leonardwarren Chapter 163 It's time to go and help Qingwan with her tongue!
Chapter 163 It's time to go and help Qingwan with her tongue!
Chapter 163 It's time to go and help Qingwan with her tongue! (4400)
First of all, Lu Yuan certainly doesn't have enough evidence to prove that the Faceless One that Tiger Rabbit mentioned is true.
Is this the same faceless evil god the old man mentioned?
but----
It's probably very close!
After all, the location is the same.
If you say that there are several people with the same name Xiaoming in a village, that might be normal.
However, the probability of having the same name in the same household is extremely small.
This is the faceless deity mentioned by the tiger and rabbit.
It's almost certain that this is the faceless evil god the old man was talking about.
For a moment, Lu Yuan looked at Tiger Rabbit, who was completely unaware and was still slurping down her soup noodles.
The moonlight continued to shine quietly.
Tiger Rabbit picked up the bowl, drank the last drop of soup clean, then put the bowl down and sighed contentedly.
I'm full.
She looked up, smiled at Lu Yuan, and her eyes curved into two crescent moons.
Looking at the still adorable tiger and rabbit in front of him, Lu Yuan felt that this whole thing was a bit absurd.
He had previously praised others as "fate," saying they could turn the dead into the living and the fake into the real.
Looking back now, I realize that was a bit of a premature compliment.
Renewing lamps for deities is a good deed that accumulates good karma.
What is this about extending the lamp for an evil god?
This is aiding and abetting evil, this is nurturing a tiger to cause future trouble!
At this moment, Lu Yuan also put down his bowl. He still had a little less than half a bowl of noodles left, all lumped together, and he really couldn't eat any more.
"As long as you're full, that's fine."
Lu Yuan stood up without making a sound.
"Let's go, I'll see you off."
Tiger Rabbit blinked.
"Take me away? Where are you taking me?"
Lu Yuan had already walked towards the door.
"Outside the mountain gate."
Lu Yuan's voice was calm and indifferent, as if he had no idea what had just happened.
"It's late at night, and you're walking alone. I'll walk you a bit."
Tiger Rabbit said "Oh," quickly stood up, and trotted to catch up with him.
The moonlight slanted in through the doorway, casting long shadows of the two people.
Tiger Rabbit walked beside Lu Yuan with her hands behind her back, her steps light and quick.
As she walked, she looked around, glancing at the old locust tree in the courtyard, the eaves of the side hall, and the moon in the sky.
Lu Yuan walked at a moderate pace, perfectly matching Hu Tu Tu's steps.
They crossed the courtyard, passed the side hall, and went around the corner of the Sanqing Hall.
Soon, the two arrived at the gate of Zhenlong Temple.
Outside the door are stone steps, and below the steps is a mountain path that winds and disappears into the night.
The night breeze carried the scent of grass and trees from the mountains and fields.
Tiger Rabbit stood on the threshold, looked outside, and then turned back to look at Lu Yuan.
"Then, Taoist priest, I'm leaving."
She said it in a crisp, clear voice.
Lu Yuan nodded.
Be careful on the road.
Tiger Rabbit smiled and nodded. Under the moonlight, her smile resembled a newly opened flower.
"Um!
'
She nodded vigorously, then turned around and skipped down the stone steps.
After walking a few steps, she turned back and waved to Lu Yuan.
"Master, you should go back and rest too!!"
"I'll come back to see you when I have time!"
Lu Yuan waved back.
"it is good."
Tiger Rabbit then turned around with relief and walked down the mountain path.
The moonlight shone on her.
The light shone on her two little pigtails.
The light shone on her bouncy, skipping figure.
Lu Yuan stood at the mountain gate, watching the small figure walk further and further away, until it became a dot and disappeared into the night.
A breeze blew by, carrying a chill.
Finally, Lu Yuan quickly turned around and walked towards the backyard.
To be precise, it's to go find the goddess of beauty!
Lu Yuan walked very fast.
As he crossed the courtyard, he subconsciously glanced towards the side hall.
The elegant hall was still lit, soft and warm.
Lu Yuan paused for a moment, then continued walking towards the backyard.
Now is not the time to go find Qingwan.
The goddess's room is on the east side of the backyard, in a small, separate courtyard, with a clump of bamboo growing at the entrance.
The moonlight shone on the bamboo leaves, giving the edges of the leaves a faint silvery sheen.
Lu Yuan took a deep breath and raised his hand to knock on the door.
There was no sound from inside.
Lu Yuan knocked again, but there was still no response.
Lu Yuan wondered, where did they go for a stroll?
Anyway, they definitely won't be playing mahjong anymore. Today, Aunt Qin and Aunt Qiao'er are busy measuring Zhenlong Temple and helping to expand it.
I don't have time to play mahjong anymore.
So, this goddess, realizing she couldn't play mahjong, went off somewhere to play somewhere else.
Oh no!!
Oh no, oh no!!
Lu Yuan came to see the Goddess, not only to ask her if she had discovered anything about Tiger Rabbit today.
Lu Yuan still wanted the Goddess to help him track down Tiger Rabbit!
Now that Lu Yuan has discovered that Tiger Rabbit was rekindling the lamp for the evil god, he definitely wants to go and see for himself!
What are you looking at?
I want to see what's going on!
Previously, Lu Yuan thought that Xu Denghu's family had good intentions.
It's purely for the benefit of the people outside the Great Wall, or something like that.
Looking back now, damn it, I was still too young!
As the saying goes, everyone has something to gain in life!
Let's not talk about others.
Even the Taoist sect, which constantly chants "the Tao protects all living beings," still seeks incense offerings and believers!
How could that be? There really are people who do good deeds without asking for anything in return!
Of course, nothing is absolute, and there will definitely be pure-hearted people.
But this kind of thing obviously won't happen in any of the ten companies!
Therefore, Lu Yuan wanted to go and see if the Xu Deng Hu family continued the lamps for both legitimate and evil gods.
What exactly are they after?
In addition, there is one more thing.
that is----
Could the Xu Deng Hu family have some connection with the Yu Gui Liu family?
Of course, there must be some connection between the ten companies.
Lu Yuan was referring to whether the relationship between the two families would become closer.
After all, one of them is raising an evil god.
The other one can prolong the life of an evil god.
Normally, Lu Yuan wouldn't be in a hurry about this.
But now the old man has gone to find the Ghost-Controlling Willow family, and then he himself has run into the Continuing Lamp Tiger family.
Even the most careless person should be on guard.
But right now, Lu Yuan really can't leave.
Even though he replenished himself with spiritual and physical elixirs every day, he still didn't recover.
Moreover, even if he recovers, Lu Yuan won't be able to move for the next few days.
In another two or three days, Lu Yuan will be able to help Qingwan with her tongue.
Therefore, the idea is to get people to follow Tiger and Rabbit first.
but----
Damn it!
When you're not using the goddess, she's always hanging around in front of you.
Now we need her, but Lu Yuan can't find her anywhere!
After a moment's thought, Lu Yuan decided to go for it!
Since we can't find the goddess of beauty, we might as well do it ourselves!
Thinking of this, Lu Yuan turned around and went back to his room.
He pushed open the door, and without turning on the lamp, he walked to the table against the wall by the moonlight.
He reached under the table and pulled out a wooden box.
The box is small, about a foot square, with a Tai Chi symbol engraved on its surface. The edges are covered with copper, which has developed green rust and looks quite old.
This is the box where the old man previously placed the Taoist magical artifacts he passed on to Lu Yuan.
After opening the box and rummaging through it, Lu Yuan took out several items from it.
A stack of yellow paper, neatly cut.
A pair of scissors, the blade gleaming coldly.
A vermilion pen, the nib still red.
Lu Yuan then went to the corner of the wall and brought back a small ceramic jar. The mouth of the jar was sealed with a red cloth, on which were drawn talismans.
After doing all this, Lu Yuan sat cross-legged in front of the table, closed his eyes, and muttered a few words.
After reading it aloud, Lu Yuan opened his eyes, picked up the scissors, and began cutting the paper.
Click click click.
The sound of scissors cutting through yellow paper was exceptionally clear in the quiet night.
Lu Yuan cut out a human figure.
It's not the kind of complicated, humanoid shape with a nose and eyes.
It's the simplest kind, with a head, two arms, two legs, and the body connected together.
After cutting one, Lu Yuan put down the scissors and picked up the vermilion pen.
He dipped the tip of his brush in cinnabar, but did not write anything immediately.
Lu Yuan closed his eyes again, muttering to himself, "Above the Three Heavens, the Dao is supreme."
"Of all practices, burning incense is the foremost."
"The Supreme Decree commands, and the pen moves with divine power—"
After reading it aloud, Lu Yuan opened his eyes and began drawing on the paper figure.
It's a symbol drawn.
It wasn't a face drawing, nor clothes drawing; it was just a talisman drawn on the paper figure's chest.
The symbol was winding and twisting, looking like characters but not quite, with an indescribable strangeness between the strokes.
After finishing one line, Lu Yuan dipped his brush in cinnabar and drew another line on the back of the paper figure.
After drawing the two talismans, he put the paper figure aside, picked up the scissors, and began to cut the second one.
Three were laid off in a row.
The three paper figures are of the same size and appearance, with the same symbol drawn on their chests and backs.
Lu Yuan put down the scissors and picked up the ceramic jar covered with red cloth.
He unveiled the red cloth.
The jar contained a dark, indistinct mass; it was impossible to tell what it was.
But if you get close enough to smell it, you can detect a faint fishy odor.
is blood.
And it's black dog blood.
Lu Yuan rubbed his middle finger on the rim of the jar, leaving a bit of dark red color on his fingertip.
He pressed his middle finger on the top of the first paper figure's head and pressed it down hard.
Remove your finger, and a red mark appears on the top of the paper figure's head.
He dipped it again and pressed it onto the head of the second paper figure.
The third.
The three paper figures each had a red mark on their heads.
Then, Lu Yuan picked up the first paper figure, held it in both hands, and raised it to his eyes.
The moonlight shone on the paper figure, on the winding talismans, and on the red mark above its head.
Lu Yuan looked at it and murmured, "This paper is not paper, this shape is not shape."
"Lend me your eyes, your ears, your feet, your body."
"Go there and observe their actions."
"Hear their voice, follow their shadow."
"May the Supreme Lord's decree be issued immediately!"
After reciting the last sentence, Lu Yuan tossed the paper figure into the air.
The paper figure floated down gently.
It landed on the table.
Not moving at all.
Lu Yuan looked at it and frowned.
I picked it up and read it again.
Throw it again.
It still landed.
It still doesn't move.
"
'
Lu Yuan was silent for a while, then suddenly remembered something.
He looked down at his hands.
My hands still had the marks left from smearing black dog blood on them, a dark reddish-black stain.
"Tsk~"
Lu Yuan couldn't help but purse his lips.
I've really relaxed a lot these days.
He was completely preoccupied with worldly affairs at Zhenlong Temple and didn't care about cultivation matters at all.
Cultivation is truly like rowing against the current; if you don't advance, you fall behind!
He only smeared black dog blood and forgot to smear his own blood.
As Lu Yuan pondered how he would start cultivating diligently from tomorrow, he bit the tip of his index finger until it bled.
Blood beads oozed out, bright red.
He smeared the blood on the paper figure's head, covering up the mark of black dog blood.
Then he picked up the paper figure again, closed his eyes, and this time he recited differently: "The essence and blood belong to me, the paper figure belongs to me."
"My eyes are your eyes, my ears are your ears."
"Take three steps and follow; take five steps and keep up."
"Though separated by thousands of miles, we will never lose each other."
"I am acting on the orders of the Supreme Lord Laozi!"
After reading it aloud, Lu Yuan tossed the paper figure into the air.
The paper figure somersaulted twice in the air and floated down gently.
This time it didn't land on the case.
It hangs in mid-air.
It just hung there, neither up nor down, as if it were suspended by an invisible thread.
Lu Yuan opened his eyes and looked at it.
It slowly turned around, and the paper figure's blank face was facing Lu Yuan.
Lu Yuan looked at it and nodded.
"Go."
Done.
The paper figure swayed, as if it understood.
Then it floated up, floated to the window, and squeezed out through the crack in the window.
Lu Yuan stood up, walked to the window, and opened it.
Moonlight shone in.
Outside, the tiny paper figure was floating leisurely towards the mountain gate.
It doesn't fly very high, just a little above the treetops.
It wasn't flying fast, but it kept moving forward.
Lu Yuan watched it fly away, then looked down and took out two more paper figures from his pocket.
He stacked the two paper figures together, forming a small square, and tucked it into his pocket.
It's kept close to my body.
This is just in case.
If the first one gets lost, these two can take over.
after all----
Tiger Rabbit wasn't alone; she had something following her.
Although Lu Yuan didn't know the extent of that thing's strength, it was definitely powerful.
The paper figure might be discovered and destroyed if not handled carefully.
Lu Yuan glanced out the window again.
The paper figure had already flown out of the mountain gate and was drifting forward along the mountain path.
Under the moonlight, that tiny white dot floated gently, like a butterfly.
Lu Yuan closed the window and returned to the case.
He carefully put the wooden box away and placed it back under the table.
Then he sat cross-legged and closed his eyes.
It's not about sleeping.
It means "to connect".
His bitten index finger was still throbbing slightly. He pressed that finger against his brow and softly murmured, "Seeing, hearing, and understanding."
"Three steps and one follow, five steps and one pace—"
As he was reading, his eyes suddenly lit up.
It's not really bright.
It means "saw".
I saw the mountain road, the moonlight, and the shadows of the trees on both sides receding into the distance.
That's what the paper figure saw.
It flew above the mountain road, drifting leisurely forward.
The mountain road was winding and the moonlight made the road surface appear white.
Insects are chirping in the roadside grass.
In the distance, a small figure was walking slowly.
They weren't in a hurry at all.
Two little tufts on her head swayed in the moonlight.
From Zhenlongguan to Heishuilingzi, at Tiger Rabbit's pace, if they didn't hitch a ride and had to walk the whole way—
That would take at least seven or eight days.
That's more than enough time!
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The next three or four days were peaceful yet busy at Zhenlong Temple.
Lu Yuan got up very early on the first day.
He sat cross-legged in the room, his brow resting against his index finger, and "watched" for the time it takes to brew a cup of tea with his eyes closed.
The paper figures followed Tiger and Rabbit, floating leisurely above the mountain road.
Tiger Rabbit was slow and only managed to cross one mountain on the first day.
Lu Yuan regained his composure and began cultivating.
Around noon, Aunt Qiao'er and Aunt Qin returned from outside, holding blueprints and gesturing in the yard.
"This land needs to be reserved so that a new Sanqing Hall can be built in the future."
"No, no, look here. This place is high up; it's the best spot to build a palace."
Lu Yuan stood by and listened for a while, but couldn't get a word in edgewise, so he simply went back to his room to continue cultivating.
In the evening, he "took another look" at the paper figure.
Lu Yuan continued his cultivation the next day.
After digesting the top-grade spiritual meat, Lu Yuan cut off another piece to continue replenishing his energy.
The energy in my dantian was a bit warmer than yesterday, and it was moving a bit faster.
Lu Yuan tried to run the Zhou Tian Gong once. Although he was still stumbling, he managed to complete a full cycle, unlike before.
Now that he can circulate his internal energy again, Lu Yuan's recovery speed has greatly accelerated.
Aunt Qiao'er and Aunt Qin went up the mountain again.
This time, Lu Yuan sent two disciples to accompany him, helping to carry the ruler and record the data.
The words of the goddess of beauty —
I haven't seen her for the past two days. Ever since Aunt Qiao'er and Aunt Qin stopped playing mahjong, the goddess has gone back to the way she was before.
I don't know where I've gone off to play.
Eek~
She even said that after their fates were resolved, she wouldn't leave~
I'm afraid she can't wait a moment longer after their destinies are resolved!
Time flies like an arrow.
On the night of the fourth day.
Lu Yuan, who had just smoothly completed a set of Zhou Tian Gong exercises, suddenly opened his eyes.
Let's check the time.
Hmm, I should go and help Qingwan with her tongue!