The old things I repaired have become fine

Chapter 485: Mr. Shen, do you know the way? Well, I'll know once I enter a state of concentration...

If you don't want to go there in a sedan chair, you have to go there in a coffin? !

Shen Le was completely embarrassed. Isn't this too much?

I am still your man, so if you don't recognize me as your master, at least respect me a little more. What do you mean by this? Are you threatening me?
If you don't accept my toast, will you be punished by drinking the wine?

You guys didn't treat that young lady who got married in a sedan chair the same way back then, did you? !
The tassels on the sedan chair swayed and the coffin lid clattered over and over again.

The trumpeters and drummers played a cheerful wedding farewell song over and over again, playing it more and more urgently, and it had a bit of a mournful flavor.

Shen Le felt like he was standing in deep water. The surroundings seemed quiet and clear, but there was an invisible undercurrent entangling him.

First the ankles, then the legs, gradually rising to the waist, chest and abdomen, shaking back and forth front and back, left and right.

If he hadn't stood firmly and steadily, as long as his footing loosened a little, the undercurrent would have swept him up on the spot and swept him away directly...

Okay, this should be dragging me away, right? Shen Le was actually a little angry and laughed:

None of his little ones dared to do this, not even the most mischievous and tinkering little oil lamp, which did not dare to do so until it was repaired.

What? Do you want to show that you are strong enough and that you can be my master?

I don't think about it!

Today I will show you who is the head of the family! I fixed you with my own hands, and I don't believe that I can't control you!

He squatted slightly, first took a horse stance, then twisted his waist, pushed off the ground, and stepped forward, turning the horse stance into a bow stance, then the left bow stance and then the right bow stance, moving forward step by step.

His feet planted firmly on the ground, his core tightened, and the house, the mansion, and even the earth around him all responded to him naturally, helping him to anchor himself.

No matter how the invisible undercurrents around him swung him around, there was no way he could get his feet off the ground.

Step by step, the undercurrent around him became stronger and stronger, but it could not shake his body.

Finally, he walked to the first load of dowry and reached out to grab it:
"Get me up!"

When I stretched out my hand, the resistance in front became greater and greater. At first it was like reaching into clear water, and soon it felt like reaching into mud.

When it was only ten centimeters away from the bronze seal, the invisible and intangible resistance was like a layer of glue that was about to dry, or like inserting a hand into mercury.

Shen Le was completely unmoved. He tried his best to use his internal energy, and the heat on his palms rushed out, breaking through the resistance and moving forward steadily.

Forward, downward, touching the surface of the copper seal, grabbing:
The copper seal let out a mournful cry, and the characters on the seal were connected to the entire wedding procession in countless ways. However, Shen Le still caught it and took it off the dressing table.

A stream of heat flowed out from the palm of his hand, washing over the copper seal, like a torrent of firewood and rotten wood, washing away the little energy that was originally left in the copper seal.

In an instant, the entire wedding procession fell silent, and the invisible undercurrent around Shen Le had disappeared without anyone noticing.

Shen Le let out a long breath, held the copper seal in his hand, and shook it triumphantly:
snort!
Let you know who is the master!
If you have any needs, let's communicate and discuss it. If they are really reasonable needs, I am not unable to satisfy you.

You forced me right away and wanted to drag me to somewhere unknown. Who do you think you are?
What I give you is yours, and if I don’t give it to you, you are not allowed to fight and fight to get it!!!

The bronze seal was quiet for a while, then let out a soft wail, as if begging, or mourning for its lost companion.

Shen Le patiently communicated with them for a while, and the scene in front of him slowly fluctuated, unfolding an illusory picture:

It was a huge underground cave. In the center of the cave, the terrain was flat, and hundreds of wedding clay sculptures were quietly arranged in order, forming a strange array;

There was a gurgling sound in the distance, and there was an opening in the corner of the cave diagonally above, through which a ray of sunlight shone obliquely.

An extremely large ecosystem has been formed in the entire cave, where yin and yang blend together in a self-consistent manner. It properly preserves the spirituality of the clay sculptures and even allows them to grow on their own.

And at the very center of this array, all the aura is condensed on a mural:

This mural occupies an entire cave wall, with every detail clearly visible, from the drummer in the upper left corner to the last dressing box in the lower right corner.

The clothes and appearance of the bridegroom, the silk and satin gently lifted from the dowry, the glittering light of the gold and silver jewellery;
Even behind the sedan chair, the corner of the curtain was lifted up, and the pair of eyes looking out...

Every detail is extremely flexible and vivid. Regardless of the spirituality of the clay sculpture, this painting alone is worth a few professors from the calligraphy and painting academy to record carefully and study hard.

However, Shen Le was concerned about something else. The bronze seal, the clay sculpture, every bit of spirituality was telling him something, wailing to him:
Go back!
Go back!
We need to get this mural back!
Be with this mural!
This mural is dying...

The chaotic, wailing voices almost made his head hurt. Shen Le listened for a long time before he understood their request and sighed:
"This mural is a part of you, and you want to get it back... Fine, we can talk it out. Where is the mural? Point me in the direction - don't just take me there!"

Another round of communication, persuasion, and suppression. Finally, Shen Le sat cross-legged, holding the copper plate tightly, and entered into meditation again:

The copper sheet lit up quickly. Mountains, rivers, and dots of light of all sizes shone on the map, outlining a very familiar topographic map.

Shen Le put all his mind into communicating with the copper seal, and then the copper seal launched its spiritual power, covering all the clay sculptures in a myriad of ways:
“Resonate! Resonate! Resonate as much as you can, and spread your voice to the entire world, to all places that the copper sheet can cover!
- Let the murals hear your voices, let them respond to you from a distance, and point you in the right direction! "

The bronze seal made a clear sound. Around it, the clay sculptures responded in unison, high and low, broad, high and far, crisp and delicate, singing a symphony in the spiritual sense.

This sound was amplified by the copper sheet, spreading outward like ripples, passing over the mountains and the water veins. One by one, spiritual points of light responded at the same time.

"Where is the spiritual fluctuation coming from?" The measurement points of several special affairs bureaus in the Demon City, Jinling, and surrounding areas all felt the fluctuation at the same time, and the staff were busy adjusting the instruments:
"Hurry up and test it, quickly determine where the source is, who sent it, and what happened!"

Who on earth shouted with such a strong fluctuation? Was it because his cultivation suddenly improved, or he practiced a new spell, or he suddenly had some request...

In this situation, the Special Affairs Bureau must keep a firm grasp of it!

"Little guy, you still haven't learned how to hide." In the Dragon Palace Water Palace, the Dragon King smiled slightly and poured himself a glass of juice.

Across from me, a girl in light clothes and beautiful appearance chuckled:
"He's still so young, he can learn slowly, why are you in such a hurry? Or...if you're in a hurry, why don't you teach him a little?"

"I taught him what to do." Long Jun took a sip of juice and smiled calmly. He raised his glass to the girl:
"The fresh fruits in your spiritual realm are getting better and better in taste. That little fellow... he just stayed at home and didn't run around, search for treasures, or fight everywhere. Why would he hide these things?
——When he has this need someday, maybe he will suddenly learn it?"

The girl giggled, stopped talking, stood up and gently brushed the branches. Where her fingertips touched, all the withered leaves fell into the soil and disappeared quietly;

All the flowers and leaves that were slightly weak in vitality were swept by a layer of hazy green light, and then, the green leaves dripped emerald, the flowers bloomed, and everything became bright and beautiful.

They sat and stood, looking up slightly, feeling the ripples passing over their heads:

"Don't tell me, this fluctuation is actually quite high in nature..."

"Have you figured out what his background is?"

"I have a little guess - but unless he asks me, I won't verify it. Why bother? Everyone has their own secrets..."

"Then...when the sky cracks in the future..."

"Let's wait until it breaks. Anyway, it will take at least several decades to break completely. Humans grow much faster than old guys like us..."

The conversation stopped there, they were silent, enjoying the quiet and peaceful moment. However, Shen Le's mind had been drawn by the copper piece to a very far place:
"Go west... go west... go west again... this place seems familiar... it's quite close to where you guys showed up before... isn't it? Then where is it?"

After a long conversation, Tongyin still couldn't give an accurate answer, but just begged, "I'll take you to have a look." Alas, the little ones' ability to read modern maps still needs to be improved...

Shen Le looked forward to the completion of the teleportation talisman more than ever before. If it was completed, he would need to confirm the address and make a phone call, and Yun Kun would be able to teleport the compass and scroll back;
He asked the compass and the scroll to do some work for a while, half an hour or an hour, and then teleported them back.

This way, both sides can be used without delay, how great! Unlike now, a flashing light spot on the copper map, conservatively estimated, is also a few hundred kilometers in radius...

Even so, Shen Le sternly refused the clay sculptures to teleport directly there. It was already very close to the teleportation point circled by the research institute, and he really didn't want to cause any more trouble for others.

He just gently persuaded Tongyin and offered an alternative plan:

"Well, I'll take public transportation and take you to have a look. Well, can you find the place by yourself without these clay sculptures?"

The copper seal rang softly. Shen Le nodded:

"Okay, no problem. Let me pack a bag and prepare some things, then we'll be there!"

As usual, he reported to the Special Affairs Bureau, then took the subway to a plane, and then a plane to a car, and finally arrived at the corresponding small county town.

I was just planning to find a hotel to stay in temporarily, check some information, and hire a car, when someone at the bus station door waved vigorously:
"Mr. Shen! Mr. Shen! This way!"

Ah... another member of the Special Affairs Bureau. That's fine. With them here, at least they can help a lot in crossing the mountains and hills. Shen Le happily walked over and shook hands with them:

"I'm sorry to cause you trouble!"

"No trouble, no trouble!"

The guy from the Special Affairs Bureau led him to the SUV. Seeing Shen Le getting in the car, he fastened his seat belt and turned his head to look at him expectantly:

"How? Where?"

"Wait a minute...let me enter a state of concentration..."

Special Affairs Bureau guy: ???
All right, ok. He is indeed the legendary master who must enter a state of meditation before going anywhere...

Shen Le spread out the map on his knees, holding the copper seal in his left hand and the compass in his right hand, and closed his eyes to meditate. After a while, he opened his eyes and fumbled on the map: "Probably... this is it?"

"hiss……"

The young man from the Special Affairs Bureau looked down for a while and began to grin. This is a wild mountain!

It’s a wild mountain with no roads!

Mr. Shen, why did you go to the wild mountains? If you do this, we won’t have enough equipment and preparations!!!

There is no other way, I have to risk my life to accompany the gentleman, who asked him to take on this task?

He called his local colleagues, asked them to bring outdoor sports equipment and mountain climbing equipment for support, and then he hit the road.

Fortunately, my colleagues were helpful enough. They had enough experience in dealing with monsters in the wild during the mission of the Special Affairs Bureau. Not long after the car stopped, another car arrived quickly:
"Xiao Chi, the equipment you want!"

A long-legged girl with neat short hair and a neat jacket jumped out of the car. She casually took out a mountaineering bag that was half her height and carried it over with one hand:

"Tent, sleeping bag, four trekking poles, two headlamps, batteries for three days, stove, gas tank, food, drinking water, rope, compass, and machete. What else do you need? Go to the car and look for it."

Xiao Chi took it with both hands. The backpack sank under the weight and he grimaced on the spot.

He took a hissing breath, put the backpack on his shoulder, and tied it carefully. He gave two hiking poles and a headlamp to Shen Le, and asked carefully:
"Look, what else do you need?"

"No need..." Shen Le thought about it carefully:
"You don't have to go down anyway, I can go in alone..."

"What are you going down for?!"

Two special affairs bureau personnel, one man and one woman, asked in unison. Shen Le spread his hands:

"The cave..."

"Why didn't you say so earlier!!!"

Cave!

The difficulty of cave exploration is completely different from that of ordinary outdoor activities!

The equipment required is not of the same level!

In fact, it's not just one or two people who can go there casually...

"Hey, you don't have to go down anyway!"

Shen Le waved to them, put on his bag, and took big steps. The two special affairs bureau officers looked at each other, and the long-legged girl grabbed Xiao Chi and started to unlock his backpack with a click:

"I'll follow! You go back and ask for help..."

"But……"

"But what? I'm better at outdoors than you are!"

The long-legged girl quickly grabbed the huge backpack, swung it over, put it on her back, and began to adjust the length of the bag strap:
"Mr. Shen, let me introduce myself. I am Yan Xijia, an operative from the local Special Affairs Bureau. You can just call me Xiao Yan.

——Please walk slowly, our follow-up support will arrive soon! The cave is too dangerous, I must at least ensure your safety!"

She fixed her backpack, put on her headlamp, grabbed two trekking poles, and walked quickly to Shen Le's side. Her heavy hiking shoes stepped on the grass and she smiled:
"Mr. Shen, where are you going?"

"Ah, this... let me feel it again..."

He held the copper seal, meditated for a moment, and started walking. As he walked, he chatted:
"Ms. Yan, does your last name mean "Yan" for color? Or "Yan" for strictness?"

“The color of color.”

"Yan Xijia? The Xijia in the mountain atmosphere?"

"No, it's the Xi in the rising sun." The long-legged girl held a trekking pole in each hand and climbed up and down the mountain as if she were walking on flat ground. She smiled slightly, her eyes shining:
"They all call me 'Practitioner'... By the way, Mr. Shen, where are you going?"

"It's probably this place..." Shen Le unfolded the map and felt around to show her. Yan Xijia only took a glance and exclaimed:
"Then come with me! Let's take the mountain road! There is a road here, no need to climb up the slope!"

Shen Le: “…”

So this is the advantage of having a local to lead the way. Outsiders don’t know how to navigate the mountain roads and will either get lost or have a hard time climbing up the slope.

Of course, if there were no outsiders and he was sure that there was no one around, he might have already flown away...

But it's good to have a mountain road to walk on. Shen Le followed Miss Yan, silently practicing Qigong, a warm current circulated throughout his body, his strength increased instantly, and the heavy bag on his back became light.

Miss Yan looked back at him in surprise:
"You can walk very fast! - Then let's speed up and try to reach our destination today!"

She took long steps, clacking and stomping, leading the way. The mountain road was winding and tortuous, and at the back, it was just a wild road used by villagers, less than a foot wide, uneven, and often blocked by branches and fallen trees.

Shen Le followed her over a hill, and gradually heard her start to pant and her pace slowed down:
"Ms. Yan? How about I lead the way?"

"No need... Huh, huh, no need. I just need to drink some water." Yan Xijia leaned against the rock next to her, letting her backpack lean against the wall to lend herself some strength, and began to drink water in big gulps while holding the tube of the water bag.

Shen Le thought about it, carefully made a hand gesture, activated the talisman, and blew up a gust of breeze.

He adjusted his flying technique to a level that could hold him up without leaving the ground. If he adjusted it a little lighter, he could probably reduce his weight by half.
Then, he carefully pushed forward, letting the breeze surround the girl:

"what?"

Yan Xijia felt a slight chill all over her body, tightened her collar, and turned back to look at him. Not seeing anything, she had no choice but to take a step forward. After taking only one step, she fell forward and almost fell:

"Be careful! - Oh, it's my fault, I should have told you..."

Shen Le was in a panic. Yan Xijia was still in shock and stood up quickly. She took one step carefully, then another, and let out a long breath:

"Mr. Shen, thank you! - What is this ability of yours? Can it be used universally?"

"Probably, maybe, it's similar to flying... Anyway, it's the ability to control the wind..."

Shen Le watched her steps carefully, and only breathed a sigh of relief and hurried to catch up when she walked steadily and lightly.

With the unexpected magical support, Yan Xijia's speed increased greatly, and it was as if she were walking on flat ground. She couldn't help but sigh:
"Ah, it's great to be able to practice... I'm so envious..."

"What about you?"

"My boyfriend, Xiao Chi and I are just the lowest-level members. We can barely 'see' and hold on with the equipment and talismans issued by the Special Affairs Bureau."

She wiped her sweaty, limp short hair:
"But what can we do? It's a small place, there aren't any big sects, and there aren't any masters. If we don't take over, who will?"

Are they those police officers who are old, whose energy and blood are declining, and who can’t even run?

For some things, they just had to take care of themselves and recover after a few days of rest and some medicine. Just like her boyfriend, he was in the hospital for half a month after being hurt last time.

And those police officers may not be able to come back if they go forward...

Shen Le was silent for a long time. He whispered:
"I don't know if this ability can be made into a talisman, and whether it can be universal... I'll go back and give it to the research institute and let them try it out?"

Anyway, many of the talismans that Tongpian gave him cannot be used by outsiders, or cannot be used casually, and he doesn't know why.

If the Special Affairs Bureau can find some use for it, then it would benefit these operatives, right?
Climbing over one hill after another, Shen Le kept looking at the map and adjusting his position, while Yan Xijia kept changing direction and leading the way forward.

Before the sun set, they finally reached the edge of a pond. Yan Xijia turned on a strong flashlight and shone it across the pond. After a long while, she pointed to a small black hole:

"Is that the cave you're looking for?"

"...Is that so?" Shen Le hesitated for a moment, then sat cross-legged on the ground, holding the copper piece, and began to enter into meditation again. His mental power spread into the cave, turning left, then another bend, and extending forward.

After a long while, he came out after a long walk. Yan Xijia had cleared a piece of open space, set up two tents, and even built a circle with stones on the rocky beach beside the pond and lit a bonfire:
"Then let's stop here today. Mr. Shen, what would you like to eat? Braised pork? Chicken stewed with mushrooms? Or beef? I brought them all!"

How much did you bring? Shen Le, who had no experience in surviving in the wild and had to rely on others to fill his stomach in the wild, felt a little ashamed.

He calmly said "whatever", closed his eyes, took out a box of self-heating rice from his backpack, and started heating it up hurriedly.

After filling his stomach, he watched Yan Xijia go to wash the lunch boxes. He stood up and stretched his arms and legs, then picked up the headlamp and put it on:
"I'll go down and take a look first. I'll be back in half an hour at most—"

"Wait! Mr. Shen! We don't have enough equipment and personnel! Please wait a moment!"

"No! I'm in a hurry!"

He leaped up, lightly flew over the pool of water, and headed for the cave entrance. He waved his arms as he flew:
"Thank you for leading the way today! Don't worry, I can fly and I won't get lost! I will be back in half an hour!"

(End of this chapter)