Chapter 130 Old Friends, New Tea
Closing his eyes, Lin Bai carefully felt the mysterious feeling.
A thread seemed to appear suddenly, with one end wrapped around him and the other end connected to the other place, pointing in a certain direction.
This feeling is ethereal, as if the thread will be severed by the slightest exposure to wind and frost, and as if even the thunderstorms cannot damage it in half.
Lin Bai came to the stone plate and looked into the mist.
There is a long line of moonlight on the sky, and Xiuxiu is becoming more and more capable.
There is also an extremely thin white thread, as thick as silk, that goes around and around outside the mist.
These external signs are all symptoms. Or someone may be deducing themselves, like Xiu Xiu, bending into armor; or someone may have been affected by some kind of magic, such as the green rust formed by the iron in the past, or the amber poison caused by Shen Xu.
You don’t need to worry about the former. As long as you don’t disperse the fog and get out of the way, you won’t be able to deduce anything;
The latter is damage to the body outside the stone plate, which must be eliminated in order to stop the injury.
Lin Bai's heart moved slightly, the mist rolled slightly, and the white line of the moon disappeared immediately. However, the thin white line seemed to have been here forever, without any wavering.
Opening his eyes and exhaling, Lin Bai saw the three brothers and sisters of the Zhu family looking at him curiously. They still had tears in their eyes, but they were also a little happy. Senior Zhu Jianyang was stroking his beard and smiling, clearly showing the kindness of a virtuous old man.
"Dear brother, that day in the grotto at the bottom of the lake, I knew that you would have this day." Zhu Yumao held Lin Bai's hand, and his nose and tears came out again.
Zhu Yuqiang looked at Lin Bai blankly, seeming to remember the time she had delivered meals to Lin Bai every day, with a slightly dazed look on her face.
"You have succeeded in refining alchemy, and your cultivation level has not fallen behind. Really..." Zhu Yuling wiped the corner of her eyes, looked at Zhu Yuqiang again, opened her mouth to say something more, but seemed to dare not.
"The road is strong. The opportunity to build the foundation is the real first hurdle, so you need to be careful."
Zhu Jianyang stroked his beard and pondered, looked at Lin Bai, and warned: "I am assured of your ability. But you need to remember that everything can be done. If you can't do it, then retreat. Even if you lose your ability, you can do it. Given the opportunity, I can still win again in the future. If I lose my life, doesn’t everything end?”
Yao Qianyuan said this, and Chun Yuye also mentioned it euphemistically.
"Senior's instructions, I have written them down." Lin Bai listened.
After saying that, Lin Bai looked at Zhu Yumao again, took out a small bottle of elixir, and said: "Brother Yumao, Yushu has just established a new foundation. I can't congratulate you in person. This is Tianchi lotus seed. Please forward it to me as a token of my gratitude." .”
Tianchi Lotus Seed comes from the Tianchi Sect and has a calming effect. It is commonly used by Foundation Establishment monks when they break through the minor realms. I heard that it has miraculous effects when used with the Yunxia Sect's Huayuan Pill. And because the annual output is very small, the price is more expensive than Huayuan Dan.
However, although lotus seeds were expensive, Lin Bai did not spend half a piece of spiritual stone on them. This was Gai Yingqiu who asked Lin Bai to forward it to Yang Shu. Yang Shu didn't even look at it and asked Lin Bai to handle it on his behalf.
Lin Bai had never been willing to give it away, so this time Zhu Yushu established the foundation, which was just a congratulatory gift.
Because of this, Lin Bai missed Gai Yingqiu quite a lot. After all, she had been saving the spiritual stones for several months and was about to spend them. She happened to miss them and was still favored.
This is a huge amount of income, and they are all specialties of the Tianchi sect, which cannot be bought easily.
"Before I came, Yushu said that he was able to build the foundation this time because of your help." Zhu Yumao refused, "He hasn't expressed his gratitude yet, so you gave this gift. If I accepted it on his behalf, Yushu wouldn't know what to do." How can you blame me?”
Lin Bai estimated that Zhu Yushu's so-called help was the sword and technique he obtained in the cave that day.
"Since he said it was assistance, he should know that assistance is just assistance, and it is his contribution to building the foundation." Lin Bai insisted on sending it and said with a smile: "If I succeed, let him prepare a better gift."
Zhu Yumao said no more and collected the Tianchi lotus seeds.
"Go and get ready." Zhu Jianyang stroked his beard and smiled happily, "You have a great road ahead of you, don't talk nonsense like us who have no road ahead."
Lin Bai bowed again, and the Zhu family's uncle and nephew sent Lin Bai out of Fengming Pavilion.
When we came to Xinyifang Street, people were coming and going. Lin Bai pondered for a moment and walked north.
When we found the Crystal Palace, there was still the old man in front of the counter.
"Fellow Taoist, you haven't been here for a long time, but you are traveling?" The old man bowed and saw that Lin Bai's aura was different from the past, so he congratulated: "The circle merges into one, the road is ahead, and the foundation will be built in time."
"Thank you, brother." Lin Bai smiled in return and asked curiously: "Dare I ask, brother, has Qu Ruyi written to me?"
"Of course I'm here." The old man shook his head and sighed, saying: "My Yunxia Sect's cargo ship comes every two months, and she has letters every time. However, fellow Taoist, you haven't come to pick it up for a long time, so you have saved a lot."
As he spoke, he took out a wooden box and found a thick stack inside.
"..." Lin Bai was speechless. This song Ruyi was so bold. Did Qu Chengjia have to figure it out?
"Qu Ruyi has nothing to say to fellow Taoist." The old man's eyes were blazing with deep meaning. "My fellow Taoist has not replied to her letter for a long time. Doesn't it mean that he has failed her?"
What is this all about? Did I let her down? It's because she has evil intentions and doesn't look serious!
"Alas." Lin Bai sighed in a pretentious manner without explaining.
"If fellow Taoist can build the foundation in one fell swoop, I'm afraid no one can stop you two." The old Taoist said with a smile, "So what if fellow Taoist are just casual cultivators? They are in love with each other. Although Patriarch Qu is stubborn...although he is stubborn It’s a little too much, but you just need to ask Patriarch Gao and Patriarch Poyunzi, and they will definitely be willing to make it happen.” He stroked his beard and sighed quietly, “Don’t miss the one you want just because the road ahead is difficult.”
What is this all about? Dude, do you have a story?
"What brother Taoist said makes sense." Lin Bai knew that he meant well, but he couldn't explain it.
After collecting Qu Ruyi's letter, Lin Bai took out a small wooden box and handed it over.
"Forgive me, fellow Taoist, this message is sent via cargo ship. Can you check it?" the old man asked politely.
"Of course you can." Lin Bai opened it, and inside the wooden box was a hosta and a beaded hairpin, both of which he bought earlier and were not worth many spiritual stones.
Lin Bai had always played it safe. The hosta was given to Ruyi, who was good at men's clothing; the pearl hairpin was given to Xiuxiu. Now that Xiuxiu has grown a few years older, she is no longer the silly girl she was before, but is already a graceful young girl.
This hosta has always been kept in the storage ring, but Lin Bai always held it in his hand to admire it.
The old man saw that these two objects were clearly used by a man and a woman, and he must have expressed his love for them. He didn't reach out to get it, he just looked at it carefully for a while and then stroked his beard with satisfaction.
"No more writing letters?" The old man looked deeply at Lin Bai.
"No need, she will understand what I mean when she sees something." Lin Bai said.
I don't know whether it will be easy or difficult to take advantage of the opportunity this time. If something goes wrong, no one can blame her. I just hope that Qu Ruyi can take good care of Xiuxiu.
As for Sister Pei, it’s good if she doesn’t kill others.
"It turns out there is a connection between the two minds." The old man closed the wooden box and put it away.
"..." Lin Bai could only thank him again and again before leaving.
After returning to Dihuo Cave Mansion, Lin Bai sat quietly for a while and then took out Qu Ruyi's letter.
I took it apart one by one and looked at it. Most of it was useless nonsense. The earliest letters asked how Lin Bai was doing and how her sister was, implying that Xiu Xiu was well.
Several letters followed, blaming Lin Bai for not believing him and why he didn't let Pei Ning reply. The anger is beyond words.
The last few letters said that she planned to visit Qiaoshan in a few days, and that her ancestor had returned.
"Qu Chengjia was invited by Yao Wanshan to go out together. He didn't expect to come back now. I don't know what he got. Yao Qianyuan didn't mention it."
Lin Bai thought for a while and burned all the letters.
After doing this, Lin Bai left the cave again and found Jiang Chun.
"Brother Xian, one of my concubines is pregnant again." Jiang Chun happily grabbed Lin Bai and said, "Thanks to your help, when the baby is born another day, I will bring her to show you."
Why is this so weird? But after all, it was a happy event, and Lin Bai was happy to hear it.
After chatting for a while, Lin Bai asked Jiang Yatou again, but Jiang Chun still didn't know.
After chatting again, Lin Bai returned to the cave.
Sitting cross-legged, Lin Bai came to the stone plate.
"Girl Jiang may have gone out, otherwise she wouldn't have kept the secret so secretly."
"However, according to Jiang Yatou's previous intention, since she went out to look for opportunities to build a foundation, she should also come to find me. Is it possible that she can build a foundation without sleeping with me?"
Lin Bai thought for a while, waved his hand to attract the mist, and turned it into a water mirror.
Knead the secrets to move the energy, and the water element asks the heart. The water mirror kept trembling, and the water droplets jumped around, as if boiling. Then the water mirror broke and turned into water mist again.
"Even if I can't get a glimpse of her reality, I should still be able to see something. It seems that she has received the apocalypse and is somewhat entangled in heaven, so it is difficult to deduce."
Lin Bai looked at the white silk-like lines outside the mist, and then sat still, thinking of Sister Pei.
When Sister Pei came to bed in the previous episode, the two of them had already said everything they needed to say when they were deeply in love.
Sister Pei's temperament was never to retreat, and she also knew Lin Bai's temperament, but she didn't say anything about preserving her own integrity.
However, Lin Bai could feel Sister Pei's worry, because Sister Pei was quite proactive at that time. In the past, Lin Bai would have to coax him for a long time, but she cooperated closely and served carefully. He seemed to be a completely different person than the shy and reserved person he used to be.
In fact, Lin Bai preferred her to be forbearing and restrained. She wanted to speak out but remained silent, and then he seduced her and made her speak out. She looked angry and embarrassed...
"The great road is now, the love between children is long, how can we achieve great things if you and I are together?"
Lin Bai didn't plan to play with Sister Pei anymore, and he would wait until he got back.
Open your eyes and examine your things carefully. This time there is no more gold elixir and talisman to protect, but the second turn of Hunyuan can handle it. As long as it's not a golden elixir, it's not very dangerous. The killing method still seems simple, but the power is no longer what it was in the cave.
"In the future, I have to look for another Sword Intent and go to Zhu's house to ponder over the Yuan Ying's message. I also need to look for a method of escape. Just like Sister Zhen, she disappears in a flash of purple light. It's really magical."
After making a good plan, Lin Bai put aside his worries about gains and losses and stepped out.
He exchanged a few words with Jiang Chun, asked him to say hello to senior Jiang Hongbo, and then sent a message to Jiang Yu, saying that he missed her fish soup very much.
After finishing talking, Lin Bai stopped looking for others and left Xinyi Square alone.
Go south and avoid the Jiang family land. After a hundred miles, we arrived at the foot of Bailang Mountain.
In the past, when Huang Ruhua hooked up with Lin Bai to go to the cave at the bottom of the lake, this place was the starting point.
Huang Ruhua was straightforward and friendly. Lin Bai didn't hate her, but was a little afraid of her master.
"I don't know what happened to Huang Ruhua. There has been no news about iron transformation in the past few years. If there is no news, it means that Gao Yuanyuan has not traced it yet. Is the theory of iron transformation and elixir formation successful? Is it a pill?"
Lin Bai thought about his old friends and recalled the debate on alchemy with emotion.
After a little repair, he took out the purple bamboo boat and headed to the southwest.
The direction of the apocalypse this time is in the southwest.
This place is not far from the border of Qiaoshan, and there are many families and sects here and there. Although most of them are the foundation builders, Lin Bai is still like Huang Ruhua before, trying to avoid them and attracting as little attention as possible.
After walking like this for six days, Lin Bai was cautious and was already more than two thousand miles away from Xinyi Square.
As we get closer to the place of premonition, we see people passing by from time to time. There are Qi-training monks who ride on flying magical instruments and are as cautious as themselves; there are also foundation-builders who walk on swords.
Lin Bai did not dare to be careless at all and slow down the speed of the purple bamboo boat.
After walking for another half day, I saw a crowd of people in front of me. It was a small square where monks had gathered.
The city is called Longmenfang, and further south is Mianlong Mountain.
Mianlong Mountain is the general name for mountains. It is a vast land with tall trees and dense forests, intertwined mountains and rivers, and varied terrain, stretching for thousands of miles. Monsters and monsters are rampant among them, and there are also many rare spiritual herbs and elixirs.
The casual cultivators in Xinyi Square can either go north to the war-torn place to resell Talisman elixirs and make huge profits; or they can go south to try their luck in the wild and dense forests where few people have set foot.
The rogue cultivators who went south entered the Mianlong Mountains.
Therefore, Longmenfang is the first stop for casual cultivators to enter the mountains. You can take a break, exchange information, and even buy things you can't see on the market.
When Lin Bai was in Xinyi Fang, he often heard people talking about Longmen Fang, and he could barely be considered a close friend of him for a long time.
Enter through the north gate and be stopped by guards.
"Fellow Taoist, stay here." The guard was more than thirty years old. He wore a tight-fitting robe with dragon tattoos on his sleeves. He practiced Qi and cultivated his skills. He stared into Lin Bai's eyes and said, "If you want to enter Fang City, you need five low-grade coins. Please don't be surprised if this happens again and again." He stretched out his hand.
Lin Bai said nothing, threw out five low-grade coins, and continued walking forward.
"Wait a minute, fellow Taoist, fighting is not allowed in the workshop, anyone who violates this..."
Before the guard finished speaking, Lin Bai smiled and said, "Do you think I am a young boy who has just left home?"
"Please." The guard said no more, and a smile appeared on his face.
Lin Bai did not salute as in the past, but only stepped into the square.
Longmenfang is square in shape, with three horizontal and three vertical directions.
There are simple storefronts and roadside stalls.
Lin Bai walked around and bought nothing. He was only familiar with the terrain and the culture.
This place is much dirtier and messier than Xinyi Square, and the smell of blood from monsters is very strong.
Most of the monks coming and going were in a hurry and had clear goals. There were quite a few people with high murderous intentions and full of blood. It was not known whether they went into the mountain to kill more monsters or more people.
Seeing this situation, Lin Bai liked Xinyi Fang even more, and felt that Xinyi Fang was really a paradise.
However, the vague possibility in his heart was even stronger, Apocalypse should indeed be here.
"My opportunity to build a foundation should be here, then when will I encounter trouble or meet people?"
Lin Bai then thought of her previous encounter with Qu Ruyi in Qingzaofang, which was her opportunity to build a foundation.
"It's best to be acquaintances, so it's easier to do things together."
"Will you meet Jiang Yatou? Although it is auspicious to drink the first soup, it is also auspicious to meet an old friend in a foreign land."
Lin Bai felt it silently, feeling nothing in his heart.
Anyway, there was no need to rush, so Lin Bai felt at peace and continued to stroll around the market, not entering any stores, but only looking at roadside stalls.
After looking at it for a long time, I wanted to pick something up, but my eyesight was not good enough, and my ability to seek good luck and avoid disaster was not even half aware, which really made Lin Bai's head big.
I bought a fan made of bird feathers. When I fan it a little, there is a cool breeze with a slight musical sound. I don’t know what bird or animal the feathers are plucked from.
Lin Bai was also idle and bought another bone flute. The workmanship is pretty good, and it looks like white jade. It doesn't smell of blood and is gentle to the touch. It's a top quality product for coaxing girls.
After wandering around for a long time, Lin Bai bought a lot of things blindly. From Chunyuye to Miaomiao, there is no shortage of them. If we say it is practical, it is not at all, it is just a novelty and fun thing.
When it got dark, Lin Bai checked into the only Longmen Inn here.
This inn is opened by the Jindan monk who established Fangshi, so it is safe. There are four floors in total. The lowest one is the worst, and the fourth floor is the best.
After handing over the spirit stone, the qi practitioner took Lin Bai to a small single room on the second floor. But the single room was only one foot long and half a foot wide, with no bed or table, just a tattered futon. However, the wooden boards in the partitions seem to have a sound insulation effect, so you can't hear sounds from outside.
"Fellow Taoist, would you like to try the newly arrived tea?" Na Zhike closed the door with profound meaning.
"I don't like women." Lin Bai was the most self-conscious.
"It's good not to be lecherous with women!" The Zhike whispered in a low voice, "It's freshly picked in the mountains. It's very watery, so it's not considered a womanizer."
"Hiss..." Lin Bai's scalp was numb, "A new...monster picked in the mountains?" He was a little speechless, missing the tranquility of Xinyi Square even more.
"No." The Zhike was even more happy, "The taste is indescribable." He was very confident, "To tell you the truth, the high-ranking disciples from Xinyi Square come here specifically to have tea, just for the sake of freshness. ”
Lin Bai couldn't understand, so he refused again and again. But the guest kept talking and refused to leave.
At this moment, how could Lin Bai not understand? He took out ten spiritual stones and handed them over, which made Zhike stop.
"It's hard work going into the mountains. If you don't try the delicacies of the mountains and seas to relieve your fatigue, I'm afraid it will be difficult." The Qi Lianzhike opened the door and left straight away.
Lin Bai rubbed his head and was about to close the door when he saw two men coming from the corridor.
"Fucking Yun Zhonghe! If I meet him next time, I'll kill him!" One of the bearded men yelled angrily.
"..." Before Lin Bai closed the door, he suddenly heard this and thought to himself, I have only been here for half a day and I am an honest person, how can I offend others? Besides, I never told anyone my name or surname. I was staying at a hotel, but the guest didn’t ask for my name and only accepted the spirit stone.
Lin Bai didn't close the door and only listened to the two people talking.
"I have been living in Longmenfang for more than ten years, and a young boy pecked my eye!" the bearded man said angrily.
"Brother, who would have thought of this!" Another short monk looked helpless, "I thought that Yun Zhonghe looked like a disciple of the sect, and he wanted to bow to a dog when he saw it. He was not many years old. Girl, I didn’t expect that she was just pretending! She’s smarter than a monkey!”
When Lin Bai heard this, he immediately understood that it was either a person with the same name, or someone borrowed his name.
And that person is still a woman, not very old... Jiang Yatou?
Thinking about it, it's really possible. That girl Jiang is the most scheming and has the experience of deceiving casual cultivators before. It's not impossible if she does it again this time.
But the people here are all vicious, and Jiang Yatou is really bold.
Lin Bai opened the door and leaned against the door frame, looking at the two men without saying a word.
"What are you looking at?" The bearded man glared at Lin Bai, quite intent on taking action.
"Fellow Taoists, do you know what new tea is available tonight?" Lin Bai asked.
"I'm asking you about...new tea? Taoist friends are fellow Taoists. I heard it seems..." The bearded man was stunned for a moment, scratched his head, and looked at his companion. "What is it?"
"Lao Wangtou's gang caught a dozen water monkeys this afternoon, they must be monkeys." The short monk said, looking at Lin Bai with a lewd smile, "Water monkeys are the most round and slippery, and they are said to be good friends and blessings. ”
"Thank you. I like moisturizing the most." Lin Bai smiled.
After the two people entered the single room, Lin Bai closed the door.
(End of chapter)