The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 69 Traveling Far Away
A month passed in the blink of an eye.

Inside the stone plate, Lin Bai sat cross-legged beside a deep pool, quietly watching his reflection.

According to the Water-related Heart-searching Technique, to practice this technique one needs to use water as a mirror, clear one's mind of distracting thoughts, and then be able to clearly distinguish the four directions.

Whether counting objects or people, there are mysteries involved.

However, if you want to achieve something, you have to improve your cultivation. If your cultivation is too low, even the whereabouts of ordinary people will be difficult to predict.

Lin Bai gathered the mist into water, reflecting his own self. This Water-Based Heart-Searching Technique did make a little progress, but only a little.

It does help to keep the mind peaceful and still, but my calculation ability hasn't improved much.

Lin Bai tried to calculate where Xiuxiu was, but it was of no use. The pool of water didn't move at all, not even a ripple.

As for others, Lin Bai also calculated Niu Er. However, because he had little contact with Niu Er and there was no matchmaker, he gained nothing. He only had a vague feeling that it seemed unlucky.

It’s still because his cultivation is too low, and he hasn’t even grasped the tricks of the art of deduction.

According to Song Qing, the art of deduction is too difficult. One has to at least reach the late stage of Qi training to gain some results, or even enter the foundation-building stage.

Opening his eyes, Lin Bai looked at Pei Ning who was standing beside him.

She has already entered Taoism and is practicing the Ruyi Meditation Technique.

Pei Ning has five spiritual acupoints, is intelligent, decisive, and perseverant, so it is not difficult for her to enter the Tao.

But he was a little older. According to Song and Zhang, the best age to enter Taoism is twelve or thirteen.

This age group is just the right time to shed childishness, but is not yet naive; it is the best opportunity to enter the path of Taoism.

Song Qing is such a person. He is extremely talented, has six spiritual orifices, and established his foundation at the age of seventeen. He can be called a genius.

"Let's go?" Pei Ning asked Lin Bai.

The two have been practicing here for a month, and the spiritual energy is becoming increasingly thinner.

It’s not that Lin Bai is trying to drain the pond, but the spiritual energy here is too weak to withstand the day and night demands of two young people.

It is not possible to find a similar place again. Firstly, it is difficult to find; secondly, even if you find it, you can only practice there for a month at most.

As their cultivation levels improve, even a month may not be enough.

Song and Zhang also said that the quality of this spiritual land was too low and was indeed not conducive to cultivation.

The two had no choice but to go out to sea.

Of course, it’s not about going to Jinbie Island to die, but there are several small islands between Jinbie Island and Guling Islands.

Both Song and Zhang mentioned these small islands, so it is true that they cannot collude with each other.

Although those small islands are not big, they are places for cultivation after all, which is better than wasting time here.

"It's time to go." Lin Bai smiled at her.

"What are you laughing at? Are you happy to see your old lover?" Pei Ning said.

"..." Lin Bai was speechless. This Sister Pei would mention her old lover every day, as if he was her lover.

Looking up, I saw Zhang Han and Song Qing standing a hundred steps apart, each warming themselves by the fire.

The two of them hadn't done anything strange in the past month, and were very obedient. The dead tree cicada really didn't kill, but Song and Zhang looked a bit old but not dead.

However, the mountains were rather cold after all, and the two old gentlemen ate meat and wild vegetables every day, just like savages in the mountains. That was why they begged Lin Bai every day to let them go down the mountain and enjoy themselves.

Lin Bai and Pei Ning are kind people after all, and they cannot be killed for the time being, so they can only be taken out of the mountain.

After a brief discussion, the two made a decision. They also cut crutches for Song and Zhang, and the four of them found a way down the mountain.

It is inconvenient to travel with an old man. Although Lin Bai and Pei Ning respect the elderly, they will never help them. They just ask questions all day long, which makes the two old gentlemen very tired.

Song and Zhang were not stupid either, and they gradually figured out Lin Pei's personality. They knew that Pei Ning hated the Immortal Master because of Zhang Yuanshan's matter, so they never said anything to Pei Ning, but only complained to Lin Bai every day.

Lin Bai was also willing to listen to their complaints, just listening.

After walking for more than ten days on the mountain road, the four of them arrived at the Taoist Tomb Village. They asked the village chief to cook a meal, and Pei Ning also asked Li Huozi to come over to ask him if he had been bullied.

Lin Bai was a kind man and hired two strong men from the village to give Song Zhang a bath and rub his back.

After resting here for two days, Lin Bai bought a donkey cart.

"You two old immortal masters were so free and easy when you flew in the air with swords in the past. Do you feel like you are in another world when you sit in this country donkey cart today?" Lin Bai asked with a smile while driving the donkey.

Song and Zhang were originally in a very good mood, but after hearing this, they both looked sad, and the old man's eyes turned red.

The group of four went to Huaxi County, but after only two days, they saw disaster victims and soldiers on the road.

Along the way, there were volunteers, disaster victims, and bandits. It seemed like a world away from last year.

It took another half a month before we arrived at the north gate of Huaxi County.

There is actually a market here, but there are fewer people, and most of them have white clothes on their bodies, which probably means there is a funeral in the family.

Many people recognized Lin Bai, but few greeted him.

The royal flag had been changed here long ago, and the soldiers guarding the gate had yellow cloth tied on their foreheads. When they saw Lin Bai's donkey cart, they stretched out their spears to stop it.

"Who are you? Where are you from? Where are you going?" asked the gatekeeper.

Faced with these three questions, Lin Bai had not yet figured out how to respond when he saw a man running towards him from the city.

The man was about fourteen or fifteen years old, with a yellow cloth on his forehead. His face was still childish, but with a look of vicissitudes. It was Yun Ge'er.

"Brother Zhang San! This is my good friend, no need to ask!" Yun Ge'er stepped forward and smiled at the gatekeeper.

The soldier looked at Lin Bai and the other four again, then nodded and said, "Since they are your acquaintances, then go in!"

Brother Yun thanked the soldier, helped Lin Bai pull the donkey cart, and entered the city together.

Lin Bai asked with a smile: "Brother Yun, how did you become a volunteer soldier?" "I couldn't survive, what else could I do?" Brother Yun sighed, "The volunteers attacked the city for more than ten days, and my parents were almost starving to death, so I secretly went out to lead the way, and only then did we break the city, and I also made a living." After saying that, he clasped his fists towards Pei Ning and said, "Pei Qingtian, how are you."

Brother Yun was born in North City, and the people of North City have always been grateful to Pei Ning for working in the government.

Pei Ning just nodded slightly and didn't say much.

"What's going on in the city?" Lin Bai asked again.

"Alas, the head of the county master was hung on the top of the South City, and the county master's wife hooked up with the third in command of our righteous army, and it was Niu Er who made the connection." Yun Ge'er smiled when he said this, "The powerful men in the South City were killed, and the women were distributed to those who had made contributions. We got one too! She can even recite poems and compose lyrics! We don't want the marriage that Wang Gan Niang said!"

"Congratulations then." Lin Bai smiled and said, "I just didn't expect Niu Er to become more and more powerful."

"Bullshit!" Yun Ge'er was even more amused, "A few days ago, Niu Er acted arrogantly with a bald-faced guy and got his neck slashed!"

Lin Bai nodded and thought to himself, I had a feeling that Niu Er was unlucky, and it turns out this is the case.

"Who are these two old men?" Yun Ge'er looked at Song and Zhang on the donkey cart.

Song Qing and Zhang Han closed their eyes and didn't even look at Yun Ge'er. Although they were useless, they were still used to putting on airs in front of ordinary people.

"I went out to play and met two wise men, so I came back to offer them my respects." Lin Bai told the truth, looked at Song and Zhang, and shouted, "Why don't you two say hello to Commander Yun?"

Song Qing and Zhang Han quickly opened their eyes, and then they sat on the donkey cart and bowed to Brother Yun, saying, "Commander Yun is well."

Brother Yun smiled and returned the greeting, saying, "I don't deserve the gift from two wise men."

After chatting for a while, Lin Bai drove the donkey cart home.

There were fewer people on the street, and everyone had mourning couplets on their doors. Those who knew Lin Bai only gave a slight bow, but no one came forward to talk to him.

When I got home, the old jujube tree in the yard was green and lush, with fallen leaves all over the ground, looking very desolate and lonely.

When I went to Baicaotang again, I found that it had been burned down. Only ruins were left, and it no longer looked the same as before.

No one came to see a doctor, and no one came to ask for a child. Mr. Bai and Xiuxiu's room was also burned down, as if no one had ever lived there.

Lin Bai looked at it for a while, then started to clean up. Pei Ning did not go to help, and Song Qing and Zhang Han pretended not to know and just closed their eyes and dozed off on the donkey cart.

After cleaning up, Lin Bai picked up a broken table and set up a stall to see patients.

The people in the North City saw this, but they didn't find it strange. They didn't know anything about Lin Bai and the immortal master, and they just thought that Lin Bai had gone to avoid disaster.

Now that Lin Bai had set up his stall again, patients flocked to him.

Lin Bai didn't have any herbs on hand, so he could only grind the rejuvenation pills given by the two immortal masters into powder, mix it with water and let the patient drink it.

After taking this kind of spiritual object, some minor illnesses can be cured. If there are old people who are weak and exhausted, Lin Bai will use his spiritual power to nourish their internal organs and do some human work. However, there are too many such people, and Lin Bai is very exhausted.

Pei Ning wanted to help, but was stopped by Lin Bai. "I'm a doctor, and you're not."

Two days later, Ren Qiaoyun actually came over to take a look.

She knew that Lin Bai was being tracked by the Immortal Master, but she did not expect that Lin Bai survived and appeared in Huaxi County.

Ren Qiaoyun looked for a long time, then stared at the two wise men behind Lin Bai. Finally, she exclaimed and dared not show up again.

After seven days of this, Lin Bai closed his stall.

That morning, Lin Bai drove a donkey cart towards the south city.

After leaving the city and arriving at the dock, Lin Bai bought a black-sailed boat.

"When will you come back?" Yun Ge'er came to see him off. He still had a yellow cloth tied around his forehead, a spear in his hand, and a look of confusion on his face.

"I don't know either." Lin Bai threw him a small porcelain bottle and said, "Since you have entered the barracks, you will be merciless in the future. This is the medicine I prepared. If you are seriously injured, you can take one pill. Remember, you can take the second pill at least five days later, otherwise you will definitely hurt yourself."

When Brother Yun heard this, he stood up straight immediately, nodded repeatedly, and said, "Lin Zhuanlun, you are better at getting by than me, you studied medicine well, and you even tricked Pei Qingtian into giving you money. Now that you want to leave, do you have anything to teach me?"

Lin Bai thought about it, dipped some water from the Huaxi River, and then flicked it towards Yun Ge'er's forehead.

Water is a mirror that reflects everything. Lin Bai's heart moved, as if he saw something. However, his cultivation was still too shallow to see clearly.

Now that attacks are raging everywhere, Yun Ge'er is caught in the middle of it, and his fate has long been wrapped up in it. However...

"Your blessed land is in the east." Lin Bai said with a smile.

Brother Yun was stunned and scratched his head in confusion.

Seeing this scene, Song Qing and Zhang Han both looked at Lin Bai, each with confusion in their eyes.

Lin Bai said nothing more and invited the two old men to board the black-sailed boat, with Pei Ning holding the pole.

He waved to Brother Chaoyun and set off.

In the afternoon, it merges into the Lihua River from the Huaxi River.

The river flows slowly, the reeds are lush, and the sound of swords and weapons can be heard occasionally.

In the afternoon, peach blossoms were in full bloom on the shore. Looking from a distance, I saw someone setting up an incense table, as if they were swearing brotherhood.

One day further on, we saw another general in armor with a sad face, kneeling on the shore, holding his spear. "Those who should be conquered cannot be conquered, and those who should be killed cannot be killed. I have been a soldier for more than ten years..."

The sounds gradually faded away, and no human voices could be heard.

After a few days of sailing, the reeds gradually became less and less, and there was no more killing. There were more and more flower boats on the river, and the birds were singing and dancing.

The gleam of swords and shadows faded, and the sounds of drums and horns faded into the distance.

"Brother Lin, where are we going?" Song Qing asked while fishing with a fishing rod in his hand, looking like an old fisherman by the river.

"Of course I will send you two back to Yunxia Sect." Lin Bai said as he shook the lottery: "As the saying goes, it is better to resolve a feud than to create one. I am here to apologize, and I am sure that Master Qu will be able to let bygones be bygones."

"Thank you." Song Qing and Zhang Han hugged each other, but they were completely unconvinced.

The river was vast, the water and the sky were one color. Pei Ning stood at the stern, holding the sword in his hand, looking towards where he came from.

(End of this chapter)