The Wheel-Turning Master.

Chapter 156 The strong wind knows the strong grass

Lin Bai is an honest man.

Since he had no intention of entering the mountain and the Gu family would not let him go, he practiced during the day and drank and chatted at night.

Three days later, the moon was full in the sky.

In Yang Huan's tent, the Yang siblings and Lin Bai were drinking and chatting.

Last time, Gu Jinzhen provoked Yue Fengshu with his words, and Lin Bai suffered an unexpected disaster. But these two people are one of the descendants of Yuanying, and the other is the direct descendant of Yuanying, so they can't afford to offend each other.

Regardless of whether Yue Fengshu holds a grudge against the little alchemist, Lin Bai knows that he is tied to the Gu family.

Therefore, Lin Bai has been asking Yang Huan and his sister about the troubles of Qiaoshan Sect these days, at least to find out the extent of Yue Fengshu's power.

They chatted until midnight, when Yang Shu fell drunk again, mumbling "Flying Snow".

"You have been asking about Master Yue these past two days. In fact, you don't have to be afraid of him. With the protection of the Gu family, he won't lower himself to cause trouble for you as long as you don't cause trouble." Yang Huan poured Lin Bai some wine.

"Alas, I'm just an alchemist and I've always been timid." Lin Bai sighed and drank.

Seeing Lin Bai's harmless appearance and helpless expression, Yang Huan couldn't help but frown and said, "Why are you pretending to be kind to me?"

"...I'm used to it." Lin Bai quickly poured her some wine, "Sister Huanhuan, when are you going back?"

"Why should I go back?" Yang Huan kept drinking.

"Your injuries haven't healed yet, but you keep drinking every day. What should I do?" Lin Bai looked concerned and said seriously, "In my opinion, you should go back to your hometown and rest."

Yang Huan did not answer, but stood up and went outside to call two Qi-refining disciples to send Yang Shu away.

The tent was peaceful with only two people left.

"It's settled. I'll go home tomorrow." Yang Huan said in a low voice.

"That's right." Lin Bai breathed a sigh of relief, "Then I'll go back too." As he said this, he stood up.

"Let's drink for a while." Yang Huan held Lin Bai with a strange expression, "I don't know when I can drink with you again after returning to the mountain this time."

That was true, Lin Bai could only continue chatting with her.

After drinking for another half an hour, Yang Huan frowned, "Can't you get drunk?" Her cheeks were red and there was a bit of resentment between her eyebrows.

Lin Bai had been through a lot, so he understood what Sister Huanhuan meant, but this was not a good situation after all.

"There are three Yuanyings and many golden elixirs here." Lin Bai said in a low voice.

Yang Huan raised his sleeves and threw out a talisman, which created faint water ripples.

It has come to this point. Lin Bai also felt itchy. "You have to keep your voice down." He pressed the water hyacinth.

Yang Huan turned his head away and didn't look at Lin Bai.

After making a fuss for a long time, Lin Bai suddenly felt something in his heart, but he stopped moving.

"You just like to bully people..." After a few breaths, Yang Huan came back to her senses and spoke in a resentful voice. She picked up the wine gourd, poured some wine, and was about to speak when she was stunned.

The two men quickly put on their Taoist robes and left the tent.

Under the bright moonlight, a green water mark started from Longmenfang and went northward.

Many people came out of their tents to watch and talked in low voices.

"It's Gu Qing... the ancestor of the Gu family, right?" Lin Bai asked.

"It's that new Nascent Soul." Yang Huan's tone was full of complaint, as if she was blaming Gu Qingshui for ruining her mood for drinking.

The blush on her cheeks had not yet faded, and she pulled Lin Bai into the tent again.

She had just stopped drinking, and she was neither going up nor down, as if she had not drunk enough.

After Lin Bai had served her and made herself comfortable, and after he felt comfortable himself, he hurried away.

On the second day, all the injured disciples of Qiaoshan Sect and other Jindan sects and families left on flying boats.

"My sister's complexion seems to have improved a lot. If she goes home and rest for a few days, she will probably be fine." Yang Shu looked up at the flying boat.

That's all my work! I sent her wine and other things, all the hard work. Lin Bai touched his waist and didn't dare to say anything.

"Why did the ancestor of the Gu family suddenly leave last night?" Lin Bai asked curiously.

"How should I know? I'm so anxious..." Yang Shu covered his mouth, "Ahem, why don't you ask Gu Fang?"

Since he had nothing to do, Lin Bai went to look for Gu Fang.

"I don't know either." Gu Fang shook her head.

"Is this matter going to be over?" Lin Bai asked.

Gu Fang just shook her head.

There was no other choice, so Lin Bai continued to rest, practiced during the day, and drank with Yang Shu at night.

But Yang Shu only talked about Gu Feixue. He was either worried about Gu Feixue getting hurt or talking about Gu Feixue's heroic appearance in the past.

Lin Bai really couldn't stand it anymore, so he put up a sign saying he was recuperating and stopped going to drink with Yang Shu.

Ten days passed quickly and Gu Qingshui never returned, and was replaced by the old Yuanying of the Cheng family.

The atmosphere here became more and more weird. Jiuyin Mountain sent many disciples into the mountain, as if they were determined to capture Fairy Chenyu.

There were originally few people from the Yunxia Sect who entered the mountain, and they withdrew even more this time, as if they didn't want to fight for that blessing anymore.

There was no movement from the Qiaoshan Sect. The Yuanying from the Cheng family didn't care at all and let the Jindan from each family make the decision.

Lin Bai felt something was not right and went to ask Gu Fang.

But Gu Fang knew nothing about anything.

Lin Bai had no choice but to ask Yang Shu again.

"It seems like something happened at home. I'm not quite sure." Yang Shu didn't treat Lin Bai as an outsider, but he was only at the foundation-building stage after all, and couldn't get involved in deeper matters.

Five days later, Gu Fang sent someone to invite him.

Lin Bai hurried over and entered the tent, where he saw Jindan Gu Jinzhen was also there, with a gloomy look on his face.

When Gu Jinzhen was teasing Yue Fengshu last time, she was so pleased with herself, but now she looked as if her mother had died.

Looking at Gu Fang again, she was also in a daze and forgot to even say hello.

Something happened to the Gu family? Lin Bai couldn't figure it out. The Gu family had a newly promoted Yuanying Gu Qingshui and an old Yuanying Gu Qingshan. Although they were both in the early Yuanying stage, they were both Yuanyings after all. The Qiaoshan Sect had a total of five Yuanyings. Except for the Grand Master who was in the late Yuanying stage, it could be said that nothing could make the family frown. Even the Grand Master would have to give the Gu family some face.

Could it be that his ancestor died? Lin Bai muttered to himself, knowing that it was not a good thing.

"Senior Gu, Senior Sister Gu, may I know why you called me?" Lin Bai bowed.

"You are not a outsider, so please sit down." Gu Jinzhen said.

If Gu Fang said this, Lin Bai would not mind, after all, he had given her many gifts. But when a great Jin Dan said this, it seemed that he not only wanted to make friends, but also had something to ask of him.

Lin Bai thanked him and made up his mind that even if you speak eloquently, he would not go into the mountain again.

"You are needed to go into the mountains this time." Gu Jinzhen said without further ado.

"This..." Lin Bai cried bitterly, "Nowadays, everyone in the mountain is a veteran of many battles. There was a rumor a while ago that the disciples of Jiuyin Mountain ambushed us on the mountain. I am just an alchemist..."

Lin Bai sighed repeatedly.

"Gu Feng is dead." Gu Fang suddenly spoke with an extremely ugly expression.

"Senior Brother Gu..." Lin Bai was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly asked, "Where is Senior Sister Feixue?"

"Still alive." Gu Fang said.

"What about Senior Sister Gu Yao?" Gu Yao was traveling with Zhu Jianyang, so Lin Bai was actually asking about Zhu Jianyang.

"Nothing." Gu Fang said again.

Lin Bai breathed a sigh of relief.

"Junior Brother Yun, I know this is difficult for you, but I have no choice." Gu Fang sighed softly.

"Senior Sister, there are many talented people among the Gu family. Why don't you gather more people and go there first?" Lin Bai asked sincerely, thinking, you, the Gu family, don't want to send more people in, so you let me, an outsider, come?

"The previous promise remains the same. My family allows you to make one condition." Gu Fang did not explain, but directly offered benefits. "Also, I heard that you have a Taoist partner, who joined the Tianchi Sect. At that time, the four Jindan sects accepted independent practitioners. Do you know why?"

She looked at Lin Bai listlessly.

"Please tell me, Senior Sister." Lin Bai and Pei Ning had discussed this matter more than once, but they had no clue.

Gu Fang looked at Gu Jinzhen.

"I can't tell you about this yet." Gu Jinzhen sighed and said, "I can only give you a promise. I treat you as a nephew of the Gu family, and Pei Ning is also a nephew. I will never treat you as an outsider."

Lin Bai was confused, but from what he heard, he could tell there was something dangerous going on.

After thinking for a long time, Lin Bai stood up, bowed, and said, "Yun Zhonghe is willing to go into the mountains to look for someone again."

"Good boy." Gu Jinzhen stroked his beard, "Since you value the friendship with your Taoist partner, my Gu family also values ​​friendship."

Lin Bai thanked him again.

Gu Fang took out a letter and gave it to Lin Bai again along with the Yan Guiling Bell.

"If you meet Gu Yao, ask her to come back quickly." Gu Jinzhen reminded again.

Lin Bai agreed and thought to himself that there is no such thing as a third time. This time I am going to get into trouble for the third time.

Gu Jinzhen explained many other matters and Lin Bai left.

Since he had entered the mountain, he wanted to get some more. Lin Bai went to Tianchi Sect again and asked about the whereabouts of Gai Qiuyan and Yao Qianchi.

He went to say goodbye to Yang Shu again. After listening to many good things he said, Lin Bai went up the mountain with great satisfaction.

The crow fog had not yet dissipated, and Lin Bai was still shuttling through the mountains and forests.

There was no danger along the way, and no one was encountered. Now it has been nearly three months since the disciples of the three sects entered the mountains. Those who are capable are all in the deep mountains, and those who are not capable have either turned into ashes or returned to their bases to rest.

After three days of hesitation, Lin Bai came to the Chuanshan Valley again. The area was lush and green, but there were no tall trees.

Go back to Xiao Huang’s former residence and take the talisman left there.

"It's a pity that no one from the Tianchi Sect followed me this time, otherwise I might have been able to get another talisman from Liu Tianhe."

Lin Bai felt quite disappointed. Previously, there was a beautiful body lying on the stone bed, but now there was only a faint smell of wine.

After resting for five days, Lin Bai came out of the cave and planned to explore further inside.

I have the skills to seek good fortune and avoid danger, and I have some talismans to protect myself. As long as I don't encounter the golden elixir, there will be no danger.

Go deeper into the valley and pass through the territory of the foundation-building leopard.

However, the place was in a mess, the leopard was nowhere to be seen, and even his disciples were nowhere to be found.

Most monsters are stubborn and will not easily leave their territory unless they encounter a stronger one to rob them, or they die.

Lin Bai walked even slower and slower, moving forward carefully.

Five more miles in depth, the exit through the valley is in front.

Outside the valley, there was dense forest with many tall trees and the faint sound of ferocious beasts roaring.

After walking a few more steps, I suddenly felt something in my heart, but it was not strong. It said that there was danger ahead, which might threaten my life, but if I was careful, nothing serious would happen.

Lin Bai looked outside the valley, then turned around and walked back.

After a few breaths, he felt his energy being locked by someone, and then a huge bronze bell fell from the sky, with a flying sword chasing him from behind, and a long rope like a snake.

Thick fog rose up, with several red flames in it, and it seemed that there were faint stone plates rotating.

Soon, the fog dissipated, revealing two corpses on the ground, still emitting flames. There was also a woman of about 12 years old, very beautiful, standing there motionless, with a blank look in her eyes, strands of white hair showing through her black hair, and wrinkles on her face appearing and disappearing.

Lin Bai first collected the storage ring and the spiritual tools scattered on the ground. Then he asked, "Jiuyin Mountain?"

These three people were actually quite capable, especially in terms of their close coordination. However, Lin Bai left early, which made it difficult for them to coordinate, and thus they were able to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.

The female cultivator had wrinkles on her face and she gritted her teeth without saying a word.

"Is there a formation ahead?" Lin Bai guessed that since these three people could pose a threat to him and make him avoid danger and seek good fortune, there must be external support, which should be a formation or something like that.

"Who is Daoist friend..." The female cultivator opened her mouth, but when she heard her own old voice, she immediately closed her mouth again.

"Take me to where you set up the formation." Seeing that the two dead foundation builders had turned into ashes, Lin Bai waved his sleeves and sent them away.

"You...you won't kill me?" The female cultivator was very beautiful. Although there were wrinkles on her face, it couldn't hide her former color. "That depends on whether you listen to me or not." Lin Bai smiled.

"I am willing to lead the way for you, fellow Taoist, and serve you with my body." The female cultivator gritted her teeth and led the way.

After leaving the valley, she described in detail the location of the formation.

"This formation is called the Phantom Water Formation. Once you enter the formation, you will enter an illusion. All you will see are waves and water, making it difficult to tell the direction." said the female cultivator.

"Why are you lying in ambush here instead of exploring further inside?" Lin Bai looked at her with a smile and said, "You are blocking the way here, probably to buy time for your fellow disciples, right?"

The female cultivator was silent for a moment, then nodded.

"Where did your fellow disciples go?" Lin Bai asked again.

"Zhengnan!" The female cultivator said firmly, and then flattered: "Fellow Daoist, are you a casual cultivator? Why don't you come with me?"

Lin Bai looked at her and knew that she was not lying, but she had no good intentions and was going to find a companion.

"That's right, I came from Xinyifang." Lin Bai smiled.

"What a coincidence?" The female cultivator lifted up her half-white hair, raised her middle-aged face, and flirted, "My brother is an alchemist. He has been making a living in Xinyifang and lived in the Jiang family. Later..." She stopped talking.

Lin Bai nodded and looked through the three of them's storage rings. There were indeed a lot of good things inside.

In addition to the items from Jiuyin Mountain, there were also items from Qiaoshan Sect and Yunxia Sect. Many of the spiritual tools were stained with blood, obviously looted.

The flying knife took the life of the female cultivator, and Lin Bai did not go any further and just stayed here.

After waiting for five or six days, only four disciples from Jiuyin Mountain came, and they were all accepted by Lin Bai.

After waiting for two more days, Lin Bai stopped the formation and put away the formation flags and formation plates. He would go back and study them and learn how to set up formations in the future.

According to what the female cultivator said, Lin Bai walked towards the south.

The mountain roads are difficult to travel on, there are many trees, and monsters can be seen from time to time.

Lin Bai didn't expect to have a great opportunity, so he avoided the monsters. After two days of wandering, he only traveled about twenty miles.

After walking for another half a day, I saw an acquaintance.

"Brother Yun, long time no see." Chunyu Tong was like a wild man, but there was even a smile on his face.

There was a young girl next to him, her white robe had turned black, her face was dark, her hair was disheveled, and she also looked disheveled.

"Is there any danger ahead?" Lin Bai asked.

Chunyu Tong did not answer, and the girl did not say anything either.

"I am Yang Shu's good friend, please give me some advice." Lin Bai thought to himself, don't hide it, I am your brother-in-law!
When the girl heard Yang Shu's name, she went to see Chun Yu Tong, who nodded slightly.

"There are bandits from Jiuyin Mountain ahead." said the girl.

"Have you ever met Gu Feixue from the Gu family?" Lin Bai asked again.

"Never seen it." The girl replied.

"Where is Gu Yao?" Lin Bai asked again.

"I've never seen that bitch." The girl replied.

How did she become a slut? Lin Bai had no words to say, so he could only sigh and throw some healing pills over. The girl took them, nodded slightly in thanks, and walked north, obviously going out of the mountain.

Lin Bai walked on, but met two Cheng family members from Qiaoshan Sect again. However, they were just on guard, and when he wanted to ask for some information, they ignored him.

After walking another ten miles, I felt something in my heart.

Before Lin Bai left, a man and a woman came, both wearing the uniforms of Jiuyin Mountain.

But he also looked quite weathered, and it was obvious that he had suffered a lot.

"A casual cultivator?" the male cultivator asked coldly.

"That's right." Lin Bai replied.

"Get out!" the male monk said.

Lin Bai hated monks who lacked etiquette the most. The thick fog dissipated, and the flying knife came out, taking the lives of the couple instantly.

"You are an exhausted army. You have already used up all your magic talismans and most of your spiritual weapons are broken. How dare you challenge me?"

He waved his sleeves to scatter the ashes and picked up the spoils. Just as he was thinking about whether to advance or retreat, three more disciples from Jiuyin Mountain came.

The three men didn't say anything and just started fighting.

Lin Bai could only maneuver around, but after trying for a while, he felt that these three people had some skills, but they seemed very weak, and it was obvious that they had been in a series of fierce battles.

Without thinking any more, he used his magical powers to kill two people, and then used the flying knife to kill another one.

After picking up the spoils, he went to the stone plate to recover a little, and then he heard a rustling sound in front of him.

"Add fuel to the fire tactics?" Lin Bai was shocked.

The visitors were two male cultivators. Although they were extremely ferocious, they were also tired, so they used their original energy to fight back.

Lin Bai used the same trick again and killed two more people.

"Come back later. We have to catch him alive."

After using the Dead Tree Cicada's magical powers twice, Lin Bai felt very weak. He thought that if another person came with the talisman, he would be finished.

I turned around and ran for a while, but no one came. I felt nothing in my heart.

"A total of seven were killed. Are there only seven of them?" Lin Bai looked for a safe place, and when the strength of the army had recovered to its peak, he headed south again.

After walking about a mile, there was a peach blossom forest.

There are no green leaves, only the spring breeze swaying the peach blossoms. Butterflies are dancing and birds are chirping. Green deer are walking among them, accompanied by cranes.

This place has a fairyland-like atmosphere. However, there are several corpses in front of the peach forest, which also looks messy, which somewhat ruins the scenery.

Feeling nothing in his heart, Lin Bai stepped into the peach blossom forest.

After walking three hundred steps, you will see a small round pond about thirty feet square.

In the middle there is a small stone island about three feet square, just above the water surface by an inch, shaped like a full moon.

Still feeling nothing in his heart, Lin Bai walked forward to take a closer look and saw that the pool was extremely deep, with no idea of ​​its depth, and reflected his own appearance.

There seemed to be fish swimming in it, but they were vague and illusory.

Lin Bai pondered for a long time, then reached out to touch the water. It was warm, cool, and gentle, unlike the water he had seen before.

There is no good or bad in my heart.

Lin Bai bowed towards the lake and said, "Fairy, Xinyifang said... Lin Zhuanlun wants to see you."

A small fish jumped out of the water, causing slight ripples, but there was nothing unusual.

"Is Fairy Chenyu not in the deep pool?"

Lin Bai thought about it, and then looked around carefully, trying to find some clues, but to no avail.

"If the fairy is not here, what are the people from Jiuyin Mountain doing here?"

Lin Bai patiently walked around the peach blossom forest again, but still found nothing.

When he arrived at Youtan, Lin Bai shamelessly said many words of love, but it was of no use.

"Xiao Huang?" Lin Bai called Huang Ruhua again.

Still no one answered.

"Fairy Chenyu likes innocent girls. Although I am innocent, I am a man. Could it be that the fairy doesn't like me and that's why she doesn't want to see me?"

"Or do I need to jump into the deep pool?"

Lin Bai felt that this was the first time that the wheel was useless.

At nightfall, the moonlight shines on the deep pool, and subtle ripples sway the bright white moon shadow.

Hearing the roars and cries of animals, Lin Bai wanted to find a place to rest. After thinking for a while, he took out the Swallow Return Bell from the storage ring, and there was a slight sound.

"Gu Feixue is nearby?"

Lin Bai regretted taking out the Swallow Return Bell. But after thinking for a while, he decided that it would be better to go meet Gu Feixue instead of wasting time here. Who knows, maybe she knows something.

Go in the direction the bell points and head southwest.

After much hesitancy, they had only traveled about three miles by daybreak.

The further we go, the more frequent the ringing sounds become.

After a while, a strange vision appeared.

The forests here are lush, but there are very few flying birds. Many trees are covered with pale spider webs, on which hang many skeletons of birds and animals.

As we walked forward, we saw more and more spiders. The trees were all connected by spider webs, and the webs were extremely sticky.

"What a noise!" Lin Bai put the Swallow Return Bell into his storage ring and turned back. "I'd better go and think about that deep pool. I can grind an iron rod into a needle. With my sincere heart, I will surely win the favor of the fairy."

After walking a few steps, I suddenly felt a chill in my heart. I turned around and looked, but there was nothing.

"Zizi..." Hearing the sound, I looked up and saw a huge pale spider on a tall tree, spitting out spider silk as thick as my arm.

Lin Bai did not hesitate. Before the flying knife came out, Fu Bao had already made a move.

I saw rushing water all around, and a long green sword seemed to be carrying a river, rushing forward.

The pale spider's silk disintegrated immediately when it touched the sword shadow. However, the sword's momentum did not stop, and the shadowy sword blade pierced the spider's body and killed it instantly.

"Liu Tianhe seems to be quite strong, not worse than Senior Po Yunzi."

Lin Bai felt nothing and took out the Yan Guiling again.

Following the sound of the bell, we went deeper into the place. In just a quarter of an hour, we saw a cave sealed by spider silk.

He created a fire with a snap of his fingers, which burned for half a quarter of an hour before the spider silk was burned away.

Looking closely inside, I saw Gu Feixue sitting cross-legged on the spot, holding a broken sword in his hand, his face pale.

"Why are you here?" Gu Feixue breathed a sigh of relief.

"Senior Gu asked me to come look for you." Lin Bai put away the Swallow Return Bell, took out the letter, and walked forward to ask, "Are you injured?"

"Poisoned." Gu Feixue's face was paler than that of the spider.

"I have Jade Purification Pills." Lin Bai took out the pill bottle, took out three pills and handed them to her, but she refused to take them.

"The effect is too slow." Gu Feixue shook her head.

"Then I'll take you out." Lin Bai was very sincere.

"I have become food and can't leave this place." Gu Feixue actually smiled.

"Food? Can't live without it?" Lin Bai was puzzled.

"Leave quickly!" Gu Feixue did not explain, but said, "There is a demon beast with a perfect foundation here, it is extremely ferocious! Take the news out, and let Gu Yao avenge me in the future."

A perfect foundation-building monster? Why didn't you say so earlier? Lin Bai was startled. Seeing that he had no feelings, he quickly took out various talismans and elixirs, intending to leave them for her to use.

He asked casually, "What kind of monster is it?" Lin Bai wanted to go back and give an explanation.

"It's a pale poisonous spider." Gu Feixue said.

"Poisonous spider?" Lin Bai stopped walking, "What does it look like?"

"It's pale all over, its body is extremely hard, and its silk is extremely poisonous and has a paralyzing effect." Gu Feixue shook her head and smiled bitterly, "You should leave quickly, don't let anyone find you."

"No!" Lin Bai immediately waved his hand. "In life, it is not right to run away alone when seeing a friend in danger."

"You..." Gu Feixue was stunned, thinking that you were not like this when you met Lao Crow.

"Don't worry, Senior Sister!" Lin Bai said proudly with a righteous look on his face, "I have to take care of what you have entrusted to me. How can I just walk away? This time I have to protect you. If any monster comes, it will have to step on my corpse to hurt you!"

"You don't have to do this." Gu Feixue thought that this man might be stupid.
"Don't say too much! I, Yun Zhonghe, never care about gains and losses when doing things. I just want to have a clear conscience. Senior sister, just heal your wounds well!" Lin Bai walked towards the cave entrance.

Light shone in from outside the cave. Gu Feixue saw Lin Bai sitting cross-legged at the entrance of the cave, facing outside. His dark silhouette was particularly majestic, and a sword was placed beside him. He really seemed to be ready to die heroically.

"Is this what it means when strong winds reveal strong grass?" Gu Feixue murmured.

(End of this chapter)