Bai Yujing

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"So you still remember that child."

On the way to Tianque Peak, Shi Tianqing suddenly said.

"I asked him to practice here a hundred years ago. Now that I have been able to leave Bai Yujing, I naturally want to visit him," Lin Yan said.

Tianque Peak is located in the remote mountains of South Chenji. Several peaks soar into the clouds, surrounded by mist like a fairy-like barrier, which seems to have a sense of etherealness.

Shi Tianqing suddenly withdrew Yujian's spell and landed on the ground, still holding Lin Yan in his hand, "The scenery is so beautiful, what's the fun of flying above it, why don't Ah Yan accompany me for a walk?"

Lin Yan glanced at him helplessly, then withdrew the spell and fell to the ground.

Probably not long after it rained, the soft soil is still a little wet, and it feels soft when you step on it. Listening to one or two birdsong in your ears, it really makes you feel a little bit like resting on the rocks.

"Don't act reluctant," Shi Tianqing said, "I have something to tell you."

"Has Shi Lixiang's 'merman' been found out?" Lin Yan asked.

"Ah Yan and I really have a tacit understanding."

Lin Yan looked at him amusedly, just now his appearance of asking for credit with a peacock spreading its tail was written all over his face, how could he not see it, but after hearing what he said, Lin Yan still followed him and said: "Since So, you can say it."

The two figures, one white and one black, walked side by side, even their steps were almost the same. The mountain wind inadvertently blew by his cheeks, and Shi Tianqing's hair that had not been tied up was blown up, revealing his side face with a gradually fading smile.

"I probably misheard Wen Han that day," Shi Tianqing said, "Shi Lixiang is indeed doing dirty business, but it's not a mermaid business at all." He looked at Lin Yan, his eyes were dim, and he said every word. He paused, "It's the medicine man."

"As for whether King Peacock Ming was involved, I haven't found out yet, and I haven't found out the base where they refine their medicine man. I have failed His Highness."

Lin Yan looked at him inexplicably, but he caught his expression in his eyes.After being silent for a while, he suddenly pressed Shi Tianqing's palm gently under the cover of his wide sleeves, and then withdrew his hand, as if nothing had happened.

After he withdrew his hand, Shi Tianqing curled up his palm silently, and whispered in his ear: "I will continue to investigate this matter."

Lin Yan evaded his aura indiscriminately, and even distanced a little from shoulder to shoulder. His inexplicable mood was agitated. He suppressed the ups and downs in his heart and said to him, "I see."

Lin Yan was not a talkative person. After Shi Tianqing also fell silent, the relationship between the two seemed to become extremely quiet, but no one raised Yu Jian.

In the elegant and quiet forest, there is only the sound of very light footsteps. After a while, the plaque of Tianque Peak is close in front of you.

"You wait for me here." Lin Yan turned his head to Shi Tianqing and said.

Since he agreed to keep his identity secret for Shi Tianqing, he will try to avoid direct negotiations between him and the people in Bai Yujing. Although the head of Tianque Peak has been guarding the world for a long time, he is also a fairy official belonging to Bai Yujing.

Shi Tianqing understood what he meant, a smile appeared on the corner of his lips, "Okay," he repeated Lin Yan's words, "I'll wait for you here."

Lin Yan looked at him and suddenly smiled.He turned his head and entered the boundary of Tianque Peak, handed over the letter of worship, and some disciples reported the letter, and some disciples led him to see the master.

He waited in the main hall for a long time, but the headmaster didn't come over. He was about to ask the disciple who brought him over, but found that there was some noise outside.

Somewhat inexplicably, he walked over and pushed open the door. A group of disciples around the hall were all fluttering in white clothes. Perhaps he didn't expect him to open the door suddenly, and was taken aback for a moment. The leading disciple forced his expression down and said, "Junior brother I have never seen an immortal, but when I heard that His Royal Highness is visiting, I was curious for a while, and I was presumptuous, and I ask the immortal to forgive me."

Lin Yan's expression swept across everyone's faces indifferently, before he said: "It's okay, let's go."

The crowd of onlookers immediately dispersed, and Lin Yan returned to the hall, but his heart was slightly tinged with doubt.

What the leading disciple said sounded believable. All the disciples on Tianque Peak rushed to Bai Yujing. It was normal to be curious when they saw him, but their expressions did not seem to be curious. It's fear and panic that's more.

Just as he was thinking about it, the sect leader finally came, "I have met the third highness." He wiped the sweat from his brow, and apologized with a smile: "The sect was busy and delayed, and I hope your highness will make amends."

Lin Yan sat on the main seat at his side, sipped the green tea that had just been brewed, "Don't come here without any harm, Mr. Yashan." As an apprentice so far, I have also taught you a book, and now that my confinement period has passed, I would like to come and see that child."

Ya Shanjun wiped the sweat from his forehead again, "So it's because of this."

He also took a sip of tea, "Liu Ren's kid is very smart. Although I followed your wishes, I didn't give him any special treatment or guidance. I only treated him like other students, but he loves to study hard. About 50 years ago, I realized the Tao, and practiced many spells, and my spiritual power has also greatly advanced."

"Oh?" Lin Yan said, "What way did he enter?"

"Gold." Yashan Jun took another sip of tea, as if he was thirsty. If you look carefully, you can see his lips trembling slightly, "He had a silver bracelet on his wrist when he came, and he touched it later. Those who enter the Tao with silver bracelets cultivate the gold of the five elements."

Lin Yan nodded, "Thank you for your guidance over the past century. Tell me, is it appropriate for me to take him to Jinhuamen to participate in the teaching examination?"

"This..." Mr. Yashan said with a sneer, "It should, it should."

"Mr. Yashan seems to be in a bit of trouble?" Lin Yan said: "If the child has bad habits or something else, you can just tell me, don't keep it secret."

"How could that be?" Ya Shanjun shook his head and said, "That child is the best young man on my Tianque Peak in the past hundred years."

From the beginning, there seemed to be no doubts lingering in his heart, no matter how dull Lin Yan was, he could still see the strangeness of Mr. Yashan. He thought for a moment, and then simply said: "If you don't mind, can you bring Liu Ren over and talk to him?" I fight one or two, and I can also judge his current practice."

"Liu Ren...he has gone to the human world to practice with his senior brothers in recent days," Ya Shan caressed the rim of his teacup carelessly and said with his head down.

"Ya Shanjun," Lin Yan said suddenly, with a sweet voice, "Look at me."

Ya Shanjun was startled suddenly, and for a long while, he seemed to want to raise his head to meet Lin Yan's gaze, but that end seemed to be suppressed by a huge boulder, and he couldn't lift it up, only feeling his scalp numb and cold sweat dripping down .

In the end, Mr. Yashan stumbled down from the chair under Lin Yan's faint and gentle smile, knelt down in front of Lin Yan and said, "I'm sorry, Your Highness——"

Lin Yan frowned slightly, and the anxiety in his heart finally spread to the maximum, "What happened to Liu Ren!"

Mr. Yashan kowtowed unceasingly, the panic in his heart was fully exposed. He tossed and turned and couldn't sleep for the past few days, and finally confessed in a trembling voice: "Liu Ren ran away!"

His voice sounded like a heavy sigh.

A hundred years ago, His Highness the Third Highness personally taught him books, and he was flattered. Over the years, Liu Ren has lived up to the trust of him and His Highness. He practiced very hard, and his skills far surpassed the students who started with him.

A few days ago, he heard that the third highness's ban was coming, so he specially went to test Liu Ren personally, pointing him to perform well in front of his highness, so that he could make a great contribution in front of his highness and keep a good life. impression.

But who would have expected that the child would disappear without a word. He has been worrying about Lin Yan's search every day for the past few days, and the reason why he was late today was because he heard that the Third Highness was coming to visit, and he was overly frightened for a while. Almost fainted.

He sincerely said: "I really don't know why Liu Ren left Tianque Peak privately. I can only assure His Highness that I have never treated Liu Ren harshly in the past hundred years. He and his colleagues in Tianque Peak are also on good terms. Bullying!"

Lin Yan stood up slowly, his hands and feet became cold, but managed to stabilize his voice so that he did not appear too flustered, "Did he go by himself or was..." He suddenly stopped talking, as if he didn't dare to say any more.

When Ya Shan heard Lin Yan's question, his heart twitched suddenly, and he slowly closed his eyes.

In fact, on the day Liu Ren disappeared, he and his fellow disciples were practicing on a nearby mountain, and there was no protection from the barrier of Tianque Peak...

He intentionally pointed Lin Yan at Liu Ren's words of running away, but unexpectedly, the Third Highness was too perceptive.

Seeing him falling into a stiff silence, Lin Yan's eyelids twitched slightly, and his fingertips pinched the table.

Just when he was anxious, the door of the palace was suddenly pushed open, and the big disciple who was headed just now came in. He knelt down in front of Lin Yan and said with a sullen face: "My Lord, please forgive me for breaking in. This matter has nothing to do with the head of the sect, it is the fault of the disciple alone."

Lin Yan moved his gaze to his face, and heard the big disciple say: "That day when I took my juniors and sisters to practice, I met a white-haired old man on the way. At that time, I realized that Liu Ren was looking at the old man There seemed to be some surprise in his eyes, I casually asked my junior brother a few words, he only said that he had admitted his mistake, so I didn't ask any more questions, who would have guessed..."

He paused, and took a deep breath. The young man's thin lips were bitten bloodstains due to nervousness, "Who would have thought that Liu Ren would disappear after the practice ended that day..."

At some point, the young disciples who had just dispersed gathered around the gate of the palace again, all looking at Lin Yan with the same eyes just now, with panic and fear intertwined in their uneasiness.

Lin Yan finally understood where the worry and fear in their eyes came from.

He was about to speak, but unexpectedly, another female disciple rushed in, knelt beside the eldest disciple, raised her head and said to him: "Immortal Monarch, don't blame senior brother, I am also responsible at this time..."

The girl clenched her jaw tightly, her eyes were clearly full of fear, but she said firmly: "After the scattered exercises that day, I saw Senior Brother Liu Ren walking with the white-haired old man. I thought it was the old man who encountered some difficulties. Senior Brother Liu Ren is always willing to help others, so I didn't think much about it, and I didn't report it to Senior Brother, otherwise Senior Senior Brother would definitely be alerted! Senior Senior Brother treats us very well on weekdays, and if Xianjun wants to blame, please forgive Senior Senior Brother .”

After she finished speaking, another disciple came over one after another and knelt behind the eldest disciple, all talking about how kind the master and elder brother had been to them, and begging Lin Yannian to forgive the mistakes of the master and the elder disciple in the past.

Lin Yan took a step back, sat back on the chair, and pressed his hands between his eyebrows.

If the masters and apprentices of Tianque Peak were not making up nonsense, then Liu Ren's disappearance probably had something to do with this old man who appeared out of nowhere.

And if the big disciple described Liu Ren's expression well when he saw the white-haired old man, then Liu Ren...should know him.

It is difficult to compare the lifespan of an immortal cultivator with that of an ordinary person. If the old man is an ordinary person, he should live to be more than 100 years old. It is really rare for a person to live so long. Besides, if Liu Ren met that person before going to Quefeng, a hundred years have passed , even if he is still alive, his appearance should have changed a lot.

Compared with this guess, Lin Yan believed that the old man was not extraordinary.

He seemed to have remembered something, stood up abruptly, took out the picture scroll that Shi Tianqing gave him from the spirit ring, and handed it to the pair of senior brothers and sisters, "The old man you are talking about looks like this?"

The two hurriedly approached, and after a momentary pupil constriction, they blurted out: "Yes, it is this person!"