Strange Stories

Chapter 544: Strong

Hearing these words, both the brother and sister felt very surprised.

Even the eldest senior brother had a subtle look on his face.

The junior sister couldn't help but look at Lin Jue.

She had expressed her thoughts before. In her opinion, the senior brother in the illusion had meant well by giving the Taoist the Red Spring Water, but she had not immediately heard the Taoist clearly state that he did not want to stay young forever. The old man, who was famous for his strictness, was dissatisfied with this, and also kept them as guests for most of the day without any prior explanation, and only told them at the end, and also warned them with words.

In this case, will his senior brother still give him the Red Spring Water?

I saw that my senior brother also had a strange look on his face:
"The water in my gourd is not ordinary. It is the legendary red spring water from the Yuanqiu fairyland. Drinking it can keep you young forever and immortal until death. Do you dare to drink it?"

"Hahaha!" The Taoist naturally didn't believe it. "How could such a thing happen in the world? Could it be that it's some valuable fine wine, or some fine tea that your sweetheart personally brewed, that you don't want to give to me to drink?"

"That's not..."

Without saying a word, the senior brother took off the gourd and threw it forward.

"It seems that I am short of this mouthful of water. Please use it, but this water is precious and I have to take it back to my disciple. Please leave some for us."

"What kind of wine is this?"

The Taoist carrying the sword found it strange and raised his head to drink the water.

After taking a sip, you will be surprised as if you were in a fantasy world.

He looked at the three people in front of him and wanted to ask them, but he saw that they all had serious expressions and were discussing something with each other.

"Brother! I won't go back to Fengshan!" The little sister made a decision, "You go back to Fengshan first and take the red spring water back to share with Ziyun and Xu Yipumei. I will follow the eldest brother to find the sixth brother."

"Little Junior Brother, there is no need to be too anxious. If what Sixth Junior Brother said is true, it would have happened a long time ago." The eldest senior brother also said.

"can."

The Taoist carrying a sword couldn't help but take another sip.

When I heard them talking about Fengshan and Yishan, I felt like I had heard it somewhere before. I thought the water was delicious and wanted to take another sip, but I didn't dare to drink it.

I am afraid that there may be ghosts in the water, and I am also afraid that this thing is really expensive.

"Thank you for the water, fellow Taoist!" asked the Taoist carrying a sword, "What kind of water is this? It's so sweet and delicious!"

"Didn't I tell you?"

"Haha, don't play tricks on me..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he saw the Taoist woman opposite him took out a token and called out to the divine thunder cloud. Wind and thunder gathered under her feet and rode on the cloud, carrying the two of them and the colorful cat into the air quickly.

There was a faint sound of thunder and the thundercloud quickly disappeared into the distance.

Riding on the clouds! Supernatural abilities!
The Taoist holding the sword stood there in a daze.

The tourists and boatmen on both sides of the strait were also stunned.

"If you drink this water, you will stay young forever." The Taoist carrying the sword suddenly heard a voice coming from the front, "I want to ask you if you are willing?"

When he looked back, the Taoist who gave him water was still there.

"I……

"this……

"I……"

The Taoist carrying the sword stumbled and stabbed for a long time, because he now believed that drinking this water could really make one eternally young.

After a long time, he finally said: "Who doesn't want to be young forever?"

Only then did Lin Jue turn around and look at Feilai Mountain on the opposite bank.

I don’t know whether Junior Sister’s guess is true or not. Even if the old immortal really meant this, Lin Jue’s heart would not be changed so easily by him——

In Lin Jue's opinion, when the Taoist with the sword on his back said that he did not want eternal youth before he knew that he was drinking the water of the Red Spring, it might be that he was just sighing or talking nonsense to show his heroism, or it might be that he felt that eternal youth was not easy to come by and weighed the pros and cons. If eternal youth was really within his reach, he might not be unwilling to do so.

Taking a step back, even if he really disdains to maintain his youth forever, it is not a bad thing after all. He asked Lin Jue for water, and Lin Jue gave him such precious water. What's wrong with that?
Not to mention that the old immortal warned him with words, even if he really punished him, Lin Jue would not acknowledge it.

Anyone who is not mediocre will naturally have his or her own stubbornness.

Lin Jue thought about it carefully again, and it seemed that decades later in the illusion, he had heard of this Taoist priest among the vast sea of ​​people in the world.

At that time, he already had a certain reputation as a chivalrous man.

However, since he became a monk halfway through his life and had no inheritance, his abilities were limited to martial arts and the art of spells.

"You are a chivalrous man, which is a blessing to the people. I heard that the emperor has reorganized Juxian Mansion and attaches great importance to it. The governor of Juxian Mansion, Nan Tianshi, is also a person worthy of admiration and following. Why don't you go to Juxian Mansion to get rid of harm for the people and gain more fame and fortune?"

"I, don't I want to? But the current Juxian Mansion is no longer the same as before, and the acceptance of people is very strict."

"If you are willing, go ahead and say that I introduced you." Lin Jue's eyes flickered as he kept talking. "My last name is Lin Jue. If Tianshi Nan doesn't believe you, just tell him that there is a Yuanqiu in the Leopard Forest and a solitary grave outside Modu Mountain. He will believe it after hearing that. If you tell him how we met, he will be able to tell the truth from the false."

"Forest……"

The Taoist carrying the sword suddenly opened his eyes wide, but after looking around, he closed his mouth again and did not shout out.

"I only hope that fellow Taoists will assist Lord Nan and eliminate harm for the people."

After Lin Jue finished speaking, he bowed to him and did not stay for long. Thunderclouds gathered under his feet, and he flew away into the sky with a thunder.

……

In Fengshan Mountain, the thunderclouds returned.

A man and a fox stood in the clouds, looking at a storage room on the cliff in front of them. In the lower left corner of their original attic, there were two attic palaces for living a little further away. They even built two small pavilions in the corner closest to the ground, which were used as kitchens and firewood rooms. There were more than ten pavilions and palaces on the entire cliff, connected by winding suspended corridors.

Covered by clouds and mist, the place is filled with spiritual energy, and with egrets flying around, it is full of fairy spirit. "It's so beautiful..."

Lin Jue had seen it once in the illusion, but when he thought about it now, it seemed like a dream and was not as clear as what he saw now.

"Master..."

Someone below shouted loudly.

Because it was dusk, the two disciples were cooking. The smoke from the cooking stove blended into the dusk clouds. When they heard the sound of thunder, they hurried out to greet it.

Lin Jue slowly descended the white clouds.

Feilai had been waiting in front of the mountain for more than two years, and had been kept as a guest by the old man for nearly a year. It was now the spring of the fourth year since he had left. Three years had passed and both disciples had changed a lot - Pu Mei, who was already a graceful young lady, was actually in her twenties. Her skin was no longer dark, and she had become a tall and heroic female Taoist priest. Xu Yi had also grown up completely, with a delicate and fair complexion, and was about the same height as Pu Mei.

One was in his twenties, the other about twenty years old, both were young Taoists wearing Taoist robes.

When Lin Jue saw them and thought back to those hundreds of years, it really seemed like a dream.

"Long time no see." The master said, and suddenly smiled, "You can be called Taoist priests when you go out."

"Welcome back, Master."

"Welcome, Master."

"Welcome back, Master!"

Wan Xinrong and others also spoke quickly.

"Don't be so polite."

Lin Jue said this, waved his hand, and another thundercloud appeared. He said to the fox beside him, "Go to Hongye Temple and pick up Ziyun."

"Hey!"

The fox was well-behaved and immediately rode away on the cloud.

Only then did Lin Jue look at the person beside him.

The two disciples thought that the master would ask them about their cultivation first, and Wan Gong and others also thought that the master would ask about things in the mountains, but they only saw Lin Jue taking off the gourd and the cloth bag from his waist.

"I brought you a pot of spiritual spring and some immortal fruits when we went to Yuanqiu Mountain. The spiritual spring is the Red Spring. Drinking a sip can keep you young forever, and you will never grow old. The immortal fruits are the Yuanqiu Fruits, also known as the Immortal Fruits. Eating one can extend your life by at least a hundred years. Each of you can take a sip of the Red Spring and one of the fruits. Remember to save one for your Senior Sister Ziyun."

Everyone opened their eyes wide and took it.

"Wow..."

The spiritual spring water was poured into the bowl, emitting a red glow. When the rim of the bowl calmed down, the youthful faces of everyone were reflected.

The Yuanqiu fruit was like a huge golden elixir and was held carefully by them.

"Eternal youth? Isn't that what the imperial concubines of the previous dynasty dreamed of?"

"What a huge fairy fruit!"

"Back in the Northwest Leopard Forest, the general under the command of Lord Dog gave us two of these fruits in order to bribe us, right? They look quite similar, but that one seems to be only the size of a fist?"

"No need to eat tonight!"

Although the master had been gone for a long time, when he came back, he brought the longevity and eternal youth that mortals dreamed of, which naturally amazed them.

The long absence and the strangeness all disappeared in an instant.

Not long after, Ziyun also came.

Just as Lin Jue said, and just as they had seen before, Ziyun, like Xu Yi, had grown up a long time ago. She was in the best years of her life and the most beautiful appearance, and she was really beautiful.

"Greetings, Uncle Master! Where is my master?"

"She went to Yishan first. I will also go back to Yishan later and may come back in a few days." Lin Jue said, "I will bring you the red spring and the fairy fruit first."

Ziyun was about to ask more questions when Xu Yi called her.

"Come on, cousin! Live forever!"

Lin Jue remained calm, knowing that this was a name they had created themselves.

These disciples are having as much fun as they did in the past.

So a group of people sat at the foot of the cliff, using rock cushions as seats, and either ate bowl-sized Yuanqiu fruits to their heart's content, or drank from the spiritual spring water that looked like the glow of the sunset.

Lin Jue and the fox looked towards the mountain.

Because it is spring again, and because of Xu Yi's proper planning, the early flowers in the mountains have already withered, but the late flowers are still blooming, in all their colorful glory, and together with the sunset at this moment, they decorate his Taoist temple.

How can we not protect such a beautiful place?

If you can't protect it, how can you achieve immortality?

You have to fight with it!

“Thinking about it this way, it should be a great disaster for you and me, right?” Lin Jue walked slowly, lowered his head and said to the fox, “The old immortal gave us a lot…”

"Hey..."

The fox looked up and answered, not understanding what was being said.

Lin Jue sat down cross-legged and thought carefully.

If I think about it carefully, the effect of these Yuanqiu fruits in prolonging life should be better than those grown in Yuanqiu Mountain, and far better than the two that the Protector of the Saint used to bribe me back then, and far better than those I grow myself. I wonder if my two disciples and the most talented Wan Gong and Taoist Master Tao will have a chance to achieve enlightenment now that they have longer lifespans and with more help from myself.

(End of this chapter)