The spring sunshine is always very gentle, shining faintly through the thin clouds on the sparkling water, like tiny gems.
Pushing open the red-painted wooden lattice window lattice, smelling the warm spring fragrance in the air, letting the breeze from the merchant ships sailing on the river ruffle your hair.
As far as the eye can see, there are high mountains and lush flowers and trees.
Looking up at the endless clear blue sky, the dazzling sunlight makes it difficult for people to open their eyes.
Everything seemed peaceful and beautiful, and there was no trace of the fact that half a month ago, there was an earthquake in the sixteen cities of the three counties in the eastern part of Chen State, resulting in tens of thousands of casualties.
I heard that Master Chen Guoguo had predicted an earthquake and sent his immortal masters to the three counties to save people and rebuild. The immortal magic was so powerful that the earthquake problem was solved in just ten days, so that the people could rebuild their homes with peace of mind.
However, all of this has nothing to do with Lingchu.
That day, as soon as Lao Dao took Lingchu and He Yi out of Taoyuan City, they disappeared without a trace, leaving only two jade slips.
"Girl! Old Tao, I have a lifelong enemy who is chasing after him. In order to save people, Old Tao has no choice but to show his strength. Counting the time, it won't be tomorrow at most, and the enemy will have to chase him. That person has cruel methods. , insidious and cunning, really invincible! If he knew that we were related, we would both be in danger.
After today, you and I are destined to be destined. Your destiny is in the east. Go all the way east to Tianyuan City and find your destiny. The world is vast, you don’t have to just follow the old Taoist, and you don’t have to guard this world of Taoyuan Temple. The world of monks is the Nine Heavens, Qingming, and all the heavens and worlds! The world is vast and infinite, and the old way is gone. "
After reading the contents engraved on the jade slip again, Lingchu supported his chin with one hand and held the cold jade slip with the other. The words of the old Taoist before leaving that day seemed to reappear in front of his eyes.
On top of the half-destroyed city wall of Taoyuan City, Lao Dao took Lingchu and He Yi to stand at the highest point of the city tower, looking at the dark and lifeless Taoyuan City.
That was the first time that Lingchu saw the old Taoist's serious and compassionate look. He was no longer careless and casual as before. He stroked Lingchu's messy hair and spoke slowly, "Girl, I will give you one last lesson."
"Do you know what the continent under your feet is called?"
Lingchu shook her head blankly. She only knew about the Chen country. As for Chen country, she knew nothing about it.
"The continent under your feet is called the Eastern Continent. There are five states in the Eastern Continent. Within one state, there are hundreds of small countries like Chen State, and there are tens of thousands of people in a small city like Taoyuan City. Far more than billions, do you understand?”
Billions of living beings, this made Lingchu even more confused as he had no idea about the tens of thousands of people in Taoyuan City.
"There are tens of thousands of Taoyuan City and billions of creatures. How do you feel when you look at the one or two creatures that died today."
How does it feel? Lingchu looked at the void in front of him, imagining countless Taoyuan cities, densely packed with creatures, like a prosperous big tree, with one or two occasionally falling out of the millions of leaves, like a thousand acres of sea, with one or two drops of endless seawater evaporating, it seems. Nothing has changed, and it doesn't seem to matter.
Thinking about it this way, Lingchu felt a little creepy, and his voice was dry, "It seems to be insignificant."
Looking down at Ling Chu's tangled and confused look, with his brows furrowed and always feeling something was wrong, and then looking at He Yi who had no idea at the side, the old Taoist smiled faintly, "So, the last lesson that the old Taoist wants to teach you today is It’s reverence for life.”
"Revere life?"
"When there are two in one side, there are three in the two. The universe is so vast, and it is not easy for all things to have animism. Girl, as my teacher, I wish you to know the infiniteness of the world when you raise your head, and the lush green grass and trees when you lower your head."
This is the first and last time in two years that the old Taoist calls himself a teacher.
According to the old saying, after that day, their master-disciple relationship was really over, leaving Lingchu to find his own destiny.
Putting back the surging thoughts, Lingchu let out a sigh of relief. After staying in Taoyuan Temple for two years, she never imagined that separation would come so unexpectedly.
After Lao Dao disappeared that day, Uncle He also left.
The old Taoist said that Uncle He's mortal bond is difficult to break, and it is difficult to achieve success in practicing Taoism, which is different from Lingchu's path.
When he reached the middle stage of Qi training, Lingchu saw Uncle He's cultivation level, which was at the sixth level of Qi training.
Uncle He seemed to have thought about it a long time ago. After the old man left, he told Lingchu to take good care of him, and then he wandered around the world casually. He said that with Lingchu's current cultivation level, it was hard to say who would take care of whom. He planned to continue to complete the work he had not done when he was young. What I accomplished was that I wanted to travel around the world with high spirits, but ended up falling into the trap of the old Taoist. After more than ten years, in the end, I failed to cultivate Taoism, and I still lost a beautiful woman.
Simply walk the road of youth again and look for the original intention that has been lost long ago. Maybe you can understand what you want for the rest of your life.
Lao Dao and Uncle He walked away gracefully, and they were very open-minded about the separation. Lingchu couldn't do it yet, so he went back to Wujiacun and said goodbye to Sister-in-law Li and Shen Rong.
According to the principle of the world of cultivation, matters between monks do not involve mortals. As long as Lingchu and others leave, Sister-in-law Li's family and Shen Rong's mother and son will be safe.
After saying goodbye, Lingchu thought about going south first, returning to Antang City and meeting Huan Niang. She didn't know where Tianyuan City was, but the vastness of the Eastern Continent as mentioned by the old Taoist really scared Lingchu. Once you go, the sky is high and the road is far away.
First go south, then go east, looking for Tian Yuan City.
"Little fairy? Are you awake?"
A cautious greeting sounded outside the carved wooden door.
Money and gold, the wealthy businessman Tao Yuancheng met.
This merchant ship bound for the south is rich in money.
Speaking of Lingchu and Shen Rong, after Sister-in-law Li said goodbye, she first went back to Taoyuan Temple, only to find that the rhubarb was gone, and even the wine she buried was gone.
Lingchu didn't need to think about it to know who did it. He was a little bit dumbfounded, and even the discomfort of parting was diluted a lot.
Everything was put in the storage bracelet. Lingchu collected some food and daily necessities, locked Taoyuan Temple, and then decided to buy a horse and head south.
In fact, if there is no earthquake, traveling by water is the fastest. But in the current situation, Lingchu had to spend a lot of effort to find a horse, not to mention river transportation.
After six days of riding on horseback, river transportation resumed. When Lingchu was looking for a passenger ship at the dock of the small town where he settled, he happened to encounter a merchant ship with a lot of money.
Qian Duojin saw the out-of-place little fairy at the dock at a glance. He actively and enthusiastically invited Lingchu on the boat, saying that he was grateful for the life-saving grace. He refused to charge the boat fee and even freed up a room.
What a joke, he hasn't found the elixir yet. He finally has the chance to see the little fairy again, but he must be more positive and not let him run away.
Ever since, Lingchu, who had lived on the boat for five days, would come to treat Lingchu to dinner on time every day when he had more money.
There is no way, monks in the Qi training period cannot live without grains, they still need to eat, and the cooks on Qian Duojin's merchant ship are really good at cooking.
