Chapter 203 The River
What you can see are broken stones and broken branches.
Where the cobblestones were previously, only a pair of huge butterfly wings remained.
The butterfly wings are colorful, mottled and chaotic, extremely beautiful and extremely ugly, with a grotesque appearance, yet vaguely pure and flawless.
The cicada's wings quivered slightly, but it didn't stir up any wind, but it seemed to make the ground shake.
The strange butterfly wings seemed to have infinite suction. Lin Bai held Xiu Xiu's little hand tightly and quickly leaned towards the butterfly wings. However, Lin Bai did not forget to squeeze Xiu Xiu's little hand gently and looked into the distance.
The stars and moon shine brighter, birds and beasts chirp in the distance, and the oasis seems to be boiling, torn open by huge cracks. Large swathes of forest trees sank into the ground, and soon mountains rose up.
Further away, the yellow sand quickly swallowed up the oasis land, like a ferocious beast invading.
The vicissitudes of life change in an instant.
Many monsters and monks were sucked in, all of them involuntarily. Many of them were smashed into pieces by rocks and trees, and the blood mist was covered with dust, which was really terrifying.
Looking behind him, Huang Ruhua was in an extremely embarrassed state, holding the tail of a green snake that came from nowhere, looking at Lin Bai and Xiu Xiu eagerly.
The earth collapsed, mountains were destroyed, and everything mutated. Only the Milky Way still hangs down from the sky, shining brightly and even more brilliantly.
The endless stream of light flows into the butterfly wings, leaving little star marks.
Starlight and colored light intersect on the butterfly wings, as if they have merged into a big river.
Lin Bai held Xiu Xiu tightly, and then touched the butterfly wings, without any feeling of good or bad in his heart.
His body trembled slightly, as if falling into an endless tornado. A splitting headache, as if being pricked by thousands of needles. The sea of consciousness is boiling, the sea of Qi is swelling, and the whole body seems to burst.
Lin Baiyou never let go of Xiuxiu's hand, only held it tightly. After five or six breaths, I feel that my whole body has turned into endless stars and endless quicksand in the river, and I no longer feel any discomfort.
After many days of starlight quenching, it finally paid off.
He stared around and saw that everything he saw was filled with light and stars. It was hard to see each other clearly when he was face to face with Xiuxiu.
The two of them fell sharply along the stream of light. After an unknown amount of time, they suddenly broke away from the starlight, and an endless river appeared in front of them.
The river is mighty and rolling. It's endless as far as the eye can see, and I don't know where the other side is.
Looking up, I don’t know where it started;
Looking downstream, I don't know the way back.
The river seems to be able to swallow up everything in the world, and it seems as if everything in the world is the long river itself.
The river water is sometimes clear and sometimes turbid. There are white bones and green mountains and forests underneath it.
Seeing everything he saw and feeling all sorts of emotions in his heart, Lin Bai actually had the idea of entering the river.
The water in Canglang is so clear that I can carry my tassel on it;
The water in Canglang is turbid, I can wash my feet.
Just as he was about to take a step, his palms felt hot and he was pulled by Xiuxiu.
For a moment, it seemed that it had transcended time and space and finally landed on the ground.
The sea of consciousness stung, and before he could rub his head, Lin Bai immediately took precautions.
After taking a few breaths, his eyes regained clarity.
Take out a fluorite. Looking around, he was in a cave. The size is about ten feet, and the height is also seven or eight feet.
There are four other passages, which are dark and don't know where they lead.
This place is extremely dry, and the walls of the cave are pitted and brown in color. There was gravel and fine sand on the ground, not even a single footprint in sight.
I don’t know how long no one has set foot here. Although the place is small, it feels desolate, as if it has been tempered by time for countless years.
Throw out the fluorite and set it on the ceiling of the cave.
Even if his spiritual consciousness is dispersed, he will not hear even half a living being.
Looking at Xiuxiu again, I saw that she was looking at him, her eyes were dark and shiny, and she tilted her head slightly, curious and happy.
"Are you okay?" Lin Bai held her hand with one hand and squeezed her arm and shoulder with the other.
It is true that he has lost a little weight, but I don't know whether it was because Qu Chengjia withheld food or because the stinky fox refused to let anyone eat.
I must seek justice when I turn around.
However, her face is tender and has a slight blush, which makes her look pretty and pretty.
Then he pinched his cheek, and Lin Bai was satisfied.
"I'm fine." Xiu Xiu's face turned red as expected. She raised her other hand, revealing the ring on it, "Fairy Shen Yu protected me."
Lin Bai felt a little sad in his heart: The fox is really not stingy, she is just stingy with me.
"Did you see the river just now?" Lin Bai grabbed her hand and wouldn't let go.
"No." Xiuxiu shook her head slightly, letting her hand be held by Lin Bai.
"Then what did you see?" Lin Bai was very surprised. He and Xiu Xiu were not separated. How come he saw them but Xiu Xiu didn't?
Moreover, when he saw the endless river, he wanted to go into the river, but it was Xiu Xiu who pulled him away, and then he left safely.
If we talk about the difference, it is probably the Starlight Tempered Body.
"I only saw the starry light." Xiu Xiu was about the same height as Qu Ruyi, slightly shorter than Sister Pei. So he raised his head slightly, with a smile on his lips, and looked at Lin Bai with great curiosity, and then said: "We were teleported here. You were in a daze just now, so I pulled you."
"Teleportation?" Lin Bai thought about it carefully, and it seemed that it was indeed the case.
When I first ran away from Cangyun Gate, I got the fox's secret teleportation treasure. I also felt dizzy at that time, but it was far less painful than this time.
"Yes." Xiu Xiu nodded affirmatively, "Fairy Shen Yu is proficient in all kinds of magic, especially the way of space. She has arranged multiple teleportation magic circles in Mianlong Mountain, and I have been fortunate enough to use them several times. What I just experienced is the same. Fairy Shen Yu’s method. It’s just that we are in a small world and are transported by the light of the galaxy, so the physical discomfort is more severe.”
Hearing this, Lin Bai was so happy. Little girl Xiuxiu has really grown up. She speaks clearly and rationally, and she has not contracted the bad habits of the girls from the three sects.
"Why didn't Huang Ruhua follow?" Lin Bai looked around again.
"The wings of the butterfly are colorful. Maybe Senior Sister Huang was a step behind us and landed somewhere else." Xiuxiu looked at Lin Bai and said, "Do you know her name? Sister Ruyi always mentions Yun Zhonghe. Is that your pseudonym? ”
She blinked her big eyes and smiled.
"Has Fairy Shen Yu ever praised you for your intelligence?" Lin Bai asked with a smile.
"The fairy only calls me stupid, and always bullies me in a weird way." Xiuxiu tilted her head slightly, "Just like you always bullied me before."
"I'll help you teach her a lesson later!" Lin Bai was very angry. This stinky fox had no way of bullying anyone he caught.
"Okay!" Xiuxiu nodded happily.
"You cultivate the way of numerology, understand the changes of the four seasons, understand the principles of misfortune and fortune, and understand the secrets of heaven and earth." Lin Bai always praised others, and he spared no effort when he praised Xiuxiu, "What should we do, and show us the way. ”
When you have just landed in a strange place, it is not the time for small talk, it is important to do business.
There was the crazy woman Lu Qingyin here, and the crazy Qin Fengyu. Although Lin Bai was not afraid of the two of them, he wanted to deal with grudges when it was time to come, so that they could harm less people.
"Then go find Sister Huang first." Xiu Xiu withdrew her hand and tied up her hair. He took out a hosta and tied up Lin Bai's hair. Then he took out an ant the size of a soybean and said with a smile: "Sister Huang said you gave this to her."
"I forgot about it." Lin Bai looked at the concentric ants, his expression unchanged.
At that time, he went to build the foundation. After sending the Tongxin ants to Huang Ruhua, he also helped Jiang Yatou build the foundation. Afterwards, Huang Ruhua naturally knew what happened in the cave.
"Did Xiao Huang say anything else to you?" Lin Bai asked casually.
"That's not true." Xiuxiu shook her head, "Master didn't let her mention Yun Zhonghe's name to me."
Xiuxiu blinked her eyes, looked at Lin Bai carefully for a while, and then said: "Especially don't let Sister Huang mention your romantic affairs."
"..." Lin Bai had a headache and felt more and more that the fox was not a human being.
Xiuxiu smiled and said no more, holding the concentric ant in her hand, "Let's go, find Sister Huang first."
"That's fine." Lin Bai took out another fluorite.
"This is for you." Xiuxiu took out five talismans and said, "This is the escape talisman. Fairy Shen Yu gave it to me. If you are in danger, you can escape."
She was very serious, "There is a female cultivator in Jiuyin Mountain named Lu Qingyin. She has many tricks and is very thoughtful. She is no match for me." "She is no match for me." Lin Bai took one and told her to curl her lips. After taking the rest, he said confidently: "I have beaten her half to death."
Seeing that Lin Bai had stopped, Xiuxiu happily stared into Lin Bai's eyes and said with a smile: "You tried to be calm just now, but now you are telling the truth. I'm not good at fighting, so you have to protect me. Like before.”
As she spoke, she held Lin Bai's clothes as she did before, and whispered: "Don't get separated again."
In the past, the two of them went up the mountain to collect medicine together and went to see doctors together. Lin Bai was indeed responsible for guarding them, and they only got separated once.
Xiu Xiu figured out the direction. Lin Bai held the fluorite in his hand and entered the dark passage. As expected, Xiu Xiu held on to the hem of Lin Bai's clothes and refused to let go.
After walking for a while, there was a fork in the road.
Xiuxiu pointed in the direction again and marked the fork, "I made an agreement with Sister Ruyi." She smiled at Lin Bai, "She admires you very much. She often talks about how you know how to make alchemy, so what? What a gentleman. All your peers think you are secretly dating her.”
"I am innocent." Lin Bai and Qu Ruyi were indeed innocent. There was no relationship between men and women, but they seemed like brothers who shared weal and woe.
"What about Pei Ning? Did she come with you?" Xiuxiu asked as she walked.
Now that Xiuxiu's wings are hardened, she used to call Pei Ning "Uncle Master", but now she calls him by his first name.
"She joined the Tianchi Sect, and I walked around as a casual cultivator." Lin Bai said.
"You also accepted a disciple? Let me meet you another day." Xiu Xiu was very interested.
When Lin Bai mentioned Miaomiao, he thought of the bamboo hat.
At that time, Miaomiao had a lot of good things to say. She said those words to more than one person, and gave the hat to more than one person!
Lin Bai often fooled others, but his master was actually fooled by his disciple. Lin Bai felt that he could not bear it, so he just thought that when he got back, he would definitely test the battle with that girl!
"That stinky girl is naughty!" Lin Bai was so angry that his teeth itched, "Teach her a lesson for me later!"
"Why is she so naughty? I heard from sister Ruyi that Miaomiao is obedient, sensible, well-behaved and cute." Xiuxiu asked doubtfully.
"You'll know it when you see it." Lin Bai sighed.
"Aren't you the best at coaxing children?" Xiuxiu smiled, as if she meant something.
The two of them talked while looking for a way.
After waiting for a while, I saw someone in front of me.
"Who is coming?" It was a female voice, with a warning tone.
It's just that the familiar one is Annoying Jingcheng Shuang.
"Qiao Shan Lin Zhuan Lun!" Lin Bai announced his name.
"Qiaoshan Cheng Shuang!" Cheng Shuang jumped out of the darkness, "Hahaha! Brother Zhuanlun, we are really destined!" She looked at Xiuxiu and saw Xiuxiu grabbing the hem of Lin Bai's clothes, and laughed. : "You hooked up with a sweetheart again? This is not a good idea!"
Is this person sick? Lin Bai lost his temper, glanced at Cheng Shuang, and secretly scolded the woman for her lack of expression.
"Cheng Shuang! Don't be rude! What if we, the monks, have a few more Taoist companions? Brother Zhuanlun is a suave man, impatient for justice, and righteous. If I were a woman, I... I would introduce my sisters to him!" Cheng Daojin Ye Jumped out and immediately scolded Cheng Shuang.
"Let's find you a Taoist companion first!" Cheng Shuang said.
Seeing that the brother and sister were about to quarrel again, Lin Bai quickly stopped and introduced Xiu Xiu to them.
When the Cheng family brothers and sisters heard Xiuxiu's name, they immediately stood in awe.
It wasn't to respect Xiu Xiu's abilities, but to respect the fox behind her.
After a few polite words, Lin Bai asked the Cheng family brothers and sisters about their experiences during this trip.
Cheng Shuang wanted to speak, but Lin Bai held him down and only let Cheng Daojin speak.
After talking for a long time, Lin Bai finally understood.
It turns out that the Cheng family brother and sister lost contact with Li Xinghe and Ye Ruoqing after they entered this place and went their separate ways.
The Cheng family brothers and sisters wandered around here for a long time, but they didn't gain anything and didn't meet anyone.
This place should be a cave, I don't know how high it is at the top, and I don't know how deep it is below.
There are few living creatures, and occasionally monsters appear.
There are passages everywhere, but no one knows where they lead.
The Cheng family brothers and sisters have been exploring for a long time, but they haven't encountered any chance. However, they have fought twice with people from Jiuyin Mountain.
"There is a female cultivator with white hair who is extremely fierce. If this cave was not a land of sand and gravel, and it is compatible with my brother's supernatural power, Brother Zhuanlun, you would not be able to see us today!" Cheng Shuang was still frightened.
White hair, female cultivator, fierce, isn't this Lu Qingyin?
Lin Bai saw that the two of them had not gained anything at all. They got up so early that they didn't make it to the market, so he didn't know whether to laugh or not.
After chatting for a while, the four of them walked together.
"Cheng Shuang, are you still familiar with Qin Rensong and Qin Fengyu?" Lin Bai asked about his enemies.
"Qin Rensong is a casual cultivator. I don't know where he comes from. He came together with Master Yue more than ten years ago, and it seems that he works for Master Yue privately."
"As for Qin Fengyu, I did meet him once and didn't say a few words. But I knew right away that he must be a coquettish one!"
Cheng Shuang patted her chest, "Don't believe it! We are both women, and I know women best! For example, Senior Sister Yang Huan is actually a bit crazy; like Gu Feixue, she is actually cold on the outside and hot on the inside."
Lin Bai believed it because what Cheng Shuang said was correct.
"If you meet Qin Fengyu, you need to be careful. She is not a good person." Lin Bai warned.
The Cheng family brothers and sisters were rescued by Lin Bai when they entered the secret realm, and they walked with them all the way, so they believed Lin Bai's words deeply.
Moreover, since they were Nascent Souls, they had trouble dealing with Yue Fengshu, so naturally they didn't think highly of Yue Fengshu's people either.
After pulling for a long time, we moved forward again. Cheng Shuang and Xiu Xiu chatted, asking about the fox's affairs.
After another two hours, I saw someone in the passage ahead.
After meeting, it turned out to be Huang Ruhua.
But there is another male cultivator who is also an acquaintance, Yang Ai.
It's just that Yang Ai seems to be in low spirits and a little wilted.
"Xiu Xiu!" Huang Ruhua saw Xiu Xiu and ran over quickly.
When she saw Xiuxiu tugging at the hem of Lin Bai's clothes, her expression changed, and she frowned and said, "Master asked me not to tell Xiuxiu about you. I thought Master was overthinking it, but I didn't expect it to be a far-sighted plan."
Where is this? Lin Bai had no temper and pretended not to understand.
Yang Ai also came over there, and they were all strangers. Only Xiuxiu and Huang Ruhua needed to be introduced.
Yang Ai became even more helpless when he learned about Xiuxiu's origins.
There is no other reason than that the Nascent Soul Fox came from the Yang family, but was not retained by the Yang family.
"Junior sister Xiuxiu." Yang Ai saluted.
"Senior Brother Yang." Xiu Xiu also saluted, "I heard Master talk about you, saying that Senior Brother is a outstanding figure of this generation of the Yang family."
"Did you say anything else?" Yang Ai asked.
"They also said that Senior Brother Yang Shu is... a good person." Xiuxiu said.
"Is there anything else?" Yang Ai asked again.
"They also say that Senior Sister Yang Huan is the most extraordinary. She can realize enlightenment while drinking and having fun." Xiu Xiu glanced at Lin Bai.
Lin Bai pretended not to know and only asked Huang Ruhua to talk.
After a long time of fussing and talking nonsense, it was time to decide the way forward.
Everyone looked at Xiuxiu, obviously knowing that the person who had made a life contract with Yuanying was also a disciple of Qu Chengjia. He must understand the yin and yang of numerology and know the path forward for misfortunes and blessings.
Xiuxiu didn't hesitate, took out the bronze mirror and flicked it with her hand.
There are water ripples on the mirror surface, showing the shadow of the moon.
There is a faint blue patch above the moon shadow, which looks like the outline of a fox.
(End of chapter)