The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 307 Departure
Xiuxiu is so soft that you never get tired of pinching it.

After two days of fun, Xiuxiu found it more and more interesting, but after all, the time was still short and she still felt a little uncomfortable.

"I vaguely feel that the fairy seems to be very unhappy."

Xiuxiu and the fox have a telepathic connection. Even when the fox is not around, she can still feel the fox's emotions.

"When you are happy, can the fairy feel it a little bit, or empathize with you?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

"She can't quite empathize with me, but she must know when my mood swings, when I'm extremely happy or extremely sad." Xiuxiu is very honest.

After getting the accurate information, Lin Bai worked even harder, and he didn't know whether the fox became even angrier.

Anyway, the fox is not around, so I might as well eat it first.

Three days passed like this before Lin Bai finally walked out of the room. It wasn't because he had given up, but because he had a visitor.

Zhu Jianyang, Miaomiao and Huang Ruhua came together.

"Master! I don't want you to leave!"

As soon as the door was opened, Miaomiao rushed up with red eyes, sat down and hugged Lin Bai's legs tightly.

If you don’t know, you would think it is a farewell between life and death.

This must be a request from someone, Lin Bai ignored her, "Don't wipe your snot on my robe."

"..."Miaomiao was just trying to get something for nothing. Seeing that her master wasn't buying it, she immediately stood up, brushed the dust off her hands, and went back to the room to look for Xiuxiu.

Huang Ruhua opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but held it back. She glanced at Lin Bai quietly, then walked in and looked inside.

Lin Bai and Zhu Jianyang sat down on the stone bench in the yard.

"Miao Miao said you were going out, so I came over to take a look." Zhu Jianyang had been forming the elixir for a long time, his realm was improving steadily, and he seemed more free and easy.

Lin Bai did not hide it and immediately told them that he was going to the north.

"It's a dangerous trip," Zhu Jianyang said sincerely, "Do you need me to go with you? We can take care of each other."

Zhu Jianyang always remembered the kindness Lin Bai had shown the Zhu family. After hearing what Miaomiao said, he hurried over and asked Miaomiao why she didn't tell him earlier. Miaomiao gave him a lot of excuses, saying that it took three days to test the jade, otherwise all good things would be ruined.

"It's not dangerous. It's mainly just a visit to various seniors." Lin Bai didn't want Zhu Jianyang to get involved, and the ancestor of the Jiang family might not be willing to take him along.

If this trip is really dangerous, it would be easier to escape alone. If I encounter a Yuanying, two Jindan will be useless.

Moreover, the Zhu family now only has this one golden elixir. If Zhu Jianyang really dies outside, the Zhu family will decline again. Although Miaomiao has a great hope of forming an elixir, even a fool can see that Miaomiao has never thought of taking on the responsibility of reviving the Zhu family.

Zhu Jianyang knew Lin Bai's character and didn't force it any further.

The two chatted for a while, and Huang Ruhua came out, her eyes still dim, holding Xiuxiu's hand, while Miaomiao smiled happily beside her.

"You should just do your thing and don't go looking for my master." Huang Ruhua sat down and looked at Lin Bai very seriously, as if she was afraid that the fox would kill people.

"The fairy has been very kind to me, and I must find her on this trip!" Lin Bai said shamelessly.

"Wipe your sweat." Huang Ruhua said considerately.

Lin Bai wiped the sweat from his forehead. In fact, he was very afraid of foxes.

Foxes won't kill people, and Xiuxiu and Huang Ruhua won't let her kill people, but Lin Bai knows that she will inevitably suffer a lot and may even be blackmailed.

After talking for a while, Zhu Jianyang and Huang Ruhua said goodbye, and Miaomiao went into the house with Xiuxiu to talk in private.

Lin Bai sorted out his thoughts and went to find Gu Yao.

Gu Yao's realm has long been stable, and now she is still practicing under the Water Curtain Cave and has not moved.

But she picked up the art of formation again, "Have you gone to look for Feixue recently?"

Gu Yao missed Gu Feixue very much and hoped that Gu Feixue could form the elixir as soon as possible.

"She is in seclusion, how can I see her?" Lin Bai sat by the small pond.

"If you go, she will definitely see you." Gu Yao laughed, "The Hehuan Sect gave me a dual cultivation method that can help me reach a small realm and break through obstacles." She took out a booklet and stuffed it into Lin Bai's hand, "Feixue has been making slow progress. Go find her and try. Any help is appreciated."

Lin Bai opened it and saw that this was what Xiuxiu got from Miaomiao. Why did the Hehuan Sect give more than one gift? There was no sincerity at all!
Throwing it back, Lin Bai said some nonsense about being self-reliant.

Gu Yao snorted twice and glanced at Lin Bai with disdain on her face, obviously very dissatisfied.

Lin Bai was not clean physically and was not innocent either, so he did not dare to argue and just pretended he did not see it.

"I have something to say to the ancestor."

As Lin Bai spoke, he directly put his hand into the small pool and stirred it three times, making his clothes wet.

"Are you really going? What did the ancestor say?" Gu Yao obviously knew about this as well.

"My ancestor told me to be careful, not to cause trouble outside, and not to have affairs with other women. I should see more things and make more friends." Lin Bai said.

After hearing this, Gu Yao sighed and said, "The ancestor has never said so many caring words to me." She looked at Lin Bai, curled her lips, and continued, "No wonder everyone says that you are the most favored by the ancestor."

How am I the most favored? What's the matter with this inexplicable desire to compare?

Lin Bai had no temper and said seriously: "You and I are both the most beloved descendants of the ancestor."

Gu Yao nodded, but still said: "I haven't seen you sleep with my Gu family, the Yang family and the Jiang family, the Cheng family is not far away, right? How can Feixue not compare to them?"

What kind of words are these? Can Gu Feixue compare to your ancestor?

"..." Lin Bai was too lazy to talk any more with Gu Yao. He was clearly already a Jindan cultivator, but his temper and personality did not resemble that of a senior. He was almost catching up with Gu Jiuzhong!
Lin Bai wanted to leave, but Gu Yao wouldn't let him. She said a lot of nonsense and then explained the formation to her for a long time before letting him go.

"Don't worry, I will teach Dugu Jing!" Gu Yao is a kind person after all.

Lin Bai thanked her sincerely and went to find Sister Huanhuan.

Now that Yang Huan has been forming the elixir for a long time, the place where he practices has also changed, to a cave on the edge of a high mountain cliff.

The entrance to the cave was covered with vines and green gourds growing on them, hanging all the way down to the cliff.

Because it was windy in the mountains and birds came to eat the gourd, Lin Bai gave Yang Huan a pangolin to guard the house. It was only so-so, but better than nothing.

After entering the cave, Lin Bai told Yang Huan about his long journey. Yang Huan was so obsessed with it that he insisted on going with him.

After comforting him and telling him that he was accompanying Old Ancestor Jiang, Yang Huan finally calmed down.

The two chatted for a while, and then Lin Bai left.

Back at Chunhui Hall, Xiuxiu was still whispering to Miaomiao. When she saw Lin Bai coming, she stopped talking and continued talking somewhere else.

After Miaomiao left, Lin Bai was afraid that Xiuxiu would be led astray by Miaomiao, so he quickly taught Xiuxiu some ways to control her disciples.

"Miaomiao has a lot of thoughts, while Xiaoyuer has few. I thought Miaomiao would be influenced by the company she keeps, but Xiaoyuer is the one who gets blackened by the company she keeps." Lin Bai sighed.

"Don't worry about gains and losses." Xiuxiu comforted, "The fairy said that if you take care of everything, you will be exhausted. It's better to live happily and scold whoever you want."

"The fairy is happy..." Lin Bai felt unhappy when he thought of the fox's foul mouth, and immediately grabbed Xiuxiu's hand, "I have a way to make her unhappy."

After making a fuss for a long time, Xiuxiu became more gentle as water.

Five days later, Jiang Xiaobai came to the door again. "The ancestor wants to see you." Jiang Xiaobai had just formed his elixir and his realm was not yet stable. He never thought that he would go out.

She looked resentful, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

Xiuxiu didn't dare to go out, so Lin Bai followed Jiang Yatou to the Star Picking Platform.

"Lin Zhuanlun, you first slept with the host as a guest, but now you are even bolder. Aren't you afraid of Fairy Chenyu's power?" Jiang Xiaobai muttered as he hurried on his way.

"When have I ever been afraid of her? Even if she was in front of me, I would say so!" Lin Bai wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Your mouth should be made into a flying sword!" Jiang Xiaobai snorted twice, and then said, "Why don't you come find me? Have you forgotten the old one because you have a new love?"

"You have just formed your elixir, so you should stabilize your realm first." Lin Bai didn't know why she was so addicted.

"I have a good idea..." Jiang Xiaobai muttered.

"..." Lin Bai discovered that most of the cultivators who had reached Dan-formation too early and had not experienced too many vicissitudes of life tended to have a bit of a temper.

"The ancestor said that he would take you to meet some seniors from all walks of life. Is that true?" Jiang Xiaobai asked again.

It seems that Jiang Xingchi didn't tell her the truth.

"Of course it's true." Lin Bai smiled.

When the two of them arrived at the Star Picking Platform, they saw Jiang Xingchi still sitting cross-legged in front of the chessboard, holding a chess piece in his hand.

Standing next to him was a middle-aged Jindan, who was Cheng Yuanli from the Cheng family, and was also the person traveling with them this time.

Lin Jiang stepped forward and saluted, then nodded to Cheng Yuanli.

Jiang Xingchi held the chess piece and looked at it for a long time, but still couldn't make a move.

After a long while, Jiang Xingchi sighed and said, "This trip may be dangerous, and I don't know when I can return. Have you two really decided?"

Lin Bai and Cheng Yuanli looked at each other and bowed their heads together.

Jiang Xiaobai was stunned. She didn't expect that this trip would be so dangerous.

"I remember that your Cheng Daojin hasn't formed his elixir yet, right?" Jiang Xing asked suddenly.

"My nephew is stupid and makes very slow progress." Cheng Yuanli replied respectfully.

"I have a child named Qingzhi, who has been in foundation building for not long. I think she is a good match for Cheng Daojin. I'll ask her to come to my house and visit me later." Jiang Xingchi said.

"Yes." Cheng Yuanli immediately bowed in response. He understood that this was a gesture of goodwill from the Jiang family, and that they would support the Cheng family in the future.

Jiang Xingchi dropped a chess piece, picked up another, and said, "Go back and prepare. We will set off in ten days."

He glanced at Jiang Xiaobai and said, "Go and see him off. Lin Zhuanlun will stay."

Jiang Xiaobai responded with a slight grievance and went down the mountain with Cheng Yuanli.

The Star-Picking Terrace is vast, and Jiang Xingchi is wearing a black and white checkered Taoist robe, just like a black and white chess piece.

The mountain breeze blew past, blowing up my clothes.

"You are not a stranger, so there is no need to be polite. Come and play a game with me." Jiang Xingchi flicked the chessboard lightly, and the black and white pieces returned to their positions.

Lin Bai bowed and sat opposite.

The two have played chess more than once, and Lin Bai is no match for him. Even the fox couldn't beat him.

You and I made moves back and forth, neither of us saying much.

After a day, Lin Bai resigned himself to the defeat.

"You have improved a lot compared to before." Jiang Xingchi was quite impressed, and asked with a smile: "During this long journey, I went directly to find Senior Sister Gu. Do you blame me?"

"Senior, you are joking." Lin Bai smiled frankly and said, "I have been supported by the Jiang family, and I have a relationship with the Jiang Yu sisters. I have also received guidance from you, so I have already regarded you as my own elder."

No matter what he thought in his heart, Lin Bai looked affectionate.

Jiang Xingchi stroked his beard, smiled, and nodded with satisfaction.

Lin Bai took the opportunity to ask, "Senior, what is the purpose of this trip? Are you going to look for Fairy Chen Yu?"

“I don’t know either.” Jiang Xingchi picked up a chess piece and placed it on Tianyuan, saying, “Life is difficult, just like a chess game. It was extremely difficult for me to form an infant this time. The Supreme Master helped me a lot. Without the Supreme Master, I would never be where I am today.”

Sure enough, this meant that he had no choice, or even had some kind of agreement with the ancestor to help out for a long time.

Lin Bai did not ask any more questions, thinking that he wondered what it felt like to have a Yuanying as an errand boy. He would take good care of Miaomiao and raise her into a Yuanying, and let her run errands too!
After getting off the Star Picking Platform, Jiang Xiaobai was still waiting.

"Come home with me!" Jiang Xiaobai didn't care that this was her ancestral temple and directly pulled Lin Bai.

"..." Lin Bai was stunned and whispered, "Your ancestor is watching at the Star Picking Terrace."

"He already knew about you and me. Why are you afraid now?" Jiang Xiaobai said unhappily, "I thought we were just visiting relatives and friends, but I didn't expect there would be danger."

She pouted, put her hands on her hips, and said, "How many years have you been in the Dan Formation? How many years has it been since the ancestor formed the infant? And yet you have to go out and fight for your life. Why can't you just sit back and relax?"

"You always claim to be smart, how come you are so stupid?" Lin Bai pinched her nose and said with a smile, "How do you think Qiaoshan is stable and prosperous? It was fought for! You have enjoyed a few days of peace and quiet, do you really think you can just sit there and do nothing?"

"Isn't it good to live in peace and tranquility now?" Jiang Xiaobai was unconvinced.

"Who would not want to take another step forward? Do you know how much your ancestor has paid to get to where he is today? Jiang Huo died outside, Jiang Yinbing's whereabouts are unknown, and there may be more people whose names you and I don't know who have sacrificed their lives for this." Lin Bai held her hand and said, "After Yue Fengshu's death, even if the Yue family still has a golden elixir, won't it still decline? Not to mention that Yao Wanshan of the Tianchi Sect is missing, and Yao Qianyuan came to you and me to cry. Everyone just wants to move forward and can never think of retreating."

"You always convince me." Jiang Xiaobai looked up at Lin Bai with a smile on his face. "Sometimes I think about how high this realm is!"

She has a small frame, looks petite, and appears well-behaved. She doesn't look like Jiang Yu's older sister, but rather a younger sister.

She kept blinking, holding Lin Bai's hands and waving them back and forth, and even started to act coquettishly.

"You're not acting like this because you think I won't be able to come back this time, are you?" Lin Bai asked with a frown.

Jiang Xiaobai chuckled but didn't say much.

The two returned to Yuhu Lake, and Jiang Xiaobai asked for one day's supply before letting them go.

"My realm is not stable yet, and the injuries I suffered when I formed the elixir have not healed yet." Jiang Xiaobai could not bear the long battle, "Let's talk about it when you come back!"

"Keep an eye on Miaomiao." Lin Bai was not afraid of Jiang Yu causing trouble, but was afraid that Miaomiao would bring Jiang Yu into trouble. "She has too many evil thoughts, and the Zhu family can't control her at all. You were not much kinder than her before, so how could you suppress her!"

"..." Jiang Xiaobai was stunned and didn't know what to say.

He returned to Chunhui Hall in Qiaoshan, closed the door and meditated quietly, waiting for the day of departure.

Time passed quickly, and the fox got angry several times, so Cheng Yuanli came to the door.

The two of them came to the Star-Picking Terrace together, but Jiang Xingchi was not there.

The two waited for a long time before Jiang Xingchi came out from the Xianqiao blessed land.

"Let's go!" Jiang Xingchi waved his Taoist robe.

For a moment, Lin Bai felt as if thousands of chess pieces were falling, with crisscrossing patterns on the ground, like a prison with no escape or avoidance possible.

(End of this chapter)