The myth begins with the Lotus Lantern

Chapter 27 Lies

Chapter 27 Lies
The air seemed to freeze in an instant.

Ding Lin felt his heart suddenly sink and he felt a little suffocated. He instinctively felt that he should say something at this time, but his thoughts were a little slow. He opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

A string of bubbles appeared on the water surface.

"Afraid?"

Yang Chan said, expressionless.

The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.

A little while.

My mind turns back.

Ding Lin reacted and realized that he was not a real fish after all. Hidden under the body of this fish was the soul of a person with mature emotional intelligence.

The soul of man.

And men.

Whether true or false, there is only one answer at this time.

"I'm not afraid."

Ding Lin said.

Yang Chan looked at Ding Lin deeply, which made him feel uneasy.

"Not afraid?"

Yang Chan suddenly smiled softly.

"Yes, there is no need to be afraid. I am not the queen, but just a maid. You are just a fish in the pond that I rescued. What do you have to be afraid of?"

……

Ding Lin closed his mouth.

Time goes back to a while ago.

That night, Yang Chan almost admitted her identity herself.

But then, it was as if I had forgotten everything.

It was as if he had completely forgotten about having said those words unintentionally.

but--

how is this possible.

How could an immortal not remember what he had said? Even if it was unintentional at the time, it would be impossible for him to not remember anything at all afterwards.

It's just that I don't want to.

Ding Lin didn’t understand the reason before.

I get it now.

But can he expose it?

Let's just maintain this tacit understanding for now.

Unspoken to each other.

Ding Lin didn't say anything.

Yang Chan continued talking, her voice soft and without any warmth.

"However, after all, this is the Empress's dojo, so perhaps you really can't stay here for long. Once you have mastered the Black Water Sutra, leave here."

……

Yes, leave.

You don't know me -

Just pretend you don’t know me.

As long as you leave, everything will be over.

Yang Chan suddenly remembered the night when she first heard Ding Lin speak.

Tears falling from the fish's eyes.

"Do you, a fish, get lonely too?"

That's what she asked at the time.

go away.

If you leave, you won't feel lonely anymore.

After reading the Black Water Sutra, he finally entered the path and obtained the ladder to immortality.

There will be a future.

So, for the best.

You accompanied me in my loneliness, confusion and helplessness.

I gave you the elixir of life and the method to ascend to heaven.

Take what you need.

……

silence.

Ding Lin felt that he should say something. He could sense the low mood of the woman in front of him.

"It's been so long, I still don't know how to call you."

Ding Lin changed the subject.

"I……"

Yang Chan was stunned for a moment and turned her head. From her angle, she could see through the archway another adjacent courtyard that Ding Lin could not see.

There, a peach tree had just lost all its leaves, leaving its trunk bare.

"Peach."

Yang Chan was absent-minded for a moment.

“Starfruit.”

Yang Chan looked at Ding Lin.

Throw you a wooden peach, and embrace you with a jade...

It couldn't be a better one...

transaction.

"And you, fish, do you have a name?"

Ding Lin hesitated for a moment and nodded.

"Jinlin, I named myself Jinlin."

"That's it."

Yang Chan smiled again.

"Originally I was going to call you Xiaohong, but now I can only call you Xiaojin." Ding Lin also smiled.

The night is dark.

Silence fell again...

"I told you, I'm not afraid."

In the darkness, Ding Lin pursed his lips and suddenly said.

However, when he said this, he really had no confidence and was just being stubborn.

But no matter what.

Ding Lin finally said so.

"If I couldn't hear your heartbeat, maybe I would believe it."

Yang Chan smiled and was not angry.

"..."

Ding Lin opened his mouth.

……

The following days.

Yang Chan's explanation speed has obviously become faster. She will explain for at least half a day. Sometimes, she will even explain for a whole day.
Sometimes, Ding Lin suspected that if he had not been too late to accept it, Yang Chan would not even have planned to stop.

And through such high-intensity learning, the essence of practice that originally required two or three years to learn was completed in just half a year.

Then he began his formal practice.

……

"To practice with the technique, you only refine your Qi. To practice with the method, you refine your Qi into essence. To practice with the sutra, you refine your Qi into essence and nourish your spirit. To practice the three paths in parallel means that you have to divide your mind and spirit into three parts, but they must be interconnected and complementary to each other."

"The essence of things gathers with qi, and the gathering of qi creates life. Concentrate your mind and spirit..."

Yang Chan explained aloud.

Ding Lin closed his eyes.

After a moment, he opened his eyes.

As expected, it failed.

……

A month later.

"Now that your demon pill is not formed, you are still unable to divide your mind and concentrate. It is really difficult to do three things at once. Failure is normal."

"Next, I will use my magic power to help you gather your energy, circulate it through your meridians, and then transform it into your body. You just need to seize the opportunity, raise your spirits, and concentrate your mind."

Yang Chan waved her hand, and a ball of magic power was drawn into the pool. Ding Lin and the water around him were lifted into the air, and then spun around to form a water ball.

"Don't resist."

An extremely pure immortal spirit was tentatively invading his meridians slowly. Although Ding Lin heard the words, the demonic energy in his body still subconsciously shook.

The spiritual energy dissipated.

Failed.

Yang Chan withdrew her magic power, and the water ball in the air slowly fell down.

Ding Lin opened his eyes.

As you fall, look around you.

Yang Chan lifted him up very high, and he could see everything in the Taoist temple, including the pavilions, towers, and carved beams and painted rafters.

Further away.

At the foot of Huashan Mountain.

Ding Lin strained his eyes and could barely see a fairly prosperous town with people bustling about.

But today is different. Spring Festival couplets are posted on every door, and the atmosphere is full of joy.

Ding Lin was stunned for a moment before he realized that today was another New Year's Day.

"That's all for today."

Yang Chan said, turning around and about to leave.

"Happy New Year!"

In the pool, Ding Lin suddenly spoke.

Yang Chan paused and stopped in front of the archway of the courtyard.

There was a moment of trance.

I can't remember how many years it has been since I heard such a greeting.