Xunyan Lake is Lin Xunyan's place of residence and cultivation. No one is allowed to enter and disturb Lin Xunyan without his permission.
Today is not a special day. Xunyan Lake is as quiet as usual. The calm lake is covered with a light spiritual mist. In the hazy place, there are three or two waterbirds playing in the lake. Their carefree appearance makes people laugh. People are envious.
At the end of the winding water plank road, a woman in a pink skirt sat quietly by the lake, holding her chin in a daze.
In the mist, someone walked towards her along the plank road.
Ling Yan was stunned for a moment, then stood up, bowed and said, "Third Elder, why are you here? Did Ancestor summon you?"
The young man in white smiled slightly and said, "When I left last time, my ancestor asked me to come and pick up the Qingling Pill in three months. Today is exactly three months..."
"Oh, so that's it."
Ling Yan said suddenly. At this time, her face had long lost the coldness of meeting Lu Li for the first time, and there was even a bit of tenderness in her eyes.
Lu Li nodded slightly and said, "But before meeting the ancestor, I want to meet fellow Taoist Haoran. Ling Yan, do you know where he is?"
"Master Haoran?"
Ling Yan murmured slowly, and then said, "Come with me, I will take you to see him. However, he has not been out recently. It is not certain whether he is willing to see you. If he is not willing, If so, you must not disturb me, otherwise, my ancestor will definitely punish you."
"Yes, I know."
"Okay, come with me."
Ling Yan smiled softly and led Lu Li towards the path along the lake on the right. After the two walked along the lake for a while, Ling Yan led Lu Li into a ramp leading to the inner area. .
Follow the ramp to the end, and there is a courtyard in front of you that is not luxurious, but very elegant.
What surprised Lu Li was that the gate of the courtyard was missing a piece, which looked a little weird.
Ling Yan kept walking and led Lu Li to the door of the house due north. At this time, the door was closed tightly. Ling Yan hesitated for a moment before walking forward and knocking on the door gently.
After knocking three times, a young man in yellow robe opened the door with an impatient expression. When he saw Ling Yan, he frowned and was about to scold him, but when he turned his eyes, he said with a slightly calm expression:
"It turns out that it was Taoist friend Zhang who came to visit. I didn't come far to welcome you. I apologize for my sin. I apologize for my sin."
As soon as Lin Haoran finished speaking, Ling Yan couldn't hide his surprise. This Master Haoran didn't even give his ancestor much face, so he was so polite to him?
However, this kind of thing was not something she should be concerned about. When she saw this, she bowed slightly, said a few words, and then turned around and left.
Lu Li smiled lightly and said, "I came here to pay homage to my ancestor today. I came here specifically to pay a visit to Mr. Lin. It seems that I came at a bad time, right?"
"Hey! What are you talking about, Fellow Daoist Zhang? It's Lin's honor that you can come. It's not the right time. Come on, Fellow Daoist Zhang, please come in."
Lin Haoran spoke very maturely. As he spoke, he called Lu Li to go to the main room on the side.
When they came to the main room, the two of them sat side by side on the guest seats and started chatting. Lin Haoran seemed to seldom talk on weekdays, but after sitting with Lu Li, he seemed to have endless things to say and talked endlessly. He kept talking and seemed very enthusiastic.
However, Lu Li always felt that this person's words were intended to test him, so whenever he encountered a sensitive topic, he immediately deflected it, which made Lin Haoran look a little unwilling.
Moreover, he accidentally discovered that there seemed to be something wrong with the way this person looked at him, as if he was looking at a piece of beautiful jade, which made him very uncomfortable.
Seeing that the other party was still testing, Lu Li suddenly became impatient. He rolled his eyes and said, "Mr. Lin, I don't know, have you ever heard of such a thing as the soul nourishing pill?"
"Soul nourishing pill!"
Hearing these three words, Lin Haoran suddenly raised his voice, causing Lu Li to frown.
As if he felt something was wrong, Lin Hao smiled again and said, "Ahem, I'm sorry, Lin is too excited. I don't know, what does Fellow Daoist Zhang mean by this?"
There's something really wrong with this guy.
Seeing the other party's expression, Lu Li couldn't help but worry whether this plan would succeed.
However, things had reached this point, and he could only bite the bullet and continue on. He said with a flattering look:
"Young master Lin, I don't know. When I went out last time to help my ancestor search for soul-nourishing incense, I accidentally learned from a few casual cultivators that there might be a 'soul-nourishing pill' in a secret place. What do I think?" Soul-nourishing incense and soul-nourishing pill both have the word "soul-nourishing", so..."
Lu Li slowly told Lin Haoran the speech he had prepared in advance.
The general meaning is that those casual cultivators are not low in strength and want Lin Haoran to accompany them on a trip. They are trying to please the Lin family in their words, but they are not willing to let the ancestors know about this in advance. After all, this news is just It's just hearsay. If the news is false, I'm afraid it will make the ancestor unhappy.
He wanted to use this to trick Lin Haoran into leaving Feiyun Sect.
After hearing this, a look of greed suddenly flashed in Lin Haoran's eyes, and then he said solemnly, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, have you told anyone else about this news?"
"No, I have just told Mr. Lin that you are the only one. After all, in Feiyun Sect, apart from the ancestor, you, Mr. Lin, have the most noble status. As for the others, I don't even bother to make friends with them."
After observing the situation, Lu Li found that the news about the soul nourishing pill seemed to be better than expected, and he couldn't help but feel a little more hopeful, as if I am loyal to you, Mr. Lin.
"Okay, very good! Fellow Daoist Zhang, I know your intentions. If you can really get the soul nourishing pill this time, no one will be able to shake your position in my Lin family from now on."
Lin Haoran seemed to have read through Lu Li's thoughts, and he unceremoniously called himself his master, making a big deal for Lu Li.
Lu Li naturally looked flattered, thanked him repeatedly, and then said with a flash of his eyes, "Sir, would you like to inform the ancestor about this? If she can..."
"No need! As you said before, this news is just hearsay. Moreover, the ancestor of this soul nourishing pill may not be able to like it. It won't be too late for us to make a decision after we investigate it first... ..."
Hearing that Lu Li was about to tell his ancestor, Lin Haoran immediately stopped him. He said frankly that he liked this thing more, and even if his ancestor didn't like it, he would give Lu Li a satisfactory reward...
Interesting?
Lu Li thought calmly, and then asked, "Then, when will we set off?"
Lin Haoran pondered for a moment, "According to what you said, the road there is still quite far. To avoid changes, we'd better leave immediately..."
"I'm afraid this won't work."
Lu Li was secretly happy in his heart, but on the surface he had a look of embarrassment: "I still need to find the ancestor to get the Qingling Pill. How about this? Young Master, you go first...wait for me. In five or six hours, we will How about meeting there?"
