Chapter 184 Asking for help
After all these years, Qu Ruyi is as unreliable as ever.
It can be seen that there are too few confinements and Qu Chengjia is soft-hearted.
Lin Bai didn't know why he was spinning his wheels. However, looking at the three men and one woman in the room, Lin Bai could probably guess that this was Qu Ruyi's wish to show off her holiness in front of others, to show off her popularity and reputation, and to show off to anyone she called.
I knew I wouldn't come!
The more some people lack something, the more they love to show off. After being locked up for so long, he may have become stupid.
Look at the three men and one woman, all of them have foundation-building skills. There was an old cultivator with a white beard; a middle-aged cultivator with a simple and honest face; and the young man and the female cultivator, who were actually wearing the Qinglian Sect's standard robes and were actually one of the Four Golden Pill Sects.
It's just that the young female cultivator didn't pay attention to Lin Bai at all. She kept staring at the young male cultivator with obvious admiration.
Lin Bai has always been honest and loves to help others. He just smiled and saluted and said: "You have a small reputation, but in front of everyone, you are making people laugh."
After saying a few polite words, he looked at Qu Ruyi and said: "Senior Sister Qu, you and I have a very close friendship, and it is a life-long friendship! No matter what happens in Xinyi Square this time, I will definitely help you with all my strength! If you want, If you need anything, I’ll give it all you have! If you want to make friends, I’ll invite friends!”
Lin Bai suppressed his desire to imitate the fox and gave Qu Ruyi enough face.
Anyway, all that said, if Qu Ruyi really makes a request, he can just persuade her in private.
Lin Bai dared to fool even Yuanying, let alone Xiao Xiaoqu Ruyi. Glancing at her, I realized that this girl didn't seem to be very tall. She was three points inferior to Sister Pei, but she was on an equal footing with Jiang Yu.
Sure enough, Qu Ruyi was extremely happy when she heard this, and the jade pendant on her waist jingled.
"You are too uninformed!" Qu Ruyi pulled Lin Bai and said with a smile: "Junior brother Li and junior sister Ye just arrived, and you came too. I will introduce you to you!"
Qu Ruyi probably had been in solitary confinement for a long time and wanted to make up all the words. She kept pouting and introduced them one by one happily.
The old foundation-building cultivator was called Baimei, and he was a casual cultivator. Judging by his appearance, he must be at least one hundred, seventeen or eighty years old.
The middle-aged Ji Zhu's name is Yang Lijian. He has a face with Chinese characters and a very honest smile, like an honest man.
The young foundation-builder wearing the Qinglian Sect's standard robe was named Li Xinghe. He had an ordinary appearance and could not be found in the crowd.
However, he looked calm and quiet. He only nodded towards Lin Bai and said nothing, as if all the matters were not bothering him.
The female cultivator's name is Ye Ruoqing. Her appearance is not bad, but her aura is slightly unstable. She must have established the foundation not long ago, and she is the granddaughter of Taoist Baimei.
Ye Ruoqing and Li Xinghe were both casual cultivators. Later, the four major Jindan sects accepted newcomers. The two accidentally entered the Qinglian sect, and they became acquainted from then on, and their relationship was irreversible.
But according to Lin Bai, Li Xinghe was probably dragged here by Ye Ruoqing, and the man had no intention of doing it but the concubine was in love.
After getting to know each other, everyone sat down and Qu Ruyi poured tea.
Lin Bai didn't say anything, he just kept thinking in his heart.
This song Ruyi has always been unreliable, and if he suddenly summoned so many people, he was afraid that he was going to cause trouble. Or exploring a secret realm, or something else.
Lin Bai was not interested at all.
Nowadays, I am living a happy life, fawning over Aunt Gu, stroking the fox's tail, and even learning formation techniques.
In his free time, he trains his apprentices, practices sword practice with Sister Pei, drinks with Sister Huanhuan, and eats melon with Girl Jiang.
The days were a little bitter and tiring, but a lot more peaceful. His cultivation level has not declined, and he has obtained the elixir book from the Gu Tian family, so he is prospering.
"The people I associate with now are all Nascent Soul masters! Aunt Gu was blinded when she left me. Yueyue sent people to look for me, just to get some writing from me; I held the slutty fox in my hand and touched her slender waist and back. He didn’t refuse, and he was willing to drive me, even pulling his tail.”
"I have no shortage of food and drink, so why should I go out to seek opportunities? Making good friends with Nascent Soul is the greatest opportunity."
"Besides, now I have to say hello to Gu Yao when I go far away. If I really want to go, I'm afraid Aunt Gu won't be able to leave."
Lin Bai already had a plan in mind. Not only did he not go, but he also had to stop Qu Ruyi.
Once you have been arrogant and extravagant for a long time, you really don’t want to live a hard life outside.
Sure enough, after a few words, Qu Ruyi got straight to the point and said: "Brother Baimei, this wheel spinner and I are close friends. I have saved his life several times, so he is trustworthy."
Qu Ruyi didn't talk about the specific matter, and just looked at the old cultivator with white eyebrows.
The white eyebrows stroked the beard for a long time, looked at Lin Bai, and asked: "Fellow Taoist Master Zhuan Lun, I would like to ask, besides refining alchemy, do you have any other talents?"
"Hiss..." Before Qu Ruyi could finish her words, Lin Bai almost pinched a piece of flesh off her leg.
"Brother Baimei Taoist, Brother Yang, Senior Brother Li, and Senior Sister Ye." Lin Bai sat and saluted, then smiled and said: "I know Senior Sister Qu, and Senior Sister Qu is familiar with you, so there is no need to hide it from you. I'm here. I did gain some experience in alchemy, and when I was practicing qi, I also wanted to take up the path of sword cultivation. However, after building the foundation, I stopped using the sword and focused on other places.”
Having said this, Lin Bai smiled confidently and said: "Fellow Taoists, if you want to refine any elixirs, please tell me. If Senior Sister Youqu succeeds, I will never accept half of the spirit stone."
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Qu Ruyi only felt that she was more prestigious, and the more she looked at Lin Bai, the more pleasing she became.
The old Taoist with white eyebrows also smiled and said: "Alchemy masters are always good. They are more peaceful and happy than me and other people who are not very skilled. They don't need to go out to take risks and live a life of licking blood from the edge of a knife."
This means that I don’t want Lin Bai anymore.
Lin Bai didn't say anything either. Casual cultivators value alchemy masters as much as they do, but if they are going out for a walk, they still prefer their companions to be more capable. No one wants to travel with an alchemy master who is used to a comfortable life.
Qu Ruyi glanced at Lin Bai, and Lin Bai looked back.
"We still have to find a sword cultivator. If we find an formation master, it would be safer." The female cultivator Ye Ruoqing looked at Li Xinghe with a bitter face and asked, "Brother Xinghe, do you recognize these people?"< br>
Once they met Li Xinghe, Ye Ruoqing became gentle.
"I don't like socializing." This was the first thing Li Xinghe said since he started Lin Bai.
"Yes, I knew you didn't like talking to others..." Ye Ruoqing asked Yu Blind, sighed and looked at the old cultivator with white eyebrows, and said: "I heard that there is a senior sister in the merchant who is good at formations, but I don't know her. ”
The old cultivator with white eyebrows asked: "Qing'er, isn't there such a person in Qinglian Sect?"
Ye Ruoqing smiled bitterly and said: "Grandpa, Brother Xinghe and I are from a gang of casual cultivators. We have no foundation and no support. The way of formation and profound knowledge cannot be learned by ourselves. It is only the members of the family gang who have inherited it."
The so-called casual cultivator gang and the aristocratic cultivator gang were only created in recent years. The reason was that the four major Jindan sects initially accepted the casual cultivators to get started.
Take Tianchi Sect as an example.
Tianchi Sect's Three Golden Pills, Liu Tianhe is the leader, and in the later stages, he is backed by Qiaoshan Sect and has the greatest power. Yao Wanshan is also in the late stage of Jindan, and his family's power cannot be underestimated. Gai Chengfei was in the middle stage of Jindan. He had a free and easy temperament and did not fight for power and gain. However, the younger members of the clan were also favored by the ancestor of Jindan.
Although there are still many foundation-building families, they all fall under these three golden elixirs.
In the past, most new members of the Tianchi School were selected from descendants of their own families.
This is the case when a sect becomes bigger and stronger, and it is inevitable that aristocratic families will appear. The Qiaoshan Sect is not exempt from vulgarity. It is like a sect with several surnames.
The descendants of these people are called the Family Gang by the Rogue Cultivator Gang.
And the rogue cultivators naturally became the rogue cultivators gang.
In the past, the Tianchi Sect recruited many people from casual cultivators. The sect was not stingy, but invested a lot of energy and spiritual materials. However, as a result, the Family Gang became less divided, and gradually the two gangs became less able to deal with each other.
However, rogue cultivators are rogue cultivators after all, and they are far superior to disciples of aristocratic families in terms of bravery and ruthlessness. But once you enter the sect, you have to look at your background. Anyone who is randomly pulled out from the disciples of the aristocratic family is the foundation builder, and it is not something that the casual cultivator gang can mess with.
Over time, the gap between the casual cultivator gang and the aristocratic gang became deeper and deeper. However, with the leader suppressing it, there was no trouble.
However, in the past two years, with the entry-level casual cultivators building foundations one after another, the casual cultivator gang has become much more powerful.
But when it comes to their background, they are far inferior to those from the aristocratic families. They have been in the sect for several generations, and their alchemy, talisman making, and even formations are all passed down.
Moreover, the teachings did not impart profound knowledge to casual cultivators, and only distinguished them by force.
A cold-blooded person like Pei Ning has no interest in the sect's views. He has practiced diligently since he started, and only goes down the mountain once a month or two to take a short rest.
But even so, Peining was included in the casual cultivator gang. Later, Lin Bai became comfortable serving Yao Qianyuan and Gai Yingqiu, and Sister Pei was expelled from the Rogue Cultivator Gang. Later, Sister Pei showed her talents and became a member of the casual cultivator gang again.
Even after Pei Ning established the foundation, he was regarded as a role model by many disciples who came from casual cultivators.
And Pei Ning didn't care much about these nonsense throughout the whole process.
"After all, you are still an outsider, and you can't force yourself." The white-browed old Taoist sighed, "Nowadays, among the four sects, there are more foundation builders who are from casual cultivators, and they are more powerful. But how can you compare with the accumulation of others over generations after ten years of hard training? ?”
"It's okay, it's okay." Lin Bai persuaded with a smile, "When this group of casual cultivator disciples has become successful, we will have more descendants. After hundreds of years, as long as we can build another foundation, won't we become a famous family?" ? If you can successfully form the elixir, you can even touch the position of leader. ”
The white-browed old Taoist was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then nodded in agreement: "Everyone in the casual cultivator hates the aristocratic family, and also hates that he is not from the aristocratic family." Yang Lijian also smiled honestly, "Brother Zhuanlun is right."
Li Xinghe nodded slightly, but Ye Ruoqing said yes, yes, yes.
The people on the field, except Qu Ruyi, are all casual cultivators. Moreover, Qu Ruyi had a higher background. The ancestor of his family was one of the three direct disciples of the master of Yunxia Sect. He was the master who could kneel in front of the Nascent Soul Master and say a few auspicious words during the festival.
"Although these things are still far away, think about it in the future, if we really succeed, others will call us Qiaoshan Li like the Qiaoshan Jiang family and the Qiaoshan Shang family..." Ye Ruoqing saw Li Xinghe frown slightly and quickly stopped. .
"Qing'er, it's hard to find formation masters. Even the Qiaoshan sect doesn't have many. We can't force it." The white-browed old cultivator pinched his white eyebrows and said, "Is there a swordsman I like? Or someone with supernatural powers and domineering ?”
"That's quite a lot..." Ye Ruoqing nodded slightly, "I heard that there is a female cultivator from the Tianchi sect, surnamed Pei. This person won first place in small competitions every time when practicing Qi. After building the foundation, she was even more amazing. She was able to wield a sword. Yu Qun, even if a monk meets her in the late stage of foundation building, he has to think carefully about her. ”
"Are you willing to invite me?" asked the old man with white eyebrows.
Ye Ruoqing shook his head again, "I heard that that person climbed up to the high branches of the Yang family of the Qiaoshan sect, and was recognized as his sister by the Yang family's legitimate daughter."
Baimei sneered when he heard this, "The Yang family has not had a Nascent Soul for a long time, and they have begun to support outsiders and form good relationships." At this point, Baimei senior cultivator became more solemn and said: "Even if there are more spiritual stones, you can't invite anyone? ”
"It's difficult." Ye Ruoqing shook his head, "I heard that Senior Sister Pei has a companion, who is an alchemist. That alchemist has no integrity, let alone the demeanor of a monk. During the Qi training period, he actually refined Tiger Wolf Pills day and night, and gave away all the proceeds. Senior Sister Pei. Nowadays, many female cultivators from the Tianchi sect are asking her about the art of charioteer. Later, the alchemist established a foundation and gained connections with the Gu family. There is no shortage of spiritual stones."
Qu Ruyi looked at Lin Bai and saw that Lin Bai was listening with great interest.
"Can these people build a foundation?" The white-browed old cultivator smiled helplessly and said bitterly: "Oh, if Boss Bu is still here, how can he be so entangled?"
Ye Ruoqing asked curiously: "Grandpa, Boss Bu... is gone? He is accomplished in physical training and has powerful magical powers. Three or five foundation building can't do anything to him, so why is he gone?"
Bai Mei shook his head and sighed, and said: "I entered a black market with him earlier, and the thing he was interested in was bought by a monk named Han. Boss Bu was not convinced, and followed him after leaving the black market, and he never came back."
Those who kill to seize treasure will eventually be killed by others, and the treasure will be obtained by others.
Lin Bai listened to Bai Mei's words and kept thinking in his heart: When you go out to hang out, you will always make mistakes. Therefore, you must not underestimate anyone. You must know that the strongest among the strongest is the strongest. Who dares to say that he is invincible? Besides, my destiny is mysterious and mysterious, and I may encounter a restrained person, or even fall into the trap of an inconspicuous person.
"Then what should we do?" Ye Ruoqing shook his head and sighed, then looked at Qu Ruyi and said, "Senior Sister Qu, do you know any Taoist friends in Yunxia Sect?"
Before Qu Ruyi could say anything, the white-browed elder cultivator said, "I have already troubled Daoist Qu Daoist enough now, why bother anymore?" The white-browed elder cultivator smiled and patted Ye Ruoqing's hand.
Lin Bai always acted under Yuanying's butt, so he could roughly guess Bai Mei's thoughts. It was not that he was afraid of trouble, but that he was on guard.
Although this song Ruyi is not too ambitious, he comes from a big sect. If he summons two or three more from the same sect, wouldn't it be like overestimating the guest? When the opportunity comes, I'm afraid the Yunxia Sect will take it first, and Bai Mei and others will take a look.
Therefore, the helper Bai Mei and others are looking for can be related to Qu Ruyi, but not too deeply. Or you may not be familiar with it at all, or you may even be a casual practitioner.
From this point of view, Lin Bai felt that he had blown it too hard just now, as if he would go through fire and water for Qu Ruyi, which made people feel defensive, so he didn't want to. Of course, there are also reasons for looking down on the alchemist's ability.
"I also know a few people in Qiaoshan. They are all disciples of the sect. Do you want to recommend them?" Qu Ruyi is still trying to be a good person.
"There's no rush." The white-browed old cultivator smiled and said, "I'll wait for Fang to come to Xinyi Square and spend some time to ask again. If it really doesn't work, I'll trouble you again."
"Come to me when the time comes!" Qu Ruyi said confidently.
"Then don't live here for now." Old Taoist Baimei stood up, "Wait for a few days and then come back to find fellow Taoist Qu."
Building a foundation is not something that can be decided upon at once. Preparation can take three to five months, or even three to five years, or even ten years.
Qu Ruyi sent everyone out of the Crystal Palace. After saying goodbye, Lin Bai couldn't wait to pull her inside.
"What are you doing?" Qu Ruyi didn't want to go upstairs anymore, "Let's go to your cave first."
"You just remembered it now?" Lin Bai led the way and laughed angrily, "Why don't you let me know about this first?"
"Before coming to Xinyifang, I said that I could summon people with just one letter. How can I break my promise?" Qu Ruyi said.
You use me as a raft to show your holiness in front of others and show how many people you know?
Lin Bai has no temper. Qu Ruyi has always been unreliable anyway, please give her a break.
"How do you know them? That white-browed old man is very wary of you." This Qu Ruyi is not an outsider, and Lin Bai will say whatever he wants.
"Have you taken precautions? Why didn't I see it?" Qu Ruyi was stunned for a moment, and then said confidently: "Don't worry, Bai Mei is an old friend of Senior Sister Meng. We have been through things together, so we can trust her."
Since Meng Yuan was the one who did it, Lin Bai no longer had any doubts and asked again: "What did they do?"
"I don't know either." Qu Ruyi smiled.
You don’t know, but you still drag people around? Lin Bai rubbed his eyebrows and thought to himself that Qu Chengjia should have locked you up for too little, and it would be better to lock you up for decades!
"Don't run around." Lin Bai still cared about Sister Qu.
"I have been holding back at home for several years, and I am going crazy. I have to go out for a while." Qu Ruyi pulled Lin Bai's sleeve, "Lin Zhuanlun, I heard that you rely on refining Tiger Wolf Pills to support Pei Ning? Is it true?" She blinked hard.
"Fake." Lin Bai said.
"Pei Ning is really successful?" Qu Ruyi laughed again.
"Fake." Lin Bai replied.
The two chatted, returned to Jiang's house, and entered the cave.
Qu Ruyi looked around and seemed very interested.
After she finished her inspection, the two of them sat down to chat.
"Xiuxiu isn't coming back either. I even suspect that coquettish... that Fairy Shen Yu ate her." Qu Ruyi was full of resentment. She and Qu Chengjia had both been angered by the fox.
"You don't have to worry." Lin Bai didn't say much.
"I remember you said in your letter that you had accepted a girl from the Zhu family as your apprentice. She is quiet, gentle, obedient and sensible. Where is she?" Qu Ruyi asked curiously.
"..." Lin Bai went out and asked Jiang Chun to call Miaomiao, and also brought in a bottle of Tiger Wolf Pills.
"This is Miaomiao, my name is Zhu Miao, and she is my first disciple." Miaomiao arrived not long after, and Lin Bai introduced him with a smile. "Miaomiao, this is your Uncle Qu. She loves you the most and is polite and sensible. Come over and salute."
"Hello, Master Qu." Miaomiao looked steady and kowtowed, as if Jiang Yu was coming in person.
"What a well-behaved child. He is about the same age as Xiuxiu at that time." Qu Ruyi helped Miaomiao up, took out a jade pendant and handed it to Miaomiao. "I remember that the seniority of the Zhu family didn't meet Yu Mingxin?"
"Being my apprentice means you are no longer considered senior to the Zhu family." Lin Bai said.
"Okay, okay, now you are more and more relaxed." Qu Ruyi kept laughing, holding Miaomiao's hand and talking.
"I often hear Master talk about my uncle, saying that my uncle values righteousness over life, is kind to others, is sincere, has great Taoism, and loves to support the younger generation the most." Miaomiao said seriously, blinking her eyes, "Master has always been in Yunxia Zong Bagua Mountain is meditating, why do you think of going out? "Miao Miao was also very happy, as if she was extremely attached to Qu Ruyi.
"I came here specifically to see you." Qu Ruyi was coaxed to feel comfortable, and she took out many things and gave them all to Miaomiao.
The two women chatted for a long time, and Miao Miao left happily.
When it was quiet again in the cave, Qu Ruyi asked: "Are you really involved with the Gu family?"
"The Zhu family of Fengming Mountain is a vassal of the Gu family. I have good relations with the Zhu family, so I was naturally recruited by the Gu family." Lin Bai said with a smile, "When the ancestor of the Gu family passed away, wasn't Senior Sister Meng Yuan here? She didn't Tell you about me?”
"She only asked me to be careful about you, saying that my daughter-in-law will always take care of you." Qu Ruyi chuckled, "Lin Zhuanlun, did something happen to the Qiaoshan Sect?"
"Isn't this obvious?" Lin Bai smiled and spread his hands, "Gu Da... the ancestor was teased by Jiuyin Mountain, and now he is full of anger."
"That's not the case." Qu Ruyi lowered her voice and said, "Former Qiaoshan sent Patriarch Cheng to go to our Yunxia Sect in person, and then crossed Qianhe Sandy Land to go to Daoyin Sect."
"..." Lin Bai frowned and thought for a while, then asked, "Do you know what it is?"
"How can you know the secret of Nascent Soul?" Qu Ruyi looked like a dead pig, "It seems like you are asking for help. I heard my ancestor mentioned it."
"Old Ancestor Cheng has the longest lifespan, what else can he do? As for asking your sect leader for help?" Lin Bai was puzzled.
"Maybe there is another secret," Qu Ruyi grabbed Lin Bai, put it against his ear, and whispered: "I made a special trip to Longmenfang before I came here. I heard rumors there that the Qiaoshan Sect's Supreme Leader fell into a secret realm. , unable to escape.”
"Longmenfang...How could Longmenfang know these things?" Lin Bai was even more confused and felt that something was wrong.
"Some people say it was spread by the smelly fox." Qu Ruyi smiled.
"You..." Lin Bai quickly looked around, held down Qu Ruyi's head, and warned: "If you dare to say anything disrespectful to Fairy Shen Yu in the future, we will end our friendship!"
(End of chapter)