to the lake later, you will obey me and I will never let you get hurt." She was quite confident and kind in her words.
Lin Bai nodded.
The two of them made secrets, surrounded themselves with spiritual energy, and dived into the lake. There are fish and shrimps playing with each other, and turtles and turtles walking together.
Huang Ruhua led the way, and Lin Bai followed.
The lake was extremely deep. The two of them dived more than ten feet, reached the bottom of the lake, and continued forward.
After groping for a quarter of an hour, I saw dense water and grass, jumbled rocks, and nothing out of the ordinary.
Huang Ruhua moved away a rock covered with water plants, and a small cave entrance appeared. She waved to Lin Bai and entered the cave.
Lin Bai followed, and after walking a few feet further, he became much more cheerful, but still filled with water.
The two of them walked one hundred feet in tandem, then went up and out of the water.
Lin Bai guessed that he had entered the mountain from the bottom of the lake.
It is dark and humid here, the aura is much richer than outside, and the water is abundant.
The two landed ashore. Huang Ruhua held a fluorite in his hand and walked deeper into the cave.
This cave is crooked, sometimes going up and sometimes down, slippery and dark, and seems to be a natural thing. There was nothing unusual. I only saw a few shrimps, crabs, turtles, and quite a few toads.
After walking for a while, fluorescence appeared in front of me. A Qi-training monk in black clothes appeared, with a cautious look on his face, and stared at Lin Bai.
Huang Ruhua walked forward, frowned and asked, "Are you okay here?"
"Everything is fine." Na Lianqi replied. Huang Ruhua nodded, with a relaxed smile on her face, waved to Lin Bai, and continued forward.
Lin Bai followed silently, but felt a little strange in his heart: Why did the gatekeeper Qi Lian seem to have respect for Huang Ruhua? And Huang Ruhua's behavior seemed to be superior to others. It's not like cooperation, but like there is respect and inferiority.
Seeking good fortune and avoiding misfortune without warning, Lin Bai followed and moved forward.
After walking for a quarter of an hour, the front suddenly opened up, and a cave with a radius of one hundred feet appeared in front of us.
The cave is four to five feet high from top to bottom, and green fluorite is inlaid on the cave wall every few steps, making the interior of the cave even more eerie.
There is a stone table at the end of the cave with several things placed on it. There is a skeleton behind the stone table, still wearing a tattered loose robe.
This should be the owner of the cave. It's a pity that I can't tell how long he has been dead. I don't recognize the patterns on the Taoist robe, and I don't know his identity.
There is a corpse kneeling in front of the stone table. The bones and flesh are rotten. It must have been dead not long ago. It is facing the owner of the cave.
Lin Bai looked at the back of the corpse and saw that it had a wooden hairpin in its hair. It seemed to be Wang Zizai.
With the stone table as the center of the circle, it is probably where the magic array is located. Once you enter, you enter the illusion formation.
More than ten feet away on the left side of the stone table, there is a person lying, it is Zhu Yumao. I don’t know if it was due to injury or other reasons. There is also a young man who is practicing Qi and meditating with his eyes closed.
Then, Lin Bai looked at the stone platform next to Zhu Yumao.
The stone platform is three feet high and covered with moss. A person sat cross-legged on it. The monk's robe was tattered and dirty, and the underlying color could no longer be seen. The black and white hair is mixed, the beard is messy, and the head is hung deeply. The right hand is on the knee, and the left arm is free.
This man faintly exudes the aura of decay and decay. He is not yet dead, so judging by his aura, he should be that of a Foundation-Building monk.
The monk's body is cleansed by spiritual energy, and even if he is injured, he recovers very quickly. If the limbs are damaged, they can slowly grow back.
As a foundation-building monk, this person had an empty left arm. Needless to say, the person who cut off his arm either used an object similar to the Bihen Dao, or had a special destiny, or had a high level.
Lin Bai speculated that this man should have been injured by an expert. It was probably Jin Dan's hand.
But even so, he is still a foundation-building monk!
Lin Bai leaned against the wall of the cave and did not escape.
Now that I have seen Zhuji, I am afraid that I will not be able to escape. Besides, Zhu Yumao is still here, so we need to find out the whole story.
And there was no warning in his heart, which shows that this person has no murderous intention yet.
Besides, even if Dangtang is building a foundation, he is injured, and he doesn’t have to work hard for half a year just to capture himself, a mere qi-training shrimp.
It can be seen that people really need help. It's just that Huang Ruhua lied and didn't make it clear.
"Master!" Huang Ruhua ran forward and knelt down towards the foundation-building monk, with a look of concern on her face.
The foundation didn't respond, it didn't even move.
Huang Ruhua took out various items from the storage ring, put them on the stone platform, and said: "Master, according to what you said, I only bought these things. I didn't dare to buy more for fear of leaving traces."
After saying that, when she saw that the foundation builder had not responded, she stood up, stood beside the stone platform, looked at Lin Bai from a distance, and bowed.
"Fellow Daoist Huang, I treat others with sincerity, so you treat me like this?" Lin Bai took out the Fire Lin Sword.
Huang Ruhua smiled awkwardly and said, "I didn't mean to do it, I just had to." She sighed and said, "I sincerely invite you to break the formation."
Lin Bai said nothing, while looking at Huang Ruhua, he was wary of the foundation.
"I didn't lie to you before." Huang Ruhua said sincerely, "My master was in trouble, and I was living in Xinyi Square. That Wang Zizai invited me to accompany him, and later Wang Zizai died here, it was all true. But, I On the way back, I met the master and asked him to stay here.”
"Dare I ask your honorable master's name?" Lin Bai felt more and more familiar with the foundation building.
"This..." Huang Ruhua was even more embarrassed, "Actually, you must know my master, everyone in Xinyi Square knows him..."
She hesitated and seemed a little embarrassed.
(End of chapter)