The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 135 Tribulation
Since Huang Ruhua has the leisure to joke, Tie Huasheng must be fine.

The little yellow bird chirped and landed on Huang Ruhua's shoulder, jumping around, as excited as its owner.

Huang Ruhua had said before that she didn't want Jiang Yatou to know about the relationship between her and Tie Huasheng, so Lin Bai didn't ask.

But that extremely ethereal feeling seemed to be vaguely pointing to Huang Ruhua.

Lin Bai felt it silently and became more and more certain that the opportunity to build the foundation was related to Huang Ruhua.

"Congratulations to the senior for achieving the Tao foundation." Huang Ruhua spoke again with a smile.

People bowed and congratulated Jiang Yatou, but Jiang Yatou still hid behind Lin Bai and did not respond.

Seeing that it was not a big deal, Lin Bai stepped aside.

Jiang girl used her robe to cover her body, her face showing both anger and shame.

When she was alone with Lin Bai before, her shyness was gone very quickly and she was very playful. After she got the advantage, she cooperated even more closely and was willing to try everything.

But now that she was caught red-handed, she behaved out of character and became extremely ashamed.

"You go out first." Jiang Yatou lowered her head and did not look at Huang Ruhua.

"Haha." Huang Ruhua didn't indulge her and said, "You dare to fool around naked with a man in the cave, but you are embarrassed in front of a woman like me. Your Jiang family really has good family education."

"My family only taught me that I should knock on the door before entering." Jiang Xiaobai buried his head in his chest.

"This must be my residence."

Huang Ruhua walked out with a smile. After walking two steps, she turned back and smiled, saying, "You and Lin Zhuanlun are having fun in the cave, so I will go outside with him to have fun." She winked at Lin Bai and motioned him to follow.

Lin Bai covered his forehead with his hands. He really couldn't stand the two women quarreling.

"Just go ahead." Jiang Xiaobai retorted.

Huang Ruhua ignored him and walked out.

Lin Bai caught up and looked back at Jiang Yatou, only to see that she looked resentful and very unconvinced.

After exiting the cave, the sun shines through the gaps between the leaves. There is mist in the mountains, making the air even more hazy.

"You are really good at this. You are a tenant and you can even sleep with the host." After walking a few steps forward and coming to a big tree, Huang Ruhua crossed her arms and smiled, "She said before that you are the best at deceiving people and asked me to be careful, but I didn't expect that she didn't."

"We both agreed to this." Lin Bai explained.

"I noticed it a long time ago. She seemed very happy when she mentioned you." Huang Ruhua smiled and sat on a bluestone.

"Have you finished your work?" Lin Bai sat opposite her.

"Yes." Huang Ruhua nodded, sighed, and said, "Master searched around and found nothing unusual."

"He didn't doubt what I said?" Lin Bai laughed.

"Probably not." Huang Ruhua sighed and said, "Master only has me as his disciple. My friend sent a message, so he has to give some face." When she said this, she looked at Lin Bai and said seriously, "Master said that I should thank you for your vigilance."

"I'm not doing this for him, but because of our old friendship." Lin Bai didn't have a good impression of Tie Huasheng.

"I understand." Huang Ruhua nodded and continued, "Master did a lot of bad things in the past, and not many people like him. But he treats me like his own daughter, and I treat him as my father."

It can be seen that she understands everything.

Lin Bai nodded slightly and asked again: "Then why are you here again?"

"Isn't he worried about you?" Huang Ruhua smiled happily. "Master saw that there was nothing going on around, so he asked me to come and look for you. He said that I have lived in the mountains for a long time and there is no one to talk to and relieve my boredom. It's not easy to have friends here, so I should make good friends with them. By the way, I want to hear your experience in building the foundation."

When she said this, she stared at Lin Bai and asked, "Daoist Xiao Jiang has already established his foundation, why haven't you made any moves yet?" She smiled mischievously, "Tsk tsk tsk, Daoist Xiao Jiang has a petite and slender body, and a soft and fragrant jade-like chest. I guess you are indulging in the wonders of lovemaking, enjoying it so much that you don't even think about the Dao anymore."

"That's true." Seeing that she was in high spirits, Lin Bai was happy to chat with her. "If you want to know the mystery, let Senior Jiang tell you later."

"I won't listen." Huang Ruhua smiled happily, "There's no point in talking about things between men and women. I only seek the great way and don't touch the way of love." She clearly hadn't lost her yin yet, but she looked like someone who had experienced it.

The two chatted for a while and then returned to the cave.

Jiang Xiaobai had changed into a new Taoist robe, and his face was the same as usual, without a trace of blush, as if what had happened before had never happened.

"This success is all thanks to your help." Jiang Xiaobai bowed gently.

"You and I are old friends, why should I thank you? I am just doing my best to be a good host. Besides, I am happy to see you helping others achieve enlightenment." Huang Ruhua returned the gift.

Lin Bai said nothing, trying not to attract attention.

The three of them sat around the bluestone table.

Huang Ruhua was in high spirits. She took out three wooden bowls and a hide bag. "This is the monkey wine I stole in the mountains. It's sweet and delicious. There are no wine utensils in the mountains, so don't despise it." She was very happy and poured the wine into the wooden bowls.

The wine is light yellow and slightly turbid, with a light fruity aroma that is quite tempting.

Huang Ruhua looked at Jiang Xiaobai and said with a smile: "This wine has aphrodisiac effect, it can help you two enjoy your time."

"He already has Tiger and Wolf Pills on him, so he doesn't need anything else to liven up the fun." Jiang Xiaobai was not embarrassed at all and even had a smile on his face.

Lin Bai lowered his head and drank, not getting involved in their affairs.

The wine tastes delicate and sweet when it enters the throat, and the aftertaste lasts for a long time.

The little yellow bird fluttered over and landed on the wooden bowl in front of Huang Ruhua, then lowered its head to peck at the water.

"Silly bird." Huang Ruhua immediately grabbed the little yellow bird and stuffed it into her lapel. Then she raised the wooden bowl and pointed it towards Jiang Xiaobai, "Please." After saying that, she drank it all in one gulp.

Jiang Xiaobai also took a sip, "It's so sweet." Her eyes were bright, and she took another sip. After she finished, she said, "There are many rules at home. I have never drunk alcohol before."

"I've only sold tigers..."

Before Lin Bai could finish his words, she glared at him, so he stopped talking immediately.

"Ahem..." Jiang Xiaobai cleared his throat, looked at Huang Ruhua, and said seriously: "Since fellow Daoist Xiao Huang is here, and it just so happens that he and I meet... please be a witness for him and me." Jiang Xiaobai became more serious and said seriously: "This absurd thing is something I have to do because of my cultivation."

"Yes, yes, yes." Huang Ruhua interjected.

"..." Jiang Xiaobai gritted his teeth and continued, "Once we leave this place, this matter will never happen again. No one can mention it again in the future."

Huang Ruhua asked curiously, "Will you remain chaste in the future?"

"Keep your chastity as pure as jade." Jiang Xiaobai said firmly.

"What about you?" Huang Ruhua looked at Lin Bai.

"Keep your chastity as pure as jade." Lin Bai said casually.

"Okay." Huang Ruhua took out another animal skin bag and filled it with wine. "Please drink." She was considerate enough not to force the two to swear.

The three of them drank a few rounds. Lin Bai was fine, but Jiang Huang and the other one blushed a little.

Especially Jiang Xiaobai, she had just established her foundation, she was already happy, and after getting some nourishment, she was even happier, so she kept drinking.

"I'll return this to you." Lin Bai ignored Jiang Yatou, took out the animal skin map and returned it to Huang Ruhua.

"We've been in danger so many times!" Jiang Xiaobai knelt on the ground, his face flushed, "I--" She patted her chest, "If I hadn't saved his life several times, he would have died long ago."

"Yes, yes, yes." Lin Bai agreed and poured her another glass of wine.

Jiang Xiaobai drank another bowl of wine, and the alcohol took effect. He pushed himself against Lin Bai. He had thrown all the dirty talk about "keeping one's chastity like a jade" out of his mind.

Sitting at the bluestone table, the three young men and women did not try to suppress their drunkenness, but just drank and chatted, having a very pleasant time.

Jiang Xiaobai had been trapped in the black tower for a long time and had never had anyone to talk to. Now that she had completed her foundation building and no one came to care about her, she became like a crowd pleaser.

Huang Ruhua had lived in the mountains for a long time and was feeling very suffocated. She chattered even louder than a yellow bird.

The so-called practice is to tighten and loosen up. Getting drunk can also give you a sense of freedom and ease.

After drinking for a long time, Jiang Xiaobai became energetic and insisted on holding a Taoist meeting, wanting to talk about the wonders of foundation building.

Huang Ruhua was speechless, having long forgotten that her master had asked her to come and listen to this. She did not want to hear about the wonders of foundation building at all, and only wanted Jiang Xiaobai to talk about the wonders of love union.

Although Jiang Xiaobai was drunk, he was not stupid. He did not say anything and just laughed. Huang Ruhua asked Lin Bai to tell her again, but Lin Bai said he had forgotten.

Then Jiang Xiaobai forced Lin Bai to talk about him and Pei Ning.

The three of them drank who knows how much fruit wine, and after making a lot of noise for a long time, they said a lot of irrelevant things. Finally, Jiang Xiaobai and Huang Ruhua finally couldn't hold on any longer.

Lin Bai threw them both onto the bluestone bed, then sat cross-legged for a while. After recovering, he took the little yellow bird to the outside of the cave to be on guard.

After half a day, Huang Ruhua was the first to come out of the cave.

"I'm so happy." Huang Ruhua's face was no longer drunk, but instead she looked extremely happy.

The little yellow bird landed on her shoulder, and Huang Ruhua touched its head with the tip of her index finger.

"When did you come out?" Huang Ruhua looked at the little yellow bird, still chattering, "You didn't see it just now, that girl didn't know who I thought I was, and kept touching me. She was humming and moaning, and I don't know what she was thinking."

"She has a younger sister, maybe she misses her sister." Lin Bai tried his best to smooth things over for Jiang Yatou.

"I don't believe it." Huang Ruhua sat on the bluestone and asked curiously, "You came with her to seek opportunities. Now that she has succeeded, what about yours?"

She had asked this question before, but this time it was much more serious.

"The foundation-building revelation is extremely mysterious. Xiao Jiang and I have gone through many hardships and encountered life-and-death situations. I thought it was her fault. But it was her fault that happened to me, and I was not her fault."

Lin Bai sat opposite her and shook his head, saying, "In the past few days, that elusive opportunity has become increasingly faint, and I almost thought that I had accidentally lost the opportunity. It was not until you came again that the mysterious feeling became clear."

Huang Ruhua frowned upon hearing this, and with her hands on her chest, she said, "It's true that I'm your friend, and I'm happy to help you achieve enlightenment, but why do you still want to sleep with me? I don't like those things."

Are you still drunk? Lin Bai rubbed his head and said seriously, "I mean, is your master over there?" He pointed to the south.

Ever since Huang Ruhua came, Lin Bai's feeling in his heart became more and more obvious, faintly pointing to the south.

"You mean, it's my master?" Huang Ruhua was stunned for a moment, and then doubt appeared on her face. She said pitifully: "I have very few friends. Your foundation-building opportunity must be killed..." "What are you thinking?" Lin Bai shook his head and smiled helplessly: "Your master and I have no life-and-death hatred, but there are some grudges in the past." He was very serious, "Besides, with our friendship, the past events have long gone with the wind. You came to find Xiao Jiang and me under the order of the master this time, which clearly means that he trusts me."

"So what you mean is that you want to meet my master?" Huang Ruhua asked.

"Chance is mysterious, and I don't know what will happen. I just feel vaguely that I need to meet him." Lin Bai didn't say it for sure, "I can only say that I have no intention of harming your master, and your master has no intention of harming me. He and I are on both sides of the river, and you are the bridge."

"My master told you...what else does he do now besides nagging? Teaching you to kill people and rob?" Huang Ruhua was very puzzled.

"I don't need to learn those." Lin Bai had a headache and explained, "What your master is praised for is his innate magical power, the Green Rust Yin. It is so domineering and strange that few people of the same level can match it. But it has nothing to do with my innate magical power, and I have never learned a similar magical power."

"Is it to tell you about my feelings about life? Or, like last time, to talk about the theory of alchemy?" Huang Ruhua asked again.

"No." Lin Bai shook his head again, "I have my own opinions on the understanding of Taoism and the feelings of life. I don't need your advice."

Huang Ruhua lowered her head and pondered for a long while after hearing this. Finally, she couldn't suppress her joy. She leaned forward and asked in a low voice, "The foundation-building opportunity you mentioned should be with Master. Is it actually with his Dan-forming event?"

Her little head finally understood.

"You'll know only after you go and see it." Lin Bai actually had no idea, he just had a vague feeling.

"I'll take you there!" Huang Ruhua was very excited. "I was wondering why Master asked me to come and play with you guys for a month. It turns out he wanted to form a pill on my back!"

"I'll go alone, you just need to write a letter for me." Lin Bai had a vague feeling that this journey would not be very smooth.

"That won't work. The road is very dangerous. There are several foundation-building monsters blocking the way. It's hard for strangers to walk there!" Huang Ruhua's face was filled with smiles. She jumped up and down, and even the little yellow bird flew around happily.

Lin Bai tried to persuade her again, but Huang Ruhua just refused.

The two chatted for a while, and Jiang Xiaobai also came out of the cave.

"What are you two talking about?" Jiang Xiaobai walked forward. She was also happy. She stared at Lin Bai and said, "Take out what we have gained this time. It's time to divide the spoils."

"It's spoils of war." Lin Bai corrected again.

"Okay, okay, of course you have the final say." Jiang Xiaobai smiled.

“No hurry, no hurry!” Huang Ruhua pulled Lin Bai’s sleeve, looked at Jiang Yatou, and said, “His foundation-building opportunity is right before his eyes, and he needs me to lead the way. When we return, we can talk about dividing the spoils.”

Jiang Xiaobai was also happy for Lin Bai when he heard this. Dividing the spoils was just a small matter, the right path was the right thing to do.

The three of them made some assignments. Jiang Xiaobai had just established his foundation and his realm was not yet stable, so he stayed here. Huang Ruhua took Lin Bai to look for an opportunity to establish his foundation.

After the discussion, the two men set out to head south.

Huang Ruhua was very familiar with this place. She seemed unable to suppress the joy in her heart along the way, chirping even louder than a yellow bird.

"There used to be an old cow here, it was very stupid. Later it was surrounded and killed by several casual cultivators, and its horns and bones were torn apart without leaving anything."

"This is a green bamboo orchid, which grows in bamboo forests. I came across several of them when I was digging bamboo shoots. But they are too young to be useful."

Huang Ruhua talked as she walked. After walking crookedly for half a day, only about ten miles, they finally arrived at a valley.

The valley is more than ten feet wide, and the two banks are a hundred feet high. It doesn't seem to be formed naturally. There are dense forests, birds singing and beasts roaring here. It doesn't seem like a place where people can live for a long time.

"I heard from people in Longmenfang that there used to be a golden pangolin living in this valley, so this place was called Chuan Valley. Later, for some reason, the pangolin disappeared."

"Don't be so reserved when you meet the master later. He's becoming more and more like an old man now, always nagging me to stop following him. I'm really fed up with him."

After entering the valley and walking another mile and a half, we saw a huge rock standing in front of us, blocking the way forward in the valley.

Huang Ruhua passed through the gap under the boulder, circled a few times, and came to a giant tree. She moved a moss-covered stone and a cave appeared.

She looked back and said, "Let's go." Then she pulled Lin Bai into the cave.

The ground in the cave is clean and tidy, there is fluorite on both walls, and there are graffiti in some places.

After walking a hundred feet, the road forked. Huang Ruhua led Lin Bai in, and they saw another fork not long after.

After walking like this for half an hour, they finally came into view a wide cave.

There is a stone table in the cave and rusty bronze swords are hung on the ceiling.

There was a person sitting cross-legged on the stone table, his hair was half white and half black, but it was neatly dressed.

This person was Tie Huasheng. His broken arm had grown back, and the sinister look on his face had slightly lessened, and he actually looked a bit kind.

"Why are you back?" Tie Huasheng frowned angrily, "Didn't I tell you to come back in a month?"

"I missed you!" Huang Ruhua was not afraid of Tie Huasheng at all. She walked forward happily and said, "I listened to you and brought them some wine. Everyone drank happily." She pulled Tie Huasheng's sleeve with one hand and pointed at Lin Bai happily, saying, "Do you remember him? I'll bring him to see you."

Like introducing new friends to the elders at home.

"Senior Tie." Lin Bai bowed and saluted.

Tie Huasheng stared at Lin Bai for a while, sighed, patted Huang Ruhua's head gently, and said, "Girl, go outside. I'll talk to him."

Huang Ruhua tilted her head and said, "Master, he is my good friend."

"Of course I know." Tie Huasheng said kindly, "Because he is your good friend, as a senior, I need to give him some gifts. But it is not suitable for you to see."

"Okay." Huang Ruhua looked at Lin Bai, and seeing Lin Bai nod with a smile, she walked out, "Little Yellow Bird, let's go out and see your lovers." She took Little Yellow Bird out.

Only Lin Bai and Tie Huasheng were left in the cave, and both of them were silent.

After a long time, Tie Huasheng sighed quietly, "This is a treasure map that I accidentally found a few years ago. The Qiaoshan Sect once secretly sought this item, and now I give it to you." He took out an irregular piece of animal skin and threw it gently.

Since the Qiaoshan Sect is seeking it, it must at least be related to Nascent Soul cultivators.

Lin Bai took it and asked, "Senior, what does this mean?"

Tie Huasheng did not explain, but only said: "In the past, you went deep into the lake for the Zhu family, risking your life. You are a man of loyalty and righteousness." He looked excited and said with a smile: "My silly disciple regards you as a good friend, so I naturally trust your friendship. This time, I am about to form a pill. If it succeeds, everything will be fine. If not, please take care of her a little."

Lin Bai pondered in silence.

"She has always been stubborn since she was young, but now she is better. But her mind is still simple, she is not a bad person, and she has never done anything bad, which is very different from me." Tie Huasheng talked to himself and smiled, "I don't want to teach her the dirty thoughts of a casual cultivator, I just hope she is safe and sound, and doesn't follow my old path. Even if she lives a life of ignorance, that would be great."

Lin Bai shook his head and said, "I am acquainted with her, so I am naturally willing to help her. As for the treasure map, please take it back." As he spoke, he handed over the animal skin with both hands.

"You have a friendship with her, but not with me, and we even have some hatred. Therefore, this treasure map is the reward I offer. Please don't refuse it." Tie Huasheng said.

These words were sincere and genuine, so Lin Bai stopped being polite.

When Tie Huasheng saw Lin Bai accept it, he smiled and nodded, "Since you are here, and I have everything ready, why don't you wait and see whether I succeed or fail." As he said this, he stood up and walked out.

Lin Bai immediately followed. Huang Ruhua was standing outside. When she saw Tie Huasheng coming out, she immediately grabbed his sleeve and asked, "Master, I am happy. Can you guess where it is?"

"Maybe you have a lover?" Tie Huasheng asked as he walked out.

"I'm not that boring." Huang Ruhua said.

"That means your cultivation has improved." Tie Huasheng said again.

"My progress is certainly not slow, but it's not a happy thing." Huang Ruhua smiled.

"What kind of birds did you pick up again?" Tie Huasheng asked.

"Not really." Huang Ruhua smiled, "I only have the little bird, that's enough for me. If I raise anything else, you'll get bored again."

"You're annoying enough." Tie Huasheng smiled.

The master and the disciple chatted about irrelevant things and left the cave.

"Keep it." Tie Huasheng took out a letter and stuffed it into Huang Ruhua's hand. He then took off the storage ring in his hand and threw it to Huang Ruhua.

"Master..." Huang Ruhua's eyes were a little red.

"Life or death depends on today!"

After he finished speaking, a green light flashed before his eyes, and Tie Huasheng flew towards the huge rock that was across the valley.

Lin Bai and Huang Ruhua both looked up, and saw that the howling wind had blown Tie Huasheng's hair and beard into disarray.

Between heaven and earth, humans seem even more insignificant.

Tie Huasheng sat down cross-legged, took out the pills and swallowed them one by one.

Sitting quietly for a whole day, there is no movement at all.

"The road is difficult!" Tie Huasheng shouted, his hair and beard all standing up. "Life is short, and I have wasted a lot of time! Now let me try the power of the heaven and see if I can wash away the rust on my body!"

As he finished speaking, dark clouds gathered in the far distance of the sky and slowly moved towards here.

Lin Bai stared at the calamity cloud, and the ethereal feeling in his heart became stronger. The opportunity to build the foundation was right in front of him, and it was this great Dao Dan calamity.

Back then at Golden Turtle Island, he missed Sister Zhen's pill tribulation due to being in a coma, and this time he encountered the power of Heaven again.

After half an hour, the calamity cloud had arrived above Tie Huasheng's head.

"After 150 years of hard work and countless hardships, the calamity clouds finally came. It's really not easy to be born as an iron man."

Suddenly, Lin Bai heard someone talking behind him.

Who is it? Why is there no sound? The voice is also familiar! Lin Bai immediately turned around to see.

Five steps away, there was a man standing with his hands behind his back, wearing a moon-white gown. He was handsome and elegant, with the demeanor of an immortal.

"Who are you?" Huang Ruhua kept trembling, as if she already knew the identity of this person.

"My name is Gao Yuanyuan." The visitor smiled and replied, quite politely. "We have been neighbors for two years. Please forgive me for coming to your house today."

Huang Ruhua said nothing and staggered to the ground.

(End of this chapter)