Strange Stories

Chapter 533: Drunk and Unaware of Time
"It's pretty good here. The river has its own scenery every day, whether it's sunny, rainy, foggy or cloudy. Boats come and go, and there are a new wave of tourists every day, and they're never the same. There are always people to talk to you, so you won't be bored." The eldest brother invited them into the house and talked as they walked.

The house was also very simple.

Because it was originally a small hut, a few feet square, with nothing but a bed made of firewood and covered with thatch, a standing futon, a hanging Taoist robe, a few scriptures and some sundries.

Even the stove where the eldest brother cooks is outside the house.

"Is there no one who treats me as a god?" Lin Jue asked with a smile.

"We are all here to look for immortals. Of course, we came here to look for gods and masters. But when we got here, saw this house, and saw me like this, we knew I was not an immortal." The eldest brother said this very calmly. "Some people don't want to leave, so I let them stay here. I go to dig the soil and plant the crops. After a while, they feel bored and don't have enough time, so they leave."

"Ordinary people lack patience and miss the opportunity to meet immortals and masters." said the junior brother.

"What's wrong with the way you look, Senior Brother? You are quite graceful! In a few years, if you haven't achieved enlightenment yet, when your hair and beard turn white, you will look like an immortal!" the junior sister said seriously.

"I am not some immortal master, it's my junior brother who is." The eldest brother first replied to his junior brother, then to his junior sister, "Junior sister, stop coaxing me."

"It seems we need to build two more huts next to it." Lin Jue said.

"Now that Junior Brother is here, if there are more tourists coming, they will probably be treated as gods." Junior Sister said, "Maybe there will be people coming from the capital."

"I have my own way of changing."

As Lin Jue spoke, his appearance had silently changed, becoming very smooth, and his height had also become slightly shorter. Almost imperceptibly, he had turned into a different person - he looked about the same age as the eldest senior brother, and although he wasn't as honest as the eldest senior brother, he was equally dull and boring.

"Don't turn into Second Brother! It looks boring!" said the younger sister.

"According to your!"

The Taoist's appearance changed again. His height also grew a little taller. He became stronger and taller, with stubble on his face. He looked both experienced and unrestrained, a carefree playboy in the world.

"Don't be like Third Brother! You look like you deserve a beating!"

"Fine……"

"Don't become Fourth Senior Brother! If you look too extraordinary, people will think you are a master!"

"..."

"Don't turn into Fifth Brother! He has an air of immortality! He will be mistaken for an old immortal!"

"..."

"Don't be Sixth Brother! This is Huizhou! He was here before, maybe he is very famous!"

"..."

"Don't change into Seventh Senior Brother! He's too handsome and eye-catching!"

"..."

Lin Jue turned his head woodenly and looked at her helplessly.

He simply changed his appearance and grew a long beard that covered half of his face, and then looked at her.

"Um……"

Junior sister felt guilty, thought about it, and nodded:

"So be it."

Lin Jue shook his head, too lazy to say more to her.

He picked up the eldest brother's cushion, walked outside the hut, found a relatively flat piece of grass, apologized, threw down the cushion, and sat down cross-legged.

The scene ahead was just as the eldest senior brother had described. There were boats coming and going in the winding green waters. No one knew where most of them came from or where they were going. Only a few stopped at the ferry. They had heard about this flying mountain and had come here specifically to see it. There were also many tourists going ashore and climbing the mountain along the path.

Some people will even look over here.

Some people were talking in low voices, seeming quite disappointed.

“Is this Feilai Mountain?”

“It looks a little different from an ordinary mountain, but isn’t it a bit too much to call it a fairy mountain? It also looks like it has always been here!”

"Could it be that the local people chose a beautiful mountain to make up this story?"

"There is a house there..."

Chunfeng is always considerate. Afraid that Lin Jue couldn't hear clearly, he sent the voice over to him.

Occasionally, someone would hesitate for a moment, then walk up the path towards here and talk to them.

The mountains are green, the waters are clear, and the scenery is beautiful.

"Wow..."

The Taoist opened the ancient book in his hand.

There is one more page in the book——

Big Ruyi, one of the big and small Ruyi.

It was originally an ancient magical spell, called Big and Small Ruyi, with which the practitioner could change the size of the object. Later, someone split it into two, Big Ruyi and Small Ruyi.

By practicing it, you can make yourself bigger and heavier. The deeper your attainments, the bigger you can become. Beginners can only make themselves bigger, and when you reach a high level, you can use your magic power to soak clothes and other objects for a long time. If you can soak it through, the clothes and other objects will also become bigger. After the beginner becomes bigger, his strength does not increase, and when you reach a high level, his strength will increase accordingly.

If you get a small Ruyi, you can combine it into a large and small Ruyi.

Lin Jue fought with Ji Ling Zhen Jun until the end. It was indeed difficult to dodge Ji Ling Zhen Jun's slap, but he was not without a solution. The reason why he deliberately did not dodge was not only because he wanted Ji Ling Zhen Jun to feel his unique skills blooming in an instant, and let Ji Ling Zhen Jun know that he could defeat him even if he did not dodge, and let Ji Ling Zhen Jun get some advantages in public, so that he could save face, but also because he wanted to see if Ji Ling Zhen Jun, who was resisting the enlargement, could activate the ancient book.

It's a three-birds-with-one-stone strategy.

In fact, it was a bit forced.

However, because Lin Jue himself had learned the Small Ruyi, the two had some similarities. In addition, he was hit by Ji Ling Zhenjun who used the Big Ruyi to become bigger. The two combined activated this page.

Now he can make Ruyi of any size he wants.

When Lin Jue was practicing the Small Ruyi, he always felt that he lacked some strength. After looking at the Big Ruyi, he found that the mystery was hidden in the Big Ruyi.

After looking through the Da Ruyi, he also discovered that the Da Ruyi also lacked some agility and changeability. As a result, the people who practiced the Da Ruyi would have their magic power hindered after they became bigger, making it difficult for them to use too many spells and changes. This made it a magical power that was only suitable for military generals and gods.

Only by practicing both at the same time can you achieve the best of both worlds.

However, Lin Jue has not practiced it yet. He just took a quick look at it. After all, this spell is not so suitable for him. His focus now is still on learning and practicing the three spells of "taking life and giving longevity", "breaking and continuing" and "dispersing and gathering" to a high level. He wants to use this as a foundation to realize his own immortality.

Therefore, coming here did not delay his practice at all.

It's just a change of place.

……

Although he said that he would build two more huts nearby, as if he was prepared to wait for that opportunity and that destiny here for a long time, but Lin Jue naturally had some ideas in his mind - maybe after the two of them came here, three or five days would be too short, maybe ten days, half a month, or even a month, would be enough to wait for that opportunity and meet that destiny.

However, things did not go so smoothly.

The hut was slowly built.

It has been a long time since I last chopped down dead trees and picked up firewood by myself, and my junior sister seemed to be the same. Now the two of us are doing it again, without any magic, just patience, and it is quite interesting.

Lin Jue already has experience in building thatched huts.

Back then, on the mountains of Yunzhou, in order to wait for the spiritual cloud, he had built a thatched hut and waited for a long time.

But this time is different from last time.

Last time he used a trick to hide his tracks. This time, since his senior brother didn't hide himself, he wouldn't hide himself either.

Lin Jue also has enough patience.

The free time every day is just right for comprehending magic spells.

If he encountered obstacles in his comprehension or felt mentally tired, he would relax, go to the market with his junior sisters, work in the fields with his senior brothers, fish by the river, and enjoy the scenery on Feilai Mountain.

Tourists often come to talk to them.

Tourists came and went, went and came again, countless groups of them, but the questions they asked were always the same.

The Taoist never got bored and was always happy to talk with him.

He would even invite people to dinner when it was time to eat, and would invite people to drink tea when it was time to make tea.

No one knows that this is a true immortal.

The wheat is harvested first, and then the rice ripens.

Later, even villagers living nearby knew that there were three Taoists living here, and when someone died in their family, they would invite them to perform rituals.

The eldest brother really went there.

Lin Jue knew that the eldest senior brother inherited this thought from his master. The greatest thing in the world is death. Since you are a Taoist priest, you have to perform rituals for people. No matter how high your level of Taoism is or what kind of temple master you are, it doesn't matter if others don't come to you for help, but if they do come to you for help, you must never refuse.

The eldest brother is more than just a simple inheritor.

He truly agrees with what the Master says.

At first, Lin Jue and his junior sister also went there. Sometimes they would happen to run into the ghost messenger coming to seduce people, which scared the ghost messenger. After that, Lin Jue rarely went there.

In this way, the time goes by really fast.

But it's not just here that time passes quickly.

Deep in the Maple Mountain——

Pu Mei got six dragon scale flying blades. As long as the power was enough, they were almost indestructible. They could cut through hard stone like tofu and gold and jade like rotten wood. Naturally, it was very novel. Unfortunately, she had difficulty in using them. In order to be worthy of these six flying blades as soon as possible, she couldn't help but start to practice hard.

Xu Yi learned a new magic, the method of Gangqi, which was also new and exciting. It was like he was walking on the road, and even though there was nothing happening, he would suddenly wave his sleeves to blow away the fallen leaves on the roadside.

Ziyun received a new magic weapon from his master. It was said that his master got it when he exorcised demons many years ago. It was a fan made of colorful feathers that could fan out powerful energy.

At the same time, her master taught her a new magic, which allowed her to turn whatever she blew into stone.

The magic is so fascinating!

This kind of charm is not only reflected in fighting with others, nor is it only reflected in the battle of magic. Even if they do not use it to fight with others, they feel very happy just to learn such a wonderful magic. And after learning this magic, they will be even more excited and intoxicated when they see the wonder of the magic they cast.

In addition, some people have to repair roads, some have to plant trees, some have to chop wood and water trees, make fires and fetch water, some have to look after the Taoist temple and open it for business while repairing roads, some have to repair corridors while planting trees, some have to chop wood and water trees, make fires and fetch water while repairing storage pavilions, and with the supervision of foxes, even if they are lazy they have to fight with wits and courage, making life even more fulfilling.

When one is intoxicated and fulfilled, one loses track of time.

……

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(End of this chapter)