Yinshan Record

Chapter 131 Jiguang Pianyu
Lu Bai felt he needed to pray to Buddha more often lately, otherwise his mouth was like it had been infected with a plague, and whatever he said would come true.

"Be careful, boss."

Lu Bai drew half of the straight sword from his waist and held it horizontally in front of his chest. He stepped forward to shield Su Che behind him, but his heart was filled with unease.

Looking at the entire Cizhou Judicial Commissioner's Office, Lu Tiqi was not considered particularly capable.

Previously, when he and his newly appointed superior, the renowned Su Lixing, hosted a banquet for those martial arts figures, he had heard Su Lixing say something.

"Nothing is more sorrowful than a dead heart; physical death is secondary."

Lu Bai felt that if judged by the standards of Young Master Su, he, Lu, would have died at the age of sixteen.

Yeah, I'm heartbroken.

The position of Imperial Guard is passed down from father to son, or from brother to brother. Lu Bai's father was an Imperial Guard, and a very fierce one at that—fierce in training, fierce in establishing his career, and equally fierce when it came to greed.

The fierce old man Lu died during an official mission, and Lu Bai was recruited into the Imperial Guard to take his father's place.

As an orphan and a widow, she had to shoulder the burden of the family. Only Lu Bai knew the bitterness and sweetness in her heart.

He changed his family tradition, always taking a backseat and never vying for the lead. He didn't seek promotions quickly, preferring to proceed step by step.

Lu Bai started from the bottom as a prison guard and worked his way up step by step. Even his martial arts skills were designed to save his life.

He had already mastered the Yi Jin Duan Gu Pian (a manual on tendon and bone strengthening) to a high degree, steadily advancing to the seventh rank of martial arts.

This martial art has no other special features except for strengthening the body. Once you master this martial art, your lifespan will be over 150 years.

Lu Bai felt that there was nothing wrong with this kind of life.

Until he met Young Master Su, for some reason, this highly sought-after Deputy Commander of the Criminal Division insisted on appointing him as his deputy.

Now, the thing that Lao Lu was most worried about and that was most troublesome has happened: there is a female ghost in front of him that looks quite ferocious, and his boss is beside him.

"acquaintance."

Young Master Su put his hand on Old Lu's shoulder.

Lu Bai hesitated before sheathing his longsword, then grabbed a talisman hidden in his sleeve with his right hand.

The little fox hovered in the air, its eyes filled with a melancholy.

"We agreed that I would give you a ride, but it turned out that you gave me a ride."

Su Che took a few steps forward.

"It doesn't really matter who gives it to whom." The little fox's eyes were somewhat dejected: "Anyway, we'll be separated sooner or later."

"You can't say that. We'll have to meet often. Whenever that person is in a meeting, we'll have a chance to meet."

"That's different."

The little fox said decisively, "Am I the same as Wuzhiqi and Yuqiang in your heart?"

"of course not."

"Oh, so my Qingqiu sister is about the same as Su Nu sister and Gu She sister."

You can't say that, my dear girl. Both Su Nu and Gu She are richer than you.

Su Che laughed heartily, "Hahaha, when did you learn to tell jokes?"

I wasn't telling a joke.

The little fox said with a sullen face, "I haven't been sleeping well for several nights recently. I keep dreaming that you're all over the place with a bunch of beautiful women, whispering sweet nothings under the moon."

"Dreams are false."

"It's really not pleasant."

The little fox pulled something out of its sleeve and threw it into Su Che's hand.

"for you."

"What's this?"

"This is a love-binding spell from the Southern Wilderness witchcraft. Once the names and birth dates of both the man and woman are written on it and then burned, no matter who changes their mind later, the two will die together."

"Ridiculous, you actually believe this kind of thing? Tell me how much money you spent, so I can have a laugh too."

Su Che examined the object that the little fox had thrown at him from all angles.

It looks like an ordinary animal hide.

"If this thing really has the effect you describe, I will first present him with a hundred or eighty copies on behalf of the Emperor of Liang, and write down the names of the Northern Wei Emperor, generals, and important officials one by one. I will sacrifice more than a hundred lives, and all the important people in their ranks will die for me."

"If the extraterrestrial demons possessed this, they wouldn't need to engage in any great Dao disputes with cultivators. They could simply gather a group of lovesick men and women and wipe out all the Earth Immortals in this world..."

"So annoying! You think you're so smart!"

The little fox was puffed up with anger.

"This is Jiguang's skin, Da Congming."

"What kind of light is Jiguang? Is it also some kind of Buddha's light?"

Ever since he received that pure, crystalline Buddha light, Su Che has become somewhat sensitive to words containing the character for light.

“The Jiguang is a strange beast from the Western Regions. It has the ability to avoid water and is a very rare species.” The little fox looked at Su Che and said, “An elder in my family obtained a Jiguang skin by chance and refined it into this item, called ‘Two Thoughts’.”

“If you write something on your skin, I can see it. Similarly, if I write something on my skin, you can see it.” The little fox frowned. “My elders were searching through the poems of your Southern Dynasties. They came across a line that said ‘Two hearts yearn for each other, yet neither knows the other’. They cried their eyes out and then created this thing. It’s really inexplicable.”

Su Che pondered for a moment.

They long for each other, yet remain unaware of each other's plight.

Isn't the reverse "two people not thinking about each other, but knowing each other well"?
"Go to the East Sea and cultivate diligently. I'll write you several thousand words a day." Su Che unfolded the auspicious leather and found it to be about the size of two palms, not very large.

"Speaking of which, since this auspicious light has the ability to repel water, how can ink get on it?"

"You can just write with your finger."

The little fox took out a piece of golden leather from his sleeve and started drawing on it.

Su Che then noticed several crooked white marks on his luminous skin.

"Insect script and bird seal script, what does that mean?"

Su Che looked at the little fox on the other side.

"I'm praising you. You're really very smart."

The little fox grinned, as if it had stolen the chicken before the weasel could.

"Diabolo, I miss you."

Su Che wrote on the Jiguang leather.

"Idiot, are you a child? Do you have to read aloud what you're writing?"

The little fox blushed with embarrassment, and was so angry that its soul became somewhat unstable.

"I'll give it a try."

Su Che solemnly tucked the piece of Jiguang leather into his sleeve: "And what I said was the truth."

"But I haven't gone to the East China Sea yet."

"It is precisely because the person is right in front of you, and you think about the imminent separation, that the longing comes most intensely, like a knife slashing at the softest spot of loneliness."

"Please, please stop talking nonsense! There are people behind you!"

"Don't worry, he won't dare to hear it."

Su Che suddenly grasped the little fox's hand.

"I'm still short of an attendant. Why don't you join the Imperial Guard? I'll let you receive a salary without working."

"I want to cultivate!"

The little fox was reluctant to break free.

She lowered her voice.

"Also, be careful. I've heard that Su Nu's people are looking for you."

"Find me?"

Su Che was momentarily dazed, unsure what the little fox was referring to.

Are they looking for Su Che, the county magistrate of Shanyin in Daliang, or Yue Buqun, who roams the martial arts world?
“It’s definitely not a good thing, but judging from how you’re hiding, you’re probably safe.” The little fox frowned and said, “If you can’t handle it, go back to Huang Tiandao’s sect. Su Nu’s influence is very strong.”

"What am I afraid of? She can't kill me."

Members of the Zhongshan Society are not allowed to attack each other, and Su Che did not believe that Su Nu had the confidence to disregard Zhong Yuan. After witnessing Zhong Yuan's last attack, Su Che already regarded this mysterious leader of the Zhongshan Society as one of the best in the first rank.

“It’s worse than losing your life.” The little fox warned solemnly, “If you are captured by White Deer Cave, you will still have a chance to turn the tables. But if you are captured by Su Nu’s people, it will be worse than death.”

"If you get caught, my advice is to commit suicide immediately. It's not out of the question to switch to the path of the ghost afterward."

The little fox stroked its chin and analyzed the situation calmly.

"Thank you. If I fall into their hands, I will bite my tongue and kill myself immediately."

Su Che clasped his hands in a fist salute. The little fox was acting so seriously, he had to play along.

"Alright, that's enough of the unnecessary words."

The little fox looked at Su Che, as if trying to imprint his image deep into its soul.

"Take care of yourself. Wuzhiqi is still nearby, so be careful."

"Take care of yourself too."

"See you in a few days then."

"Okay, see you in a few days."

The two bid each other farewell, and the little fox sent a wisp of its spirit flying straight into the depths of Xuan Mountain.

As Su Che watched the ray of white light head south, he suddenly felt a sense of emptiness in his heart.

Some people you don't see often, but they seem like old friends.

It's probably like myself and the little fox.

"Let's go."

Su Che called out to those behind him.

"Who is that?"

"A very new old friend."

Lu Bai fell into deep thought.

A seemingly new but actually old friend—how is it new, and how is it old? How can this be explained?
"Boss, do you have many friends like this?"

"There will be many more in the future."

Su Che started walking towards Guobei County.
(End of this chapter)