At the same time, I traveled through time and space, I dominated the heavens and the worlds

As Lin Bei recalled the situation in this world, Li Ruonan cried even more heartbreakingly.

Her eyes were red and swollen, and her face was disheveled. She looked at her daughter, Chen Letong, sitting in a wheelchair behind her, crying. Chen Letong was not in good condition. She looked listless, her face was pale, and she called out "Mom" weakly.

Li Ruonan bit her lower lip, faced the Celestial Master and his wife again, and repeatedly kowtowed heavily to the hard cement ground.

While kowtowing, Li Ruonan cried out in a shrill voice, "Please, I'm willing to pay any price, please save my daughter! I'd give my life for hers!"

Li Ruonan's appearance was so sincere and touching that the Heavenly Master and his wife exchanged a glance, both seeing reluctance in each other's eyes.

However, they could also see that the people entangled with Li Ruonan and her daughter Chen Letong were not easy to deal with.

The couple had been believers in the righteous god and accepted his protection all their lives. Just when Li Ruonan came to them with her daughter for help, the old master vaguely sensed the righteous god's rejection.

This means that the true gods are not very interested in saving people.

In the more than sixty years that the old Celestial Master had lived, this was the first time he had encountered someone that even the righteous gods did not want to save.

What does this mean?
This means that the woman in front of you has provoked something she shouldn't have.

It's just a pity that her daughter is innocent.

If the Celestial Master were to intervene, it might displease the righteous gods, potentially bringing their protection of the family to an end.

All things considered, it doesn't seem like a good deal.

Moreover, the unpleasant force clinging to Li Ruonan seemed to be deeply ingrained and couldn't be easily driven away.

If they are discovered during the chase, then their entire family will also suffer.

Just as the old master frowned slightly, hesitating, his wife's gaze fell on the little girl in the wheelchair.

It's so pitiful. What did a six-year-old child do wrong to face the fate of becoming weaker and dying?

Unlike the old master, the old master's wife didn't think too much about it; she just felt sorry for the little girl.

The old master's wife tugged at his clothes, her face showing pity, and said in a low voice, "That child... is so pitiful. Why don't we lend a hand? Look at our Lin Bei, when he was her age, he was still wandering the streets."

The old Celestial Master's expression softened, and he turned his head to look at the young Taoist Lin Bei.

Lin Bei was picked up from the street by the couple. He had told Lin Bei's fate: he was an orphan, a cursed star, but he had an extremely high talent for worshipping the righteous god.

To put it bluntly, she had a tough life.

However, precisely because of this, the old master did not want to cause unnecessary trouble for them because of their momentary kindness.

The old master pondered for a moment, then broke free from his wife's hand. Just as he was about to wave away the wailing Li Ruonan, Lin Bei, who had been standing behind them, chuckled and spoke calmly.

"Master, that little girl is so pitiful, let's help them."

The old Celestial Master and his wife looked at Lin Bei with surprise.

This was the first time Lin Bei had offered to help someone.

Twenty years have passed since they adopted Lin Bei. During these twenty years, Lin Bei has mostly remained silent and has not interfered with their exorcisms or disaster relief efforts.

Most of the time, he was on the sidelines helping the old master, and rarely spoke up to influence the old master's decisions.

But now, Lin Bei clearly realized that the old celestial master didn't want to save them, and actually offered to save them.

The old celestial master frowned slightly. He looked Lin Bei up and down and asked with a solemn expression, "Your talent is better than mine. You must have sensed the true god's intentions. Even so, you still want to save him? Do you know that if something goes wrong during this process, it will anger the true god? Do you know that if we intervene to save him, it will bring about our own demise?"

Lin Bei looked calmly at the old Celestial Master and his wife.

He quickly skimmed through the memories of his clone in this world, and naturally knew that his master and mistress treated him extremely well, completely like their own child.

The old master didn't agree immediately like in the original story, because he was worried that it would involve Lin Bei.

He also cares about his children.

Lin Bei felt a warmth in his heart and nodded with a smile: "Master, don't worry. I know the consequences. I have been learning from you for twenty years. I have a way to deal with what's on them, mother and daughter."

The old master did not speak again.

He stared at Lin Bei with a solemn expression for a long time, then sighed, shook his head, and looked at Li Ruonan, who was kneeling on the ground, no longer crying and shouting, but carefully looking at them.

"Get up. Since my child has agreed to save the person, I will do so. But I warn you, after I save your daughter, you must do as I say for the next seven days. You absolutely cannot act recklessly on your own."

The old celestial master spoke in a very serious tone, and his expression was not good, but Li Ruonan's eyes still shone with hope as she got up and kept thanking the old celestial master.

The old master's wife sighed and turned to prepare things.

Just like in the original story, the old master's wife mixed some kind of leaf with talisman water, divided it into two portions, gave one portion to the old master, and presented the other portion to Chen Letong herself.

The old master's wife half-squatted down and fed Chen Letong the leaves soaked in talisman water, then earnestly instructed Li Ruonan.

“Listen carefully, from now on, your daughter’s life is tied to my husband’s life. My husband is protected by a righteous god, and he can also protect your daughter.”

All you need to do is stay with your daughter for seven days. During these seven days, you cannot give her food or water. As long as you can get through these seven days, your daughter will be fine.

If you disobey this order, our whole family will die because of you, and your daughter will be completely beyond saving.

Li Ruonan squatted down next to the old master's wife, staring intently at Chen Letong. She had stopped crying and was looking at Chen Letong's pale face with a complicated expression.

After feeding Chen Letong the leaves, the old master's wife, seeing that she had not received a reply from Li Ruonan, turned to look at Li Ruonan.

Seeing that Li Ruonan was actually distracted, he couldn't help but feel displeased.

How can this woman be a mother? Her own daughter is in this state, and she still has the mind to be distracted?
The old master's wife was very unhappy and raised her voice to repeat it. Only then did Li Ruonan come to her senses and hurriedly nodded in agreement.

During this time, Lin Bei stayed by the old celestial master's side. When he saw the old celestial master about to put the leaf soaked in talisman water into his mouth, Lin Bei smiled and reached out to stop him.

"Master, let me do it."

The old master was taken aback, then glared at Lin Bei with displeasure: "You come? What are you doing here? Do you know how dangerous it is to tie your life to another person's? If anything happens within seven days, you won't survive! I'm old and have already handed over everything I needed to you. You're still young, and you're not allowed to interfere in this matter!"

Lin Bei naturally knew that the old master was concerned about him. He didn't argue with the old master, but directly reached out and snatched the leaf, swallowing it in one gulp.

He looked at the astonished old master again and explained with a smile.

"Don't worry, Master. I'm confident in this matter. Besides, it was my idea to save them in the first place. You and your wife don't need to pay the price for this."

Since Lin Bei had already said that, and Ye Zi had also been swallowed by him, even if the old master wanted to get angry, he could only sigh at Lin Bei's stubborn expression.

The old celestial master waved his hand, said nothing more to Lin Bei, turned and walked towards Li Ruonan. He glanced down at Chen Letong, who was unconscious in the wheelchair, and coldly told Li Ruonan that she must keep her promise, otherwise even the righteous gods would not be able to save them.

Li Ruonan gratefully bowed to the old Celestial Master, then hurriedly pushed Chen Letong away.

The way he left so decisively was a stark contrast to his earlier kneeling and begging.

This also made the old master and his wife feel somewhat displeased.

The old master pursed his lips, shook his head, and sneered, "Insincerity can kill."

As he spoke, the old Celestial Master beckoned to Lin Bei, signaling him to go and pray to the righteous god for protection. After all, the old Celestial Master had always known that the righteous god was very fond of his adopted son, and if the adopted son sincerely asked for protection, the righteous god would surely spare his life.

However, Lin Bei did not do as instructed.

He smiled and escorted the old Celestial Master and his wife back to their room, then went to the altar where the righteous gods were worshipped.

He only slightly raised his eyes to look at the statue of the true god. He could sense wisps of divine power from it, but unfortunately, this power was not even one ten-thousandth of his own.

Lin Bei shrugged, casually stuck three incense sticks into the paper for the deity, and said indifferently.

"I will handle this matter thoroughly. You just need to protect my master and mistress."

As soon as he finished speaking, a gentle breeze swept through the hall, as if in response to Lin Bei's words, lifting the curtains in the hall before they fluttered down again.

Lin Bei turned around and went back to his room.

His life was already tied to Chen Letong's; all that was left was for Li Ruonan to bring about her own downfall.

It's called courting death, but it was actually intentional.

Li Ruonan did indeed have the idea of ​​not wanting to sacrifice her daughter to the Great Black Buddha Mother, but unfortunately, she lacked maternal love and her heart was wavering, which destined her to kill her own daughter.

Li Ruonan would feed her daughter on the third day.

After eating, Chen Letong's condition worsened, almost to the point of death.

As for Lin Bei, if it were the Old Celestial Master, he would have been killed by Li Ruonan long ago.

However, it is Lin Bei who is now bound to it.

As the third night approached, Lin Bei vaguely sensed that something was amiss in his surroundings.

He came to the main hall to offer incense to the righteous god as usual, but this time, no matter how he tried, the three incense sticks would not light.

Lin Bei narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze falling on the dark corner.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes. He chuckled, snapped his fingers, and unleashed the power of the Flame-Flame Fruit.

In an instant, flames appeared on the three incense sticks, and wisps of smoke rose up as the three incense sticks were lit.

He casually stuck the incense stick into the incense burner, watching the three wisps of smoke intertwine and sway in the air, no longer rising straight up as before.

Lin Bei glanced at the statue of the righteous god and said casually.

"Don't worry about it, I'll take care of things here."

As soon as he finished speaking, the three wisps of smoke immediately straightened upwards as before.

Lin Bei turned and walked into the darkness of the corner.

He stopped at the edge illuminated by the light, glanced briefly at the darkness in the corner, and a look of disgust appeared in his eyes.

"You lowly thing, you don't think you can control everyone just because you can control Li Ruonan, do you? You dare to provoke the gods? You dare to attack us?"

The reason I'm not looking for your true form now is because I still want to wait for you to take Li Ruonan's life, not because I have no way to find you.

Lin Bei's words echoed in the lobby.

A sudden gust of cold wind blew in, making the curtains and banners hanging in the hall rustle loudly.

Something seemed to be wriggling in the darkness, making a rustling sound.

But seemingly wary of Lin Bei's power, the thing in the darkness eventually disappeared quietly.

Lin Bei had no intention of making a move.

The true form of the Great Black Buddha Mother is not here, so taking action would be futile.

It would be better to wait for Li Ruonan to continue courting death, and then he can finally deal with the Great Black Buddha Mother in the passageway of Chenjiazhuang.

And so, Lin Bei drove away the Black Buddha Mother who intended to harm the Old Celestial Master's family, and soon it was the fifth day.

Lin Bei could feel Chen Letong's life force rapidly fading, but he, whose life was tied to Chen Letong's, was completely unaffected.

Lin Bei did feel sorry for the girl, but that was all he felt.

He won't physically stop Li Ruonan from killing Chen Letong.

He wanted to see Li Ruonan struggle in despair, and after discovering that Chen Letong had been sacrificed, she was still unable to escape the clutches of the Great Black Buddha Mother.

Lin Bei stroked his chin, thinking that perhaps for Li Ruonan, being entangled by the Great Black Buddha Mother was the best outcome.

After all, she's already a believer in it, isn't she?

On the evening of the sixth day, Lin Bei knew that it was almost time.

Chen Letong couldn't hold on any longer.

If Chen Letong survives according to the original storyline, it's purely because the Old Master's life was sacrificed for her.

Unfortunately, Chen Letong is now bound to Lin Bei's fate.

How could a little girl like Chen Letong possibly have the life of the strongest person in the world pay for it?

That evening, Lin Bei sent the old Celestial Master and his wife back to their room, while he sat in the lobby, sipping his tea.

Soon, hurried footsteps came from outside the door.

Lin Bei slowly raised his eyes and saw Li Ruonan with a deathly pale face, pushing Chen Letong into the lobby.

Even from a distance, Lin Bei could still smell a faint stench wafting from the lobby entrance.

He knew that it was Chen Letong's scent.

It was Li Ruonan who insisted on feeding the unconscious Chen Letong, causing Chen Letong's body to start festering and constantly vomiting out various insects.

That was a symbol that the Great Black Buddha Mother wanted to take Chen Letong away.

As soon as Li Ruonan entered the hall, she saw Lin Bei sitting under the statue of the God of Justice, looking at her with a calm expression.

She felt a shiver run down her spine, as if the young man's gaze had pierced through every corner of her heart, leaving no stone unturned, not even the deepest darkness untouched.

Li Ruonan vaguely sensed that this young man already knew her purpose.

Li Ruonan gritted her teeth, pushed Chen Letong in front of Lin Bei, and suddenly knelt down, pleading, "Please save my daughter! My daughter's condition has been getting worse these past few days, and I don't know what's wrong. Please help me!"

Lin Bei propped his face up with one hand, his indifferent gaze sweeping over Chen Letong. Chen Letong was barely breathing and could die at any moment.

He turned his gaze to Li Ruonan again, and seeing that she was perfectly fine except for her pale face, he couldn't help but sneer.

"Li Ruonan, you can fool others, but you can't fool me. It feels good to pay for your own daughter's life with your own, doesn't it?" (End of Chapter)