The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 40: Incident (Two in One)

A light is like a bean.

Pei Ning's shadow was reflected on the wall, crooked and shaking.

Lin Bai stood aside, holding a silk cloth in his hand, saying nothing.

After a long while, Pei Ning stopped laughing and looked at Lin Bai.

"Lin Zhuanlun, please sit down." Pei Ning nodded with his chin.

Lin Bai sat over, with a broken table with a candle on it between them.

"I've let you see it too, without holding back anything. You win one, I win one, and we're even." Pei Ning said with a smile.

Lin Bai nodded and waited for Pei Ning to continue.

Even though she was fooled, she was also fooled by me just now, so it was really even.

And since the other party asked me to look at the silk map, either he didn't care, or...

"She lacks helpers and people to keep secrets. Now she and I are in the same boat. I was cautious before and she has no intention of harming me. That means... she might want to recruit me." Lin Bai reasoned silently.

Pei Ning poured tea for Lin Bai and did not return the silk cloth. She just asked curiously, "When I mentioned that the immortal master was coming today, you had no doubts and immediately thought about how to deal with it." She leaned forward, tilted her head, stared into Lin Bai's eyes, and asked, "You, have you ever seen a cultivator?"

Not only have I seen her, I've also slept with her.

"That's not the case." Lin Bai shook his head and said, "It's just that in my heart, Miss Pei is a cool and frank person, and she does righteous things, and she will never lie to anyone."

"I see." Pei Ning smiled.

Lin Bai was speechless and looked at the contents on the silk cloth again.

There are only a few lines drawn on it, and no text markings. One can only roughly make out that it is between mountains and water, but one cannot tell where it is at all.

Lin Bai put the silk cloth on the table and pushed it in front of Pei Ning.

Pei Ning took a look at it, but didn't take it. He just stretched out his hand and spread it on the table.

Both parties have evil intentions, and they want to test each other's strength.

Lin Bai stared at her hand for a while, then reached out his hand and placed it in hers.

The fingers are slender, slightly cold, and have calluses on the knuckles.

"hiss……"

Before Lin Bai could mobilize his internal energy, Pei Ning grabbed his hand, and immediately a huge internal energy surged out, like the spirit of war.

He wanted to stop him, but when faced with Pei Ning's internal strength, Lin Bai immediately threw away his weapons and armor and was defeated.

Lin Bai calmed his mind and used all his internal strength, finally slightly delaying Pei Ning's attack.

After a cup of tea, Pei Ning's internal force was divided into two groups of yin and yang, one hot and the other cold. Although the attack was slightly weaker, it seemed endless.

Lin Bai struggled for a quarter of an hour, sweat dripping from his forehead onto the table, and he was almost unable to hold on any longer.

"call……"

The opponent's internal force suddenly receded like the tide. Lin Bai let out a deep breath and felt as if he had lost all strength.

Obviously, in this contest, Lin Bai was always suppressed by Pei Ning and had no power to fight back.

But compared to Sister Zhen's time, it is still a great improvement. At least I can persist a little longer.

Pei Ning rubbed his wrist, his eyes became more serious and full of surprise.

"I really underestimated you! I didn't expect you to have cultivated the Wuji Gong to the fifth level!"

Pei Ning's expression showed surprise and joy, "I never thought that such a small Huaxi County would have a martial arts genius like you!"

Lin Bai said nothing, but just drank tea to quench his thirst.

However, we have just found out Pei Ning's background. Her Wuji Gong is not yet complete and should be at the seventh level.

For a moment, neither of them spoke in the room.

Pei Ning stared at the light, wondering what he was thinking.

Lin Bai looked at her silently, trying to guess what she was thinking.

After a while, Pei Ning's mouth curled up, and his face was full of fighting spirit.

It's bad! This elder sister is going to cause trouble! Lin Bai remained silent and could only listen to the other party's thoughts first.

Pei Ning pushed the silk cloth on the table and said, "I don't know this place. But I guess it should be somewhere deep in Tianlang Mountain."

"You mean, Pei Wuyong hid the things along the way, in Tianlang Mountain?" Lin Bai became interested.

"That's right." Pei Ning nodded, "Since the Immortal Master came here specially, it must be a precious thing, or perhaps - a method to enter the Tao."

Lin Bai looked at Pei Ning, and Pei Ning also looked at Lin Bai, with candlelight flickering between the two of them.

Obviously, both of them wanted to take it.

"The Immortal Master is coming, how should we deal with it?" Lin Bai was only worried about this.

"You think too highly of those immortal masters."

After knowing Lin Bai's strength, Pei Ning became more flamboyant and said, "Do you think they are living off the morning dew and breeze, absorbing the light of the sun and moon? Otherwise, they are just like petty scheming and mean people. Apart from possessing strange magic skills, they are no different from you and me."

No one believed it. Lin Bai didn't believe it even more. He knew Pei Ning was fooling him, or trying to boost his courage.

The candlelight flickered, and a smile appeared on Pei Ning's fair face. Lin Bai saw it clearly, and felt that she was not only disrespectful to the immortal master, but also more eager to try...

"Can you deal with those strange magic?" Lin Bai asked the question he was most concerned about.

Although he had been with Sister Zhen day and night, Lin Bai knew very little about the methods of those who practice cultivation and really didn't know how to deal with them.

"Are you scared? Have you seen the Immortal Master's methods?"

Pei Ning used the method of provoking her again and continued: "Just remember, all we need to guard against are flying swords, talismans, formations, and possible alluring magic." She actually knew a lot of secrets.

"That's all?" Lin Bai was speechless.

Pei Ning smiled again and turned to talk about the origins of the Qingyang Sect and the Immortal Master.

In fact, the so-called Immortal Master is not from the Qingyang Sect at all, but comes from overseas and his sect is unknown.

The founder of Qingyang Sect founded the sect after seeing Qingyang, and he received guidance from an overseas immortal master.

Later, immortal masters from overseas would come every three to five years, or ten to eight years, or even more than ten years, with two to five people each time, and they were all received by the Qingyang Sect.

The overseas immortal masters come here to do only two things: one is to enjoy themselves; the other is to recruit disciples.

He would stay for a year at most and then return. Every time he returned, he would take a few qualified people with him, most of whom were disciples of the Qingyang Sect.

Now, a thousand years have passed, and I don’t know how many overseas immortal masters have come here, both men and women, most of them are older, and have never talked about anything overseas.

During this period, overseas immortal masters also took action several times, either flying swords to kill or casting talismans to pray for rain, all of which were extremely miraculous methods.

These immortal masters would occasionally pass down a few pills, which were all magical medicines that could cleanse the body and mind and prolong life.

However, the immortal masters rarely interacted with people from the martial arts world, and did not respond to the court's summons.

Lin Bai listened silently, and felt that these overseas immortal masters came here to retire, or had no hope in cultivation, so they came here to have fun.

This is not right, how can one come so far to retire? Moreover, he would leave after a while, not teaching the Dharma here, but only taking his disciples with him.

They said they were from overseas, so they must be in a very far place. Sister Zhen also said that she was too far away from home and couldn't go back for a while, so Sister Zhen was probably from overseas too.

"Over the years, the overseas immortal masters received by Qingyang Sect should belong to the same sect, and no one else has come. Those immortal masters also said that our place is a desolate place and few people come here." Pei Ning said slowly.

Lin Bai nodded, thinking that Sister Zhen was here but had not been discovered.

"Although we respect them as immortal masters, they have no compassion for the world. In fact, they are very arrogant and look down on everyone. They will kidnap any woman they like." Pei Ning continued.

"This is a way of looking down on ordinary people like us. Or, they are not happy in their hometowns, so they come here and succeed, thinking they are superior to others." Lin Bai analyzed.

"Your words are similar to what my mother guessed."

Pei Ning said with disdain, "There are only three immortal masters coming to Qingyang Sect this time, led by Immortal Master Qi. It is Immortal Master Qi who is here to investigate you."

"Have you seen him take action?" Lin Bai asked. "I've seen him flying his sword in the air from a distance, but I've never seen him use any other means."

Pei Ning tapped the table with his fingers and said with a smile: "Wait until that Master Qi comes, I will go and test his words. If it's not right, you and I will run away."

"Can he escape? What if there is a way to track him down?" Lin Bai asked doubtfully.

"I told you that you overestimate them. The art of pursuit is like the Wuji Gong. If it's not your straw sandals, you can find them anywhere."

Pei Ning sneered, "Back then, there was a first-rate warrior who coveted the Immortal Master's inheritance. He took advantage of the Immortal Master's travel to launch a surprise attack and succeeded in one fell swoop. Afterwards, the Immortal Master's accomplices had no proper way to deal with him, so they appointed our Qingyang Sect to investigate, and that's how we got our revenge!"

"..." Lin Bai was speechless, thinking, isn't this much weaker than Sister Zhen? Is she that bad?
"So don't worry for now. It won't be too late to wait until Master Qi arrives."

Pei Ning was extremely confident. "You and me, if we work together, we can go anywhere in the world. At worst, we can just give it a try!"

Lin Bai said nothing.

"Are you still scared?" Pei Ning sat upright, one hand on the sword, looking at Lin Bai with burning eyes.

Lin Bai actually wanted to stay hidden and ignore these bullshit for the time being. When he was strong enough in the future, he would fight back...

However, he had already been tied to the boat by Miss Pei.

"You have reached the fifth level of Wuji Gong. If you were in the martial arts world, you would already be considered a first-rate person. Why are you still so timid?"

Pei Ning challenged him crazily, "I need help. Although you are timid, you are smart. Why don't you follow my lead? If I gain anything in the future, I will definitely need your help."

This is the excuse before asking someone to risk their life. Lin Bai didn't look at Pei Ning, but only stared at the candlelight.

"By the way, since you are practicing Wuji Kung Fu, then practicing Qing Kung Fu should be easy for you." Pei Ning smiled, "The Qing Kung Fu I learned came from Qingyang Sect, how about I teach it to you?"

Lin Bai said nothing, thinking he could still extort some more money.

"Lin Zhuanlun, I can't escape, and neither can you. We are in the same boat." Pei Ning did not give in.

Lin Bai waited for a while, and seeing that Pei Ning still didn't speak, he stood up and bowed.

"I have been wandering for half my life, and have never met a wise master. Now that I have been favored by you, I am willing to serve you as a righteous man... I am willing to follow you until death!"

Lin Bai spoke with determination and righteousness, as if it was not him who had just controlled Pei Ning.

"You are not even older than me, so why have you been wandering for half your life?" Pei Ning smiled more and more brightly.

"My life is divided into two halves, one half is before I met the noble man, and the other half is after I met the noble man!" Lin Bai said without blushing.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk!" Pei Ning shook his head and laughed, "After this busy period is over, I will recommend you to be an official."

Lin Bai pretended not to understand.

"Actually, just now, I wanted to wait for another five breaths and then use my sword skills to seduce you." Pei Ning's face reflected by the candlelight was flushed, and his smile became more obvious.

"..." Lin Bai only hated himself for being too fast.

"Pen and ink, I will write the Green Bat Skill for you." Pei Ning smiled.

Lin Bai quickly found some pen, ink, and paper, and refilled the oil lamp, fearing that Miss Pei's eyes would be sore.

Although oral narration is possible, Lin Bai intends to hide his incompetence. He has just revealed his inner strength, and if she knows that he has a photographic memory, I don't know what she will think.

Pei Ning didn't say much. He wrote down the method of Qinggong and explained it in detail.

After she finished writing and blew it dry, Lin Bai took it and looked at it carefully under the light.

This light skill is called Green Bat Skill, and it is a top-level light skill passed down secretly by the Qingyang Sect. It is not passed on unless one has profound internal skills.

The Green Bat Skill must be based on profound internal skills and supplemented with breathing techniques, so that it can be as swift as a strong wind, flying high up; and it can also be as gentle as willow catkins, swaying for a long time without falling to the ground.

From a distance, it looks like green smoke and mist, so it is named Green Bat.

"The Green Bat Skill is both difficult and easy to practice. It mainly depends on the internal strength and breathing method. Your Wuji Skill has reached the fifth level, so it is not difficult to master it. In the future, when your internal strength is deeper, the Green Bat Skill will be stronger." Pei Ning reminded.

Lin Bai bowed and thanked him.

"Take good care of Xiuxiu. I'll go to the clinic to find you if I have any news." Pei Ning stood up with his sword in hand and walked out.

Lin Bai was a respectable man and went to see him off immediately.

Arriving at the courtyard, Pei Ning led the horse out.

When she arrived at the gate, she turned sideways and looked down, and saw Lin Bai wearing straw sandals on one foot and bare the other, with a smile on his face.

Pei Ning stepped on the stirrups and the clatter of horse hooves was heard. Behind him, the door was closed and the bolt was pulled. He also heard someone complaining: "This broken horse has caused great harm to my jujube tree. Fortunately, I picked the jujubes in advance!"

Lin Bai returned to the room and sat down cross-legged.

He closed his eyes, emptied his mind, and appeared on the stone plate.

"rise."

As soon as the voice fell, a small table appeared on the stone plate, with Pei Ning sitting on one side and Lin Bai sitting on the other.

As memories surged, Pei Ning and Lin Bai, who were condensed from mist, began to talk, and it was clear what happened tonight.

Lin Bai watched silently, and after a while he felt exhausted.

"I don't know when I can reproduce the scene in my memory..."

Lin Bai touched his chin and felt that Pei Ning did not lie tonight and was indeed willing to cooperate.

There was no point in thinking too much, so Lin Bai silently recalled the Green Bat Skill and slowly practiced its techniques.

After one night, Lin Bai got up.

After only one night of practicing the Green Bat Technique, he had made some progress.

It’s not that Green Bat Kung Fu is easy to practice, but Lin Bai’s Wuji Kung Fu has laid a good foundation.

"In ten days at most, Wuji Gong will be able to reach the sixth level. By then, we have to keep it a secret from Pei Ning..."

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

At dusk that day, Lin Bai left the clinic and was about to go home when he saw Pei Ning coming on horseback.

Are you here to discuss the Immortal Master's trivial matters? Lin Bai was secretly on guard, and unconsciously pricked up his ears to listen for the chirping of cicadas around him.

"Lin Zhuanlun, come and hold my horse." Pei Ning said in a calm tone, not caring at all about the people coming and going on the street.

"..." Lin Bai opened his mouth and stepped forward to grab the reins.

"How's your Green Bat Skill going?" Pei Ning asked.

"It's okay." Lin Bai answered vaguely.

"Remember, there is no good or bad in martial arts. The key lies in human effort. Green Bat Kung Fu is not the best martial art in the world, but its uniqueness is extraordinary."

Pei Ning stood straight with a serious expression, "This skill can be used to save people, or to harm people. I teach you this skill, hoping that you will not harm others in the future, and will not easily fight with others."

"Don't worry, my lord."

Lin Bai immediately agreed, "I don't like fighting in my life, I just like to end fights."

He had a stern look on his face, looking like a gentleman.

"..." Pei Ning shook his head and smiled slightly, "No one came."

"Man" refers to Master Qixian.

"Did something happen?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

"Elder Tong said that when he came to Huaxi County, he saw purple air rising from the north. So he flew on his sword to take a look and asked Elder Tong and others to wait in Huaxi County." Pei Ning said.

"Purple air..." Lin Bai immediately remembered the purple color on the mist outside the stone plate, and the purple color when Mu Zhen entered the stone plate.

Is it Mu Zhen? Sister Zhen got the theory of elixir, and before she left, she did say that she wanted to gain some insights and seek a breakthrough...

Could it be that Master Qi Xian had met Sister Zhen? How could someone like Sister Zhen do such a careless thing without even trying to cover it up?
"What should we do?" Lin Bai asked Pei Ning.

"You ask me, who should I ask?" Pei Ning shook his head.

(End of this chapter)