Chapter 183 The Wheel of Repayment
In the dark room, a light is like a bean.
There was a man with black beard, black hair, and black Taoist robe, leaning against the pale yellow candlelight, holding a sunspot in his hand, concentrating on the principles of horizontal and vertical movement.
There is only one person here, a low case, two futons, and no one else. It is obvious that he is playing chess alone, trying to win his own heart.
After playing chess for a long time, I just made the move.
Suddenly a moth came leisurely and hovered around the candlelight.
The man raised his finger lightly, and the moth immediately felt the force and floated away into the distance.
However, the moth was not discouraged and found itself in front of the candle again. It was not afraid of the fire and was as pious as a person who seeks the truth and goes to death.
"The lamp attracts moths and flickers the flames, and I sit in silence and play chess alone."
This man actually sighed, "Brother Mo, although the road ahead is bright, it is not your way back."
As he spoke, he flicked his fingers, and the moth was pushed away again and disappeared under the shadow of the candlelight.
At this moment, the dim candlelight flickered slightly, and the man's eyes flashed, and he saw someone standing in front of him.
This man is in his twenties, looks good, and only builds his foundation.
This man held a ball of green in his arms. Even though the lamp was dim, he could still tell that it was a green-skinned fox.
"Xiao Jiang, when did you and Mozi recognize each other as brothers?" Fox said lazily.
"Fairy." Jiang Xingchi stood up immediately and leaned over to salute.
"Don't hug me anymore, you're so tight." The fox broke away from Lin Bai's arms, jumped onto the low table, looked at the chessboard with big eyes, and asked: "Xiao Jiang, it's midnight, what's the point of playing by yourself? ? Look at this kid—" She twitched her tail, pointed at Lin Bai, and said, "He is just like you, sleeping in your cave, eating your dry food, and sleeping with your children."
"..." Lin Bai knew that the fox was unreliable, but he didn't expect it to be so unreliable! I asked you to help me, not to tear me down!
"What do you want me to do? I didn't promise that you can't tell me." The fox sneered, "You must be thinking that when you succeed in the future, you will get it back a hundred times, right? Haha, you have made a big dream in spring and autumn. ”
Other Nascent Souls use great supernatural powers to hurt people, while foxes only rely on their foul mouth.
"Ancestor, you are joking." Lin Bai was extremely thick-skinned and saluted Jiang Xingchi again.
"Xiao Jiang, I heard that your family has the strictest upbringing. Now that your precious baby has been eaten, please say something." The fox took it as a reasonable guest, "I am not partial!"
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"Fairy," Jiang Xingzhi smiled and said, "There are young men and women who suddenly gain enlightenment and act unruly. Besides, they don't leave the Black Tower and don't show off outside, so just let them go. My tutor Although it is strict, it is not a pedantic home.”
Without saying anything else, Lin Bai leaned over and saluted heavily.
"You are very generous." The fox waved his tail, "Let's play chess."
"Yes." Jiang Xingchi didn't ask any more questions and returned to sit on the futon. "The fairy holds the white, it's the fairy's turn."
The fox didn't know whether he really understood or not. He looked at the chessboard for a while, then touched a chess piece with his tail and landed on the chessboard.
Lin Bai knelt down beside the fox, watching the chess game and smoothing the fox's fur.
After a while, Bai Zi saw his decline. Obviously, the fox's abilities are all in that mouth, and his chess skills are not very good.
But the Nascent Soul is the Nascent Soul after all, so the fox resorted to extravagant tactics, sometimes saying that Jiang Xingchi was stupid, and sometimes saying that the Jiang family had bad feng shui.
However, Jiang Xingchi remained unmoved.
Seeing that he was about to lose, the fox swung his tail. Lin Bai immediately became dizzy and knocked over the chessboard. The white and black pieces fell to the ground.
"It's disturbing," said the fox.
Lin Bai knew that he was thick-skinned, but compared to the fox, he was still three points behind.
"Ancestor, this junior has lost his temper, please punish me." Lin Bai tried his best to smooth things over for her.
"Okay, okay, I won't argue with this junior." The fox was very generous and said: "Xiao Jiang, this little slut is my apprentice's only sycophant, and he asked me to come find you this time. It's not to propose marriage, he I just slept with your girl for nothing, I didn’t think about going any further.”
She was so disgusted that she wagged her tail, sat cross-legged, closed her eyes, and stopped talking.
"Senior Jiang," Lin Bai saluted Jiang Xingchi and said, "Junior has been living in Guidong Mansion and has been taken care of. I am very grateful. Brother Jiang Huo and I were familiar with each other before. Later, I happened to meet him when I went out for something. Jiang Huo asked me to hand this over.”
As he spoke, he took out the stone tablet and presented it with both hands.
Jiang Xingchi took it, his expression remained unchanged, he only glanced at it and said, "I'm interested."
He didn't ask whether it was true or false, didn't ask about its origin, and didn't ask about Jiang Huo.
Lin Bai bowed again.
"If Jiang Huo is still there, I will take him with me one day to see the scenery." Jiang Xingchi sighed slightly, "It's a pity that God is not kind to him. Since you want to call yourself brother Jiang Huo, you might as well go with him on his behalf." If you don’t intend to travel far, you can wait for the time, or there may be another chance.”
The meaning of these words was clear. It meant that if Jiang Xingchi figured out the mystery of the stone tablet, he would invite Lin Bai to go with him to try and get a chance.
If Lin Bai doesn't want to go, then when Jiang Xingchi succeeds, there will be a thank you gift.
When Lin Bai saw Jiang Xingchi's words, he stopped asking any more questions and just bowed again.
After repaying the favor on behalf of Sister Pei and getting a promise from the head of the Jiang family, Lin Bai felt much more relaxed as his worries were settled.
As for whether to go or not, it depends on the situation.
"Fairy," Jiang Xingchi put away the stone tablet, saluted the fox, and said, "Fairy, do you have any words of advice?"
The fox closed his eyes and dozed for a long time, then said: "Don't let small fish enter the deep pool. When seeking the road, you should step forward bravely, and you should also be prepared to advance and retreat."
"Jiang Xingchi thanks the fairy for your teachings." Jiang Xingchi saluted.
The fox said no more, stood up, jumped on Lin Bai's head, and wrapped its tail around Lin Bai's neck.
Then the green shadow faded, and the fox and Lin Bai disappeared.
When he opened his eyes again, Lin Bai had fallen into the cave, still holding the fox's tail in his hand.
"Ancestor," Lin Bai hugged the fox and asked, "Ancestor, do you want me to go with him then?"
"The opportunity is not small, you should go. But..." The fox jumped to the ground and lay down.
The fox also liked to talk half-heartedly, so Lin Bai sat down and stroked her fur, hoping to give her more hints.
"But," the fox finally continued and said, "you'd better castrate before leaving, otherwise you won't be able to come back, and your sweethearts will also have something to think about."
This fox spoke so nicely, with fragrance coming out of his mouth, and the truth contained in his words. Lin Bai was amazed.
"Let's work." The fox swung his tail and closed his eyes.
The fox was urging work, but Lin Bai, who had always been sensible, didn't dare to take any more chances, so he held back his energy and began to draw the talisman.
After working hard for a long time, I only made three eye-shielding talismans, which was considered enough for the job.
The fox's tail curled up, and three talismans slipped into her ears.
Lin Bai quickly stepped forward to stroke her fur, fearing that the fox would leave after eating enough.
"Ancestor, what exactly is this mist of my life? You are well-read and have many friends, do you have any clues?"
Lin Bai was full of doubts. Seeing the fox get something, he didn't run away immediately. It was really rare, so he took this opportunity to investigate.
"My destiny is inherently mysterious. There are common things and strange and rare things. There are only similarities, not the same. I don't know the destiny, so how can I know it all?" The fox seemed to feel comfortable being stroked. , the voice is more lazy.
You don’t even have a clue about the co-authorship! Lin Bai stopped asking. Since the fox didn't know the source of the fog, he probably didn't know the origin of the stone plate.
If you want to judge yourself, you still need to work hard on your own.
"Ancestor, can I practice the escape method?" Lin Bai looked honest, "Ancestor is good at this method. Even Ancestor Gu has repeatedly praised me. I want to learn from Ancestor..."
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"Even if you can learn a little bit, it will be of great use in the future. Right?" The fox continued Lin Bai's words.
"..." Lin Bai still felt that it was okay for the fox to be a bit naughty and have a bad mouth. But if you are too clever, it will be much more difficult.
"It is difficult to escape from the law. Talent is one, destiny is the other." The fox waved his tail and said: "I will talk about it another day when I am more interested. Today, someone pretended to be poor and lazy, which made me lose interest."
"..." Lin Bai was embarrassed and refused to say anything, so he asked again: "Ancestor, Ancestor Gu is secretly planning something, and he taught me a lot about formations."
While talking, he carefully stroked the fox's fur. "Learn. If you don't learn, you won't learn. I don't care if you sleep with her." The fox said.
This fox is not coquettish, but his words are coquettish. Lin Bai didn't take it seriously, and secretly inquired: "Ancestor, do you want to intervene?"
The fox waggled its tail, "I said back then that even if I entered the three sects, I would not take any action to favor the side. Now, even though I have not entered the Yunxia Sect, I cannot take any action." She stared at Lin Bai and continued: "I am You wild fox, no one can prick my hair!”
"..." This fox had no taste for food and no good words. Lin Bai lost his temper and said, "Ancestor, how is Xiu Xiu? When can I see her?"
"What are you seeing?" The fox became angry when he heard this, and no longer looked lazy. "You are glib and talkative, and you are the best at deceiving ignorant girls. If you let Xiuxiu come, wouldn't your innocence be lost?" The fox glared at Lin Bai.
"Ancestor, Xiuxiu and I are brother and sister." Lin Bai was furious.
"She doesn't think so." The fox wagged his tail, "You are so shameless, little thief. Xiuxiu was not as old as your good apprentice at that time, right? I'm afraid Yue Xin didn't even come here, and you took advantage of it early. ”
The fox's tail swept across Lin Bai's face and said, "You should be the fox."
I'm not a slut. Lin Bai didn't dare to say anything, but he stroked his hair more carefully.
"What are you turning over?" The fox saw Lin Bai lowering his head and stroking his fur vigorously, as if he had changed his temper.
"I couldn't help my ancestor even after thinking about it, so I just thought of scratching his lice, which was within my power." Lin Bai said piously.
"...If I had been as shameless as you, I would have been able to pester Master and avoid going to the Yang family to make a living." The fox sighed with emotion and stared at Lin Bai non-stop, "Really, you little thief, I I believe that even if you sell Xiuxiu, she will still count the money for you stupidly.”
After saying this, the fox kicked off his hind legs and immediately kicked Lin Bai away. The green figure turned pale, clearly trying to run away.
"Ancestor," Lin Bai hurriedly stepped forward and said, "When can we see you again? When I see my ancestor, I feel as warm as meeting my own... ancestor! Ancestor!"
"If your heart is sincere, I will be everywhere; if your heart is not sincere, don't even think about seeing me again." The fox threw out perfunctory words, swung its tail, twisted its butt, turned into a blue shadow, and disappeared.
"Ancestor! I made some elixirs for Xiuxiu, take them back!" Lin Bai quickly took out a wooden box. As soon as he finished speaking, the wooden box disappeared out of thin air.
The fox finally became a human being for once.
Lin Bai sat on the ground, dazed for a while, and made two more batches of Tiger Wolf Pills to meditate.
Then he opened Qu Ruyi's letter and read it. The whole article didn't mention anything important. He just said that he had been released from confinement and had made some friends recently.
He also asked about Aunt Gu and Lu Haike. After asking about the war, he also asked Gu Qingshui about his appearance and temperament.
Finally, he said that he had something to discuss and would come to visit him soon.
"Qu Ruyi is definitely not a kind person. Every time we meet her, we will encounter crisis."
Lin Bai held a formation flag and said, "I have to find a way to hide."
Lin Bai had a headache for a while and was too lazy to pay attention anymore. He closed his eyes and came to the stone plate to continue to ponder the wonders of the formation.
The first seven formations in the book "Entering the Formation" start from the Spirit Gathering Formation, to the Five Elements Formation, the Illusion Formation, the Entrapment Formation, the Protective Formation, and even the Seven Ultimate Demon Suppression Formation, which is extremely murderous.
These seven formations range from easy to difficult. The formation book not only talks about the formations, but also has many derivative methods. It is also explained from the simple to the deep. It is really the handiwork of a formation master.
"The key to setting up the formation is to adapt measures to local conditions and make the best use of the situation."
Lin Bai pondered for a long time and then practiced the formation on the stone plate.
Although these seven formations are few, they are not very rare secret formations.
The detailed explanation of the seven formations in the formation book is not just for teaching, but for the purpose of general outline. The purpose of providing guidance is to understand the formations. It is not intended to be a comprehensive knowledge, but at least to draw inferences from one instance.
Even if you encounter unfamiliar formations in the future, as long as you think about them carefully, there will always be similarities. Whether you are learning or breaking them, you will be faster.
Only by using this as a basis can you learn more advanced formations in the future, and you will be able to master them faster.
Lin Bai knew very well the intention of the person who wrote the book, so once he succeeded, he had to go out and try.
First, set up a large formation of water and mist in Yuhu Lake. The water vapor will cover one area, which not only has the effect of confusing the enemy, but also helps to perform water magic.
The purpose of setting up a maze formation in the formation is to confuse the mind, cause illusions in the minds of those who enter the formation, slow down their appearance, and confuse their minds.
Lin Bai forced Miaomiao into the battle, and Jiang Yatou forced Jiang Yu into the battle. The two of them didn't pay much attention and went back to the Black Tower to rejoice.
After making a fuss for most of the day, the two children were released.
Three months passed in the blink of an eye, and Lin Bai had used the seven formations at will. Not only is he familiar with the formations and can practice them with ease, but he also has his own opinions.
What is missing is nothing more than actual combat. Miaomiao and Jiang Yu are not good enough to try out the formation, so they can only be regarded as a disaster for them.
"I have to ask Aunt Gu for more formations and learn more and practice more. It will always be useful whether at home or traveling in the future."
Lin Bai had made up his mind and summoned Miaomiao.
This is because the master and disciple are united and their sharpness can cut through gold. I just hope that Aunt Gu will see Miaomiao young and have some pity on her master and do less oppression.
"I don't want to go." Miaomiao didn't want to go to Qiaoshan Sect.
Lin Bai quickly gave her a lecture and taught her some principles of life.
Miaomiao listened to the instructions honestly, as if she was used to it, and her expression seemed to be looking forward to the end of get out of class.
After the master and the apprentice finished fighting, someone outside injected a burst of spiritual power.
When he opened the door, he saw Jiang Chun. There was another person beside him, a young Qi practitioner wearing a cloud-patterned Taoist robe, the uniform of the Crystal Palace.
"Senior Qu has a letter." The young man took out a letter respectfully and presented it with both hands.
"Thank you, senior brother." Miaomiao stepped forward to take it. She had known that her master had a sweetheart in Yunxia Sect, so she winked at Lin Bai.
Now that Lin Bai had reached a high level of foundation building, he rewarded the Qi Refining disciple with a bottle of Qi Condensing Pill, asked a few questions, and then sent it away.
After sitting down cross-legged to open the letter, Miaomiao smiled and leaned on Lin Bai's back to read.
"Close your eyes." Lin Bai said.
Miaomiao covered her eyes with her hands, "I'm ashamed. Master also said embarrassing things in the letter."
Lin Bai has no temper and is not upright. After all, he cannot lead by example. It is really difficult to teach Miao Miao.
Opening the letter, you can see Qu Ruyi's handwriting: Come to repay the kindness. Crystal Palace.
Before Sister Pei went out to build the foundation, Lin Bai had not hooked up with Aunt Gu, so he spent a lot of effort to obtain a talisman that turned into an armor from Qu Ruyi.
At that time, he made a promise to perform the music as he wished.
"The kindness of others is not over yet."
"Do I want to be a trustworthy person?" Lin Bai touched his chin.
"Keep your word if it's beneficial, and sleep well if it's not beneficial." Miaomiao became a military advisor.
Sure enough, master and apprentice are connected! Lin Bai immediately made a serious face and said: "In life, if you don't keep your word, how are you different from animals? We monks should value trustworthiness more."
Having said this, Lin Bai quickly added, "But Miao Miao, everything is different. If you encounter such a thing in the future, you need to discuss it with the master first."
After saying this, Lin Bai felt that it was in vain. With Miaomiao's temperament, she will never do anything pedantic.
"Master, Miaomiao remembers it!" Miaomiao responded casually, obviously not keeping it in mind.
Lin Bai lost his temper and drove Miaomiao away.
After touching the chain on his wrist, Lin Bai went out and went to the Crystal Palace.
When we arrived at the place and went up to the second floor of the Crystal Palace, another boy led the way.
After knocking on the door of a room, Qu Ruyi showed her head and when she saw it was Lin Bai, she pulled her in with a smile.
There were actually people inside, three men and one woman, all unfamiliar faces.
"Ah haha," Qu Ruyi pulled Lin Bai, smiling non-stop, and introduced to everyone: "This person is my good friend. His Taoist name is Zhuanluan, which means the cycle of the sun and the moon. He is good at elixirs." Tao, because of his noble character and many good deeds, he is respectfully called the wheel spinner.”
(End of chapter)