Volume Two: The Wind Rises and Spiritual Clouds Chapter 211: The Snow Stops and the Wind Pauses
"Master...Master?"
Die Huanyi pushed Lin Dongjiu who was looking at the sky absentmindedly, brushed off the thick snow on his shoulders, and reminded him loudly:
"Master, we should go back, otherwise Sister Ruxue and Taozi should be worried."
"Oh, okay..."
Lin Dongjiu came back to his senses, as if waking up from a big dream, and stood for a while before saying:
"let's go."
Die Huanyi held Lin Dongjiu's arm and was about to get up and fly away when she heard an old voice sounding behind them:
"My little friend, please stay!"
Die Huanyi was shocked. She didn't notice when another person appeared behind her, so she protected Lin Dongjiu, took out her light sword and twisted around to stab him.
Lin Dongjiu, with quick hands and quick eyes, raised his hand to hold Die Huanyi's wrist and said:
"Xiaodie, don't be nervous, I recognize him."
Die Huanyi looked over after hearing this and saw that this uninvited guest was an old Taoist with an unattractive appearance and even some slovenly clothes.
Lin Dongjiu's eyes flashed sharply and he said calmly:
"Old senior, you are finally willing to show up."
The old Taoist smiled kindly: "When the time comes, I will naturally show up."
The veins on Lin Dongjiu's forehead twitched, and he explained to Die Huanyi:
"Xiaodie, you go back first, I have something to tell him."
Die Huanyi trembled slightly when she heard his voice, as if she was trying to control her emotions.
"That's good!"
After hesitating for a moment, Die Huanyi nodded, turned around and flew away.
When Die Huanyi flew away, Lin Dongjiu's eyes instantly turned red and he shouted at the old Taoist:
"The time has come... What does the time have come? Does Nie Weiwei's death mean that the time has come?"
He suddenly raised his fist and punched Lao Dao, knocking him to the ground. Then he punched Lao Dao one after another and roared:
"Nie Weiwei is your apprentice! You have the ability to save her, right, but tell me why you want to teach her the secret art of soldiering, why you want to watch her die, and why you don't save her in advance, tell me
...why is that!"
"My little friend, God's will is difficult. I can't explain this in just a few words. Please calm down and listen to me talk to you."
The old Taoist's voice came from behind Lin Dongjiu. Looking at the old Taoist he beat, he had long since turned into a shadow. Each of his punches actually hit the snow.
"To be honest, I can indeed save Dongdong. After all, Dongdong is my apprentice. Of course I will not watch my apprentice being killed, but I cannot do this."
After venting just now, Lin Dongjiu calmed down a little, and he said feebly: "Why, please explain it more clearly."
The old Taoist stroked his beard and said: "Because Dongdong's fate is very special, she is destined to have a calamity that will kill her. In order to help her resolve the calamity of death, I have deduced it countless times, but the final result is...
There is no solution to the calamity of death. Even if she escapes one calamity, there will be another calamity. She cannot escape it because..."
The old Taoist said quietly: "Because I have deduced that all her catastrophes are related to you. She will die for you. This is destined, but it will only happen sooner or later."
"Everyone...will die because of me?"
Lin Dongjiu staggered, and all the blood on his face disappeared.
The old Taoist saw this and continued:
"Among the death catastrophes she will face, the Suoling Pagoda disaster is her only life disaster, and it is also her greatest fate. Of course, this life is not a life of escape, but a life of rebirth. Because Dongdong is in this life
Her death does not mean the end of her life, but she will sacrifice her death to gain great opportunities for her.
And in other words, if I save her this time, the death disaster she faces next time will make her end even more miserable and her death will be meaningless. Do you understand this time?"
Lin Dongjiu was silent. After a long time, he raised his head and said, "You mean, can I see Dongdong again?"
"certainly!"
The old Taoist showed a meaningful smile:
"Dongdong and you are deeply entangled in cause and effect. After her reincarnation, the bond will allow you two to meet again, so you can rest assured."
Lin Dongjiu seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, but he did not get rid of the gloom due to the words of the veteran, but smiled weakly:
"Then she, will it still be her?"
There was a hint of cunning in the old Taoist's eyes, but he concealed it well and just smiled:
"If you believe it, she is naturally her. If you don't believe it, she is just a flower similar to her."
Lin Dongjiu was stunned and didn't say anything for a long time...
"Okay, the time is coming, I should go back."
The old Taoist broke the silence and said: "Little friend, your luck is still too bad now, and it is not enough to support the path you are going to take. Let the old Taoist help you again."
After saying that, he stretched out his hand and pointed into the distance and fired a spell.
Lin Dongjiu looked in the direction of his finger, which was the direction of the Dragon Burial Mountain Range.
Then, the old Taoist stretched out a finger and pointed it between Lin Dongjiu's eyebrows.
Lin Dongjiu's dragon pupils opened on their own, only to see streaks of golden energy invisible to the naked eye rising from the sky in the direction of the Buried Dragon Mountain Range, rushing toward where he was.
The majestic golden energy was injected into his body, but he didn't feel anything, and his cultivation didn't improve.
But from what I heard, this golden aura seems to be luck...
After all the golden energy was absorbed into Lin Dongjiu's body, the old Taoist clapped his hands and muttered in a voice that Lin Dongjiu couldn't hear:
"As expected, the old dragon is full of treasures. Anyway, these dragon energy will dissipate sooner or later. Giving it to the Taoist Breaker will be considered a good use. Maybe it will help the dragon clan to make a great fortune. Old dragon, old dragon, you will die.
injustice..."
Lin Dongjiu took a deep breath and said with burning eyes:
"Old senior, who are you?"
From the first time he met this old Taoist priest, he knew that this old Taoist priest was no ordinary person. He probably did it intentionally by selling his alchemy furnace and leaving clues to the big tomb.
Later in Nie Weiwei's courtyard, Nie Weiwei said that after she stole the military talisman, the old Taoist did not let her give the military talisman to Qiu Qianbian immediately.
The time when Nie Weiwei stole the military talisman was when he and Die Huanyi had just started planning. At that time, all the plans had not yet been put into action. If Qiu Qian had obtained the military talisman, he might not have been able to perform various subsequent operations to turn the tide.
.
Now it seems that Lingyun Kingdom's big chess game seems to be played by him in Qiu Qianbian's game, but in fact there is an invisible black hand on this chess game, fiddling with the chess pieces little by little, changing the direction of the chess game...
What made him even more uneasy was that he didn't know why the old man wanted to help him!
Is it just because he has a deep bond with Nie Weiwei?
Is this reasonable?
The old Taoist did not answer his question, but raised his finger and pointed to the sky.
"sky?"
Lin Dongjiu was stunned for a moment and swallowed silently.
The old Taoist laughed and said slowly: "Before I leave, I will give you one more piece of advice."
Lin Dongjiu's attitude changed, and he bowed and said: "Senior, please speak!"
"My little friend, I said earlier that you are burdened with all kinds of causes and effects, and you also inherit an inescapable fate. The whirlpool of fate in you will only involve more and more people in it. You must know how to analyze and make choices.
Moreover, due to various reasons, your existence will be exposed in the near future. At that time, there will be many people like me coming to you, but you have to distinguish between friends and foes, and don’t pretend to be someone else.
The chess piece..."
"My existence...what kind of existence do I have? Why do the people above come to me? What do you know, old-timer?"
Lin Dongjiu asked a series of questions, but the old Taoist did not answer him. He just smiled and said:
"It's time to go up and come to Tianji Pavilion to find me..."
After finishing speaking, the old Taoist disappeared into the air like a line of blue smoke and disappeared from sight.
Tianji Pavilion... Lin Dongjiu wrote it down and stood there trying to digest the information revealed by the old Taoist, but he still couldn't understand it and felt numb.
Seeing that it was already getting late, Lin Dongjiu sighed quietly, got up and flew towards the imperial city.
...
In the palace, in the huge welcoming hall, more than a dozen tables of banquets filled the hall. Regardless of whether the guests were distinguished or not, anyone who had friendship with Lin Dongjiu was on the invitation list.
Of course, no one would not give Lin Dongjiu face and leave an empty seat at the wine table.
It's just that the atmosphere at the banquet was really weird. The food and wine were already on the table, but no one moved their chopsticks. The guests and friends in the room were all whispering. The female relatives like Su Ruxue and Taozi had sad faces and looked at the door from time to time.
Fortunately, Die Huanyi came back to control the situation in advance and explained the situation to everyone. Otherwise, several sect leaders and city lords would be helpless and leave the field to look for people.
A while after Die Huanyi came back, the guests started to commotion again, and a strong voice was heard outside the door:
"Everyone has been waiting for a long time. I encountered some problems here, which delayed everyone's drinking and eating. I'm really sorry!"
Lin Dongjiu strode into the hall with a red face and apologized to everyone.
When everyone saw Lin Dongjiu returning safely, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Hong Yun looked concerned and was about to stand up when Elder Fang Lei beside him pressed him down and laughed and cursed:
"Hey you brat, this is the first time that I have seen a host who arrived later than the guests in my long life! If you don't have a drink with us tonight, I will call Ruxue back to Chiqing Peak tomorrow.
Let you and He Qing clean the toilet for me!"
He Qing: "?"
He Qing did not sit with Jiang Yunli and the others, but sat next to Yin Tao with a shy face.
He immediately protested loudly: "I don't accept it!"
After saying that, he added: "Unless Senior Brother Jiang is also called..."
Jiang Yunli's hand that was shaking the wine glass suddenly froze...
The guests present laughed, and the tense atmosphere became warmer smoothly.
After Lin Dongjiu told everyone about Qiu Qianbian's death, the atmosphere at the celebration banquet reached its climax. Everyone waved and cheered and raised their glasses to celebrate.
Although the Demon Palace was defeated, Qiu Qianbian's immortality was still a pimple in everyone's heart. Now that Qiu Qianbian is dead, this celebration banquet seems to have become a celebration banquet in the true sense.
Lin Dongjiu walked among the wine tables. He first toasted to the three sect masters Liao Yin, Wei Xinghai and Su Bei in turn.
Putting aside the fact that Su Bei is his father-in-law, the two big shots Wei Xinghai and Liao Yin are business partners and Hua Yueyao's master. Moreover, they still need help from her, so they cannot be neglected.
After three glasses of wine, Lin Dongjiu struck while the iron was hot and made a request to Liao Yin to invite the elders of their sects to serve as offerings in the palace.
As Lin Dongjiu expected, Liao Yin was really unwilling at first, but after the strong persuasion of her father-in-law and Sect Leader Wei, Liao Yin could only "reluctantly" agree.
After chewing on Liao Yin's bone, Lin Dongjiu drew a few big pieces of cake for Wei Xinghai on the "South Lingyu Alchemy Market Strategic Development Blueprint".
Sect Master Wei was so happy to eat the cake that he couldn't smile from ear to ear. Lin Dongjiu left the guest table with satisfaction and went to the city lord's table to communicate with each other...
...
It was late at night, the heavy snow had not stopped, and all the guests had dispersed.
Lin Dongjiu sat slumped at the main table, eating cold dishes, and watched the palace ladies cleaning up the messy hall with drunken eyes.
"Ruxue, have another drink..."
Su Ruxue frowned and advised:
"Xiao Lin, there's no need to drink anymore, all the guests have left."
"Okay then, you guys go to bed early, I'm going back to sleep..."
Lin Dongjiu held the wine bottle and staggered out, leaving the girls looking at each other in shock.
Die Huanyi tried her best to lower her sense of presence and pretended not to know anything...
...
It snowed heavily in Lingyun Country for three consecutive days, and at noon on the third day, the shy sun was willing to show its head.
Luoxia Sect, the sect’s forbidden area.
Lin Dongjiu opened the forbidden area and said to Die Huanyi beside him:
"Xiaodie, I'm going to hide here for the past few days. I'll pick you up when the storm is over."
"It's nothing, Master. To the slave family, it's just a different place to practice."
Die Huanyi shook her head, but she was a little worried and said:
"Master, do you think Chen Yi will let the Great Desire Priest come to arrest you?"
"Won't."
Lin Dongjiu gave an affirmative answer and said:
"Chen Yi is very ambitious, far beyond my imagination!"
"He knows too many secrets about me, so he will not let me go. And precisely because of this, he will not reveal too much information about me to the Great Desire Priest, lest my fat body be exposed.
The priest of great desire will take it away first."
Die Huanyi nodded and said with a somewhat unnatural look on his face: "However, if the Great Desire Priest cannot find the slave family, he will still come to trouble you. Then..."
Lin Dongjiu said with relief: "Don't worry, Chen Yi will help me handle it. Besides, I remember you told me that the Great Desire Priest likes to achieve his goals at the least cost. I still have some chips to compete with the Great Desire Priest."
, he shouldn’t attack me easily.”
Lin Dongjiu looked relaxed and said with a smile: "Let's talk first. If the Great Desire Priest really comes, I will make follow-up preparations. Don't do anything stupid just to avoid hurting me. Don't blame me for being ungrateful when the time comes.
"
However, he is really not afraid of Die Huanyi doing stupid things. He is keeping a close eye on Die Huanyi these days, and since he fully comprehended the Great Sunset Glow Technique, he is the master of this forbidden land. Without his orders, Die Huanyi
If Huanyi enters the forbidden area, don't even think about escaping secretly.
"Master, don't worry, I won't do such stupid things..."
Die Huanyi responded affectionately, and before leaving, she called Lin Dongjiu again:
"Wait Master, do you still remember this?"
Die Huanyi opened her palm, revealing a small and clear jade pendant.
Lin Dongjiu nodded and said: "Of course I remember, when I won the competition, you gave me the jade pendant."
Die Huanyi bit her lip and said: "Master, this jade pendant has not been touched by the slave family. Don't dislike it. Just accept it, okay? Just treat it as a gift from the slave family."
"Look at what you said, how could I dislike it?"
Lin Dongjiu took the jade pendant and carefully hung it on his waist in front of her.
Die Huanyi nodded with satisfaction and said: "Master, please promise me that you will never take off this jade pendant, okay? Otherwise, I will think that you no longer want me."
"Okay, okay!"
Lin Dongjiu nodded helplessly, thinking that Die Huanyi was acting like a child.
Die Huanyi smiled happily, put her feet up and kissed him before entering the forbidden area with satisfaction.
Lin Dongjiu touched his cheek, shook his head, laughed, and turned to leave.
Entering the forbidden area and walking through the long and narrow corridor, Die Huanyi's originally rosy cheeks suddenly turned as pale as paper. Her expression showed great pain, and she walked in little by little, holding on to the wall...
...
Lin Dongjiu returned to Xianyun Peak and saw the little girl and Su Ruxue making a snowman in the yard. He moved a chair out and lay on it to bask in the rare sunshine.
After squinting for a while, he found someone pushing him gently. Lin Dongjiu opened his eyes and saw a round little girl wearing clothes, and couldn't help but smile:
"What's wrong, girl, are you tired from playing?"
The little girl shook her head and said in a sweet voice:
"Brother, Sister Ruxue told me that you beat away all the bad guys!"
At this time, Su Ruxue also walked over with a smile and put a small fur coat on the little girl.
Lin Dongjiu's eyes were full of doting. He touched the little girl's head and said with a smile:
"Yes, big brother, is he awesome?"
The little girl nodded vigorously, blinked her innocent big eyes and said:
"Then big brother beats away the bad guys, will Sister Dongdong be able to come back? I miss her so much!"
Su Ruxue's smile suddenly froze, and Lin Dongjiu's hand froze.
Lin Dongjiu felt that his throat was a little dry, but he still said softly:
"Girl, Sister Dongdong told me that she had no choice but to arrest you. I hope you don't blame her."
"I won't blame Sister Dongdong. My elder brother said that Sister Dongdong was deceived by bad people!"
The little girl showed the most innocent smile and asked persistently:
"Then when will sister Dongdong come back?"
Lin Dong was speechless for a few seconds, then sat up straight and said with a serious expression:
"Sister Dongdong told me that her current strength is not enough to protect Rourou, so she went outside to practice. It may take some time to come back."
"So that's it~"
The little girl believed Lin Dongjiu's words and smiled happily: "Then I will build another snowman belonging to Sister Dongdong."
Lin Dongjiu glanced at the yard. After a while, the little girl had already built four or five snowmen. One of them was a big snowman, surrounded by four small snowmen...
Lin Dongjiu smiled slightly and said: "Go ahead and build another snowman and then come back for lunch. I will cook today and make you some delicious food."
The little girl became even happier and ran away jumping up and down.
"Lin! Dong! Jiu!"
Su Ruxue had a gloomy face, like a little female cat with exploded fur. She pinched Lin Dongjiu's ears and said angrily:
"Lin Dongjiu, what Sister Ling'er said is indeed right, you are just a playboy! I didn't notice it at first glance, but you found me another sister! How will I explain to Sister Ling'er when she comes back in the future!"
"What do you mean, I found you another sister?"
Lin Dongjiu smiled bitterly and took the angry Su Ruxue into his arms.
"Don't touch me!"
Su Ruxue tried her best to break free, but she twisted her waist a few times and found that she couldn't break free, so she turned away and ignored Lin Dongjiu.
Lin Dongjiu had no choice but to explain: "Ruxue, listen to me, things are not what you think. The sister Dongdong Rourou mentioned is actually named Nie Weiwei. You should have met her before. She was the one who fought with me in the Imperial City last time.
That woman, and the fact that I was able to find the little girl is all thanks to her."
"Hmph~"
Su Ruxue snorted lightly and her attitude improved slightly:
"What about her? If she goes out to practice as you said, why don't you come over and see the little girl first?"
"She...she..."
Lin Dongjiu was reminded of bad memories and sighed:
"Actually, I lied to the little girl with those words. Nie Weiwei did not go out to practice, but because of my relationship, she was caught by Qiu Qianbian and sent to Suoling Pagoda..."
He told Su Ruxue what happened that day in detail, and finally said:
"...In order to prevent Qiu Qian from succeeding in his evil plan, she chose to surrender herself..."
"Dismantling the army? That means death..."
Su Ruxue's eyes widened, knowing that she had said the wrong thing, and she quickly covered her mouth.
Lin Dongjiu nodded slowly.
"I'm sorry Xiaolin, I don't know what you are talking about..."
Su Ruxue felt very guilty. No matter how much she acted, she could argue with the dead...
Lin Dongjiu stood up, grabbed Zhu Ruxue's hand tightly, and raised his head towards the sky.
"Xiao Lin, what are you thinking about?"
Su Ruxue snuggled next to Lin Dongjiu, leaning her head on his arm.
Lin Dongjiu smiled but did not answer, but his eyes were extremely firm.
I don’t know how to spend a lot of attention now. Lin Dongjiu is confident that he can cultivate to the heavenly realm in a very short period of time and stand on the top of the powerful in the Fairy Continent.
When the time comes, he will retrieve Mu Ling'er, retrieve Hua Yueyao, and even fly to the fairy world to find a way to resurrect Nie Weiwei!
No regrets!
"Ruxue, it's cold outside, let's go inside!"
Lin Dongjiu led Su Ruxue into the house, and Ge Ran looked back: