Tianwei Chapter 236: Dragon (1)
But then again, all this is just our guess. It is still hard to say whether Zhong Jiutian's death was an accident or man-made. Sometimes logical analysis does not represent the truth. God's will is unpredictable, and human hearts are unpredictable. If everything can be calculated, there will be no disputes in the world, and there will be no distinction between prosperity and decline.
After the Taoist priest had rested enough, he took me to continue to move forward using the method of shrinking the earth. In the evening, we rushed back to Yuanling County.
After knocking on the door, the person who opened it was none other than Yang Zongxu. He looked at me and the Taoist priest, and after a moment of stunned silence, his face looked a little unhappy. Before I could ask, he said: Fanran has disappeared.
Missing? I was shocked and asked quickly: What happened?
After you left, I went to catch that ghost thing alone at night. When I came back, I saw her door was wide open, and I couldn't find her anymore. Yang Zongxu made way for us to go in, talking as we walked.
This... I glanced at the old Taoist priest. His face looked normal, not as angry or anxious as I had imagined.
I didn't think highly of her, I was right...
It has nothing to do with you. The old Taoist priest said: I think she came to find us, it should be fine. Going out for a walk... is also good.
Aren't you going to look for her? I asked.
No. The old Taoist shook his head and said: People must always be responsible for their own actions. I can't bear to see her for the rest of my life. Life and death are determined by fate. When fortune and misfortune come together, no one can stop it.
Yang Zongxu looked at the Taoist priest a few more times in surprise, and after looking at me, his face was full of confusion. But after entering the yard, he said to me: Oh, there is one more thing. Someone came to see you yesterday and said he was your relative.
Relative? I looked at him in surprise.
Yes, that's what he said. But when he saw you were not there, he left and said goodbye later. Yang Zongxu said.
What does he look like? I asked in confusion, because apart from those "relatives" in my hometown, I have no relatives. But why did they come here to look for me? How did they know I was here?
The man should be about your age, around 20 years old. He looks good, tall and thin, very quiet and polite. Yang Zongxu gestured with his hands.
This made me even more confused. Among my relatives in my hometown, there was no one like this. Those "relatives" worked in the fields when they were young, so they were dark and skinny. Occasionally, there were white and tender skinned people who came to the city early, but they were in their thirties. What puzzled me most was, if they came to see me, why didn't they wait here? He was so mysterious, could he be a liar? But even a liar wouldn't cheat like this.
Faced with my doubts, Yang Zongxu was a little surprised: You don’t know him?
If I knew him, I wouldn't ask. I said helplessly.
That's strange, he asked right away if Yang Tianyou was there. If he didn't know you, he couldn't have gotten here, Yang Zongxu said.
That is...but...I frowned and thought carefully, but I still couldn't remember such a relative.
Nianxi, go get some food and wine. The voice of the old man Yuanling came from the front. He just came out of the room. After seeing us, he just said lightly: I'm back.
I am sorry to trouble you. The old Taoist priest stepped forward and bowed, then said: But we will not bother you anymore after today, we are going back to the Five Elements Taoist Temple.
Well, that's fine. You eat and drink for free and live here every day without paying. I have wanted to kick you out for a long time. The old man from Yuanling said.
I felt a little embarrassed and didn't know how to open my mouth. The old man from Yuanling looked at me, nodded slightly, and said: You have made progress, work harder, and don't bring bad reputation to your grandfather.
Huh? I looked at him in surprise, but the old man Yuanling didn't say much, just waved his hand and said impatiently: "Hurry up and leave after dinner, it's an eyesore." By the way, that girl ran away, Nianxi told you.
I nodded, and the old man from Yuanling continued: "I am not a policeman, I have no power to lock people up, and I have no obligation to take care of her. But that girl's temper suits my taste, if you really can't take care of her someday, send her here, I will help her loosen up her muscles and give her some exercise."
The old man from Yuanling said it lightly, but it made the listeners break out in a cold sweat. He was asked to loosen the muscles and bones. Was it a fracture or a dislocation?
Thank you for your hard work, senior. The old Taoist priest bowed and sat on the chair.
Not long after, Yang Zongxu brought wine and food, and we ate together. Without chatting, the old Taoist took me away.
Looking at the old man Yuanling drinking alone in the courtyard, and Yang Zongxu looking at the wine jar with a sad face beside him, I couldn't help but feel a little reluctant. I have spent quite a long time here. Both the old man Yuanling and Yang Zongxu are very good people. They have completely different tempers, one is hot-tempered and the other is calm, which makes life quite interesting.
Before leaving, Yang Zongxu quietly told me that the county had returned to peace and no livestock deaths had occurred in two days. This made him very unhappy and he felt like he was being fooled.
But I didn't have the time and energy to comfort him, so I just told him that if my relative came looking for me again, I should let him go to the Five Elements Taoist Temple. Since we can find the old man in Yuanling, it shouldn't be difficult to find the Five Elements Taoist Temple, right? And the little beauty, if she comes back, let her go directly to the Five Elements Taoist Temple.
Perhaps Yang Zongxu felt guilty for losing Mr. Jiao and Sister Frog last time and a living person this time, so he nodded repeatedly.
After leaving Yuanling County, the old Taoist took me for a few steps before we stopped to rest.
I asked him why he was in a hurry to leave. Wouldn't it be nice to stay there?
He replied: A bird's nest under a high tower is unstable. Only the mountains and forests are the most suitable.
I don't know if this metaphor is appropriate or not, but I feel it's a bit awkward. But since the Taoist has made up his mind, I definitely don't have too many objections.
Are you really not going to look for her? I asked again.
No, the old Taoist priest replied briefly .
Okay, I touched my nose and kept silent.
As night fell and the sky was full of stars, we climbed up the mountain steps under the moonlight. I hadn't been back for a long time, so everything seemed new to me, and even climbing the mountain steps made me feel energetic.
After reaching the top of the mountain, the Taoist priest walked into the room without even saying good night. Of course, he had never said this before, but this feeling made me feel a little awkward. When I was in Yuanling, even when I went to bed at night, Yang Zongxu would politely say something like "Go to bed early". But now, I can only watch the stars alone with my quilt in my arms.
I took the dragon out of my pocket and put it on the table. It was still coiled up and silent. The half arm from the "immortal" was much more powerful than the broken bones it had eaten before. Pure immortal spirit, high grade, high quality, easy to absorb, but the quantity was a bit large.
Around Jiaoye's pink body, there was something invisible, like water vapor, floating around. This made it look like it was floating in the sea of clouds. Looking at the bump on her forehead, I couldn't help but wonder, if she ate the whole corpse, would she turn into a dragon?
Sigh, I don't know what happened to Frog Sister... I sighed heavily, and suddenly found that more and more things and people around me disappeared. Grandpa, father, Frog Sister, Little Beauty, Only Life Vein, Emperor Vein, Heavenly Corpse Vein, Zhou Family...
The immortal people in novels must feel similar to me when they watch their loved ones pass away and feel all alone, right?
In a few years, even the old Taoist priest will... Alas, I really don’t know how many of the people I have met will be left by then.
This feeling makes people very depressed, but there is nothing they can do about it.
Powerless, quite powerless.
The sleep process was blurry. When I woke up the next day, it was already bright. I rubbed my eyes and felt my face was a little wet. I touched it with my hand and it was full of water.
Is it raining? I turned my head to look towards the window, and was surprised to see a ball of light in front of me.
The light was about one meter in diameter, round like an eggshell, with golden-red patterns appearing and disappearing from time to time. And faintly, I heard a very small thunder coming from the light. Rumbling, although small, it was also very powerful.
What the hell is this! I jumped off the bed in shock. Could it be the legendary ball lightning? But no one said it was this big!
I carefully moved towards the door, opened it gently, and immediately ran out, shouting: "Master! Master! Come out! Something terrible has happened! My room was struck by lightning!"
Why are you panicking? The Taoist opened his door, walked out, looked at me, and said calmly: It is transforming into a dragon. If nothing unexpected happens, it will take a few days to take shape.
Transformed into a dragon? Master Jiao? That’s Master Jiao! I thought in amazement.
What's so strange? Immortals are beyond our comprehension. They have been destroyed and rebuilt twice before, and their foundation has long been built to be extremely solid. They could have become dragons when they transformed into a fetus last time. Although they were disturbed, now they have the energy of immortal spirits to replenish them. They just repeated the process again, and it is natural for them to transform into dragons. However, there has never been a record of an alien species that swallowed immortals and turned into dragons. I wonder what changes it will have. The old Taoist said a lot, and it was obvious that he also attached great importance to this matter.
I was stunned and asked quickly: Nothing bad will happen, right?
The worst case scenario is that it cannot transform into a dragon. The old Taoist said, and my heart skipped a beat. Before I could come to my senses, he added: If it is better, maybe it will rise to the sky and transform into a dragon. After all, it is an immortal corpse, and no one can tell what will happen.
Jackie Chan… soaring into the sky? You think this is a TV show? This is a stupid thing! I was so anxious that I wanted to bite someone. I looked back and could only see a bright light.
Could it be that Mr. Jiao is also going to leave me?
Tomato, you ketchup, should I find a fortune teller to see if you are the legendary unlucky star?
No matter what, transforming into a dragon is a good thing. I would accept it even if I transform directly into a dragon.
At this moment, the whole mountain suddenly shook violently. Dust on the beams fell down. I ran into the Taoist's room, covering my head in embarrassment, and asked in shock: What happened? An earthquake?
No. The Taoist priest looked calm, brushed off the dust on his clothes, and said: Something fell nearby.
What? What is it that can shake the mountains when it falls? Mars!
You can use Taoist magic to check it. The old Taoist looked at me and said.
Well, they are trying to use me as a telescope. I helplessly pointed my hand in the air and chanted a spell.
The void was rippled, and a picture appeared in front of us. In the picture, I saw a mountain, about a thousand meters high, towering into the clouds. What surprised me was that there were two figures standing next to the mountain, both of them were about a hundred meters tall.
It's a clay figurine! A clay figurine from the Jiuqiu lineage!
