Immortal Road.

Chapter 334: Past and present life, the end of Qing Ping

pain,
Severe pain,

It hurts deep in my bones and pierces my heart.

Every breath was accompanied by a needle-like pain, making him feel as if his vitality was slipping away bit by bit.

But he could not find any comfort or way to relieve his pain around him, and could only endure this deep torment silently.

Lost in the darkness for a long time.

Apart from being at a loss at the beginning, he gradually fell from disappointment to despair, and was trapped in this abyss.

Unconsciously, he had a dream.

I dreamed that in my previous life before I traveled through time, I worked overtime on time every day, from nine to nine, no matter the weather, just hoping to save enough money at the age of 35, so that I can return to my hometown, buy a house, find a blind date, and live an ordinary life.

"Xiao Lin, come to my office later."

The chief engineer hurriedly passed by his workstation, holding the documents, without even looking at him, and just said a few words simply. He knew that he would have a new job on his hands.

If he does not do well, his performance will be deducted. If he does well, he will get a share of one or two thousand yuan from the project bonus as a token of his appreciation. The bulk of the proceeds will definitely go to the chief engineer, the minister, the deputy minister, and the section chiefs at all levels, and when it comes to him as an employee, only the bottom end will be left.

"Mr. Lin, the OEM called and wants to talk to you in person. There's something wrong with our product. It seems that the check valve in the gas control box is leaking. I'm not sure if it's a sealing problem or a factory installation error. Would you mind taking the call?"

The person who was speaking was a new intern from the Technical Management Department, who was responsible for answering the phone and helping to print drawings. The girl was pretty and clean, and she liked to get close to him often, asking him questions and helping to pour water. Occasionally, she would sit opposite him when eating in the company cafeteria.

He nodded, put down the work at hand, and went to answer the phone.

After some communication and verification via video chat, the morning was gone.

The office was empty, everyone had gone to the cafeteria to eat, and he was the only one who had just finished his work.

"Next year, my length of service should be enough. I will leave as soon as I am awarded the professional title and switch to Lin'an to work on my own. I am still young and need to make money as soon as possible!"

He turned around and went back to his workstation. The three-dimensional model on the computer screen was connected to a series of functions he had set up. When he modified the size, he could affect the entire system, thus saving the efficiency of rework later.

But when he was about to continue working, those functions seemed to come alive and turned into small curved snakes, twisting and entwining, crawling around randomly, and densely spawning and replicating. They began to occupy his field of vision and locked his gaze so that he could not move.

His brain felt like it was being stirred like paste and he screamed out in pain. He really wanted to recognize what these little snakes meant. It seemed as if there was an unknown existence that wanted to imprint something on his mind.

In a daze, he felt it was more and more familiar the more he looked, and suddenly recalled some of his memories.

Could it be some kind of ancient rune script?
Who is controlling all this and what do they want to tell me???
The loud shouting attracted people. A blurry figure hurried over from the stairs outside the office, holding a steaming hot lunch box in her hands. It seemed that she had just packed it from the cafeteria and was about to deliver it to him.

"Mr. Lin, Mr. Lin, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell? I'll take you to the hospital!"

Lin Shan grabbed her arm in panic, wanting to hold her tight, but he felt that everything was like a mirage, a castle in the air, and he couldn't catch her no matter what, and finally let go of her.

"Puff~"

The chair fell backwards and he fell headfirst onto the ground, hitting the legs of the desk, and deep red blood gushed out onto the floor.

His vision gradually blurred. He heard the girl's panicked and hurried shouting, as well as the responses from his colleagues at the stairs outside. Then a group of footsteps sounded, and they rushed towards him in a hurry, picked him up and ran outside.

He didn't have time to think about anything at this moment, he just kept stretching out his hand, wanting to grab her.

……

"Shh!"

Scene change.

Early in the morning, in the outer courtyard of the Lin family, at the martial arts square.

“In Qinghe County, our family is not only the government office, but also the most powerful family. You can practice without worries, but once you become an adult and leave the Lin family, you will face the intrigues and fighting in the martial arts world!

If you don't study hard now, you will suffer in the future."

The coach gave his routine speech in front of the stage, repeating the cliché that if one does not work hard when young, one will regret it when old.

In the rows of teams below, men and women from the outer courtyard of the Lin family stood, wearing uniform white training clothes. They were all six-year-old children, and they had been pulled here to train in advance.

In the crowd, the two boys at the end of the line were whispering.

Looking closely, one of them is quiet and dull, while the other is lively and energetic.

The lively and cheerful boy kept talking and chattering as if he had endless things to say.

"Lin Shan, guess what I found in the back mountain yesterday? A jade pendant. It makes me feel warm when I put it on. I don't know who lost it but I found it!"

The other boy had a blank expression on his face and continued speaking incoherently.

"Oh, really? Lin Fan, you are so lucky to have picked up such a high-end item as a jade pendant."

Lin Fan was still young and innocent at that time, and his desire to show off was clear on his face.

"Hey, I'll give it to you when I get back. You can try wearing it for a few days. It's really amazing!"

Lin Shan pushed it away without thinking.

"No need. I dare not touch this thing. If it is found by the owner in the clan, there will be no way to clear it even if we jump into the Yellow River. We are just orphans without relatives in the outer courtyard. If something happens, no one will stand up for us. We will have a hard time in the future."

Lin Fan was stunned. Being still young, he was a little at a loss. He was stunned for a long time before mumbling to himself.

"Lin Shan, you weren't like this before. When we went to steal vegetables from the garden, steal chickens from the kitchen, touch dogs at the gate, climb trees to take out bird nests, and boil bird eggs, you ran faster than me! Why have you changed so much recently?"

Lin Shan's heart sank. Although he looked only six years old, his body was replaced by a soul that did not suit his age and did not belong to this world.

In the past, the original owner of this body followed Lin Fan, acting mischievously everywhere and always attracting attention, which was absolutely intolerable for a time traveler.

He had to be quiet, keep a low profile, and stay put steadily, not letting others notice that he had changed. The best way was to say and do less, as too much talk would lead to mistakes.

No matter how good the relationship between the original owner of this body and Lin Fan next to him was, he could not continue to be so high-profile.

This kid is too unruly. Ordinary people can't handle him playing with fire like this. Sooner or later, something big will happen!
Since I have traveled through time and space and come to this world where I can practice martial arts, I must concentrate on my training, keep a low profile, and strive to become a martial arts hero in the future, sleep on the lap of a beauty when drunk, and hold power over the world when awake. This is my lofty ideal!
After the morning practice, the coach left and everyone went their separate ways.

Lin Shan had just returned to his shabby house to wash up and wring out the towel when Lin Fan pushed the door open and rushed in, shouting in surprise.

"Lin Shan! I just found some silver on the road again. How about we go to the teahouse and listen to a story? The storyteller just happened to talk about the legend of the sword technique of exorcising evil spirits in the southern Xinjiang martial arts world."

"Don't go."

Lin Shan refused coldly. Having just traveled through time, he had not yet adapted to this world and was naturally defensive. He would not open his heart to anyone, nor did he inherit all the emotions of the original owner, and he did not feel any closeness to Lin Fan.

I just feel that this kid is so ostentatious all day long. In this feudal and low-level world, he will be beaten to death sooner or later.

If I follow him I will only get implicated.

Otherwise, how did the original owner die?

Lin Fan didn't understand why his best friend in the tribe suddenly changed and became like a stranger. His face turned red and he questioned him loudly.

"Lin Shan, what's wrong with you lately? Why are you avoiding me everywhere?"

Lin Shan didn't even turn his head. This body was only six years old. He could only stand on a small stool and struggle to swing his towel onto the hanging rope.

"Lin Fan, let's not have any contact anymore. You and I can't play together."

"why?"

Lin Fan was so anxious that he was sweating profusely. He and Lin Shan were both orphans from the outer courtyard since childhood. No one wanted to be with them, so they had always clung to each other for warmth and were inseparable. Why did it become like this in the past few days?

"Lin Shan, what did I do wrong?!" "You are not wrong."

Lin Shan got off the small stool, carried him under the bed and pushed him in.

She turned her head and looked at him calmly.

"In the future, we should each do our own things well and work hard to practice martial arts so that we can have a good future after we leave the house when we reach adulthood. Now is not the time to play around. You should leave now."

Tears welled up in Lin Fan's eyes and he felt aggrieved. He couldn't understand why he was chased away when he always ran over to share good things with his playmates.
"Okay, that's what you said! I will go back and practice martial arts for you now, and I will never look for you before I turn sixteen and become an adult!"

"Then we'll compare who's doing better!!!"

Lin Fan turned around stubbornly, ran out of the shabby house in a huff, trying hard not to let his tears fall.

Lin Shan still had no expression on his face. He was a time traveler and could not empathize with the original owner, so naturally he would not be soft-hearted. He was just a little brat. He was already a young man in the 21st century, and he was still playing house with him all day?

An adult's soul cannot play with a child.

The strong are destined to be lonely.

I am a time traveler. I will immerse myself in hard training. I want to be a step ahead of heaven!
Even if there aren't any adventures like the heavy pupils of a saint or the possession of an old man, you can definitely shine in this world!
The premise is that I have to develop slowly first!
……

So he continued to grow up in a perverted way for a full ten years.

ten years.

He did it,

As for development
I'm sorry, I've been moving Qi and blood for ten years, but I can hardly even sense the Qi. In the end, I'm not even a warrior, let alone a warrior!

"I have very poor talent for martial arts."

Every late night, Lin Shan would gaze at the starry sky alone, and thought that it would be nice to return to his hometown in his previous life and live a quiet life by getting married and having children.

If you can achieve nothing by traveling through time, then what's the point of traveling through time?
Come to work like a slave for the feudal society?
Not only is he not good enough, Lin Fan's aptitude doesn't seem to be that good either.

Since breaking off his friendship with Lin Shan, Lin Fan lost his only friend.

Loneliness can change a person's character.

Over the past ten years, Lin Fan has gradually become more taciturn and no longer jumps around to cause trouble. Like Lin Shan, he is low-key and quiet, and keeps to himself.

They were all orphans from the outer courtyard, their cultivation had always been mediocre, and no one noticed them among the family.

until a certain day.

This is destined to be an extraordinary day.

The master's study.

In the evening, the dim and slightly drunken sunlight shone into the study through the window, shining on the young man's tough and handsome face.

In his hand, he tightly grasped an ancient scroll, not moving at all.

"A Picture of Mandarin Ducks Playing on the Spring River"!
Lin Shan, after traveling through time for ten years, accidentally found a way to open the strengthening panel!

The golden finger fell from the sky!

No one knew who had arranged this wonderful opportunity arranged by fate, but it lay quietly in the patriarch's study, waiting for him for ten whole years!
The gift package at the beginning gave him 5 points of Ancient Charm, a number that could never be surpassed by any other antiques he encountered in the future!

"What exactly is ancient rhyme?"

The young man was completely unaware of this at the moment. After he had absorbed all the energy, he discovered that the precious painting had slipped from his hands and fell to the ground, turning into a pool of dust.

……

Late at night, in the outer courtyard.

The lights were bright all around, and all the tribesmen gathered together, each of them was shocked and astonished.

How dare someone steal the clan leader's treasure?!

"Search all three of them, including their homes, thoroughly. Don't miss any corner!"

Steward Lin from the family's outer courtyard gave the order, and someone immediately searched the three people who had been to the study room during the day inside and out.

Lin Shan was extremely panicked. Could it be that he was going to be brought to justice and die halfway through just after activating the golden finger?

It's unexpected.

Neither he nor another girl from the tribe, Lin Shu, found anything.

On the contrary, Lin Fan actually hid a large number of pills, weapons, secret manuals, and even a box of silver bills under the cellar of his home!
They were all searched out by the tribesmen!
Lin Shan couldn't believe it. This kid had been picking up copper coins, silver and jade pendants since he was a child, but when he grew up a little, he started picking up elixirs, weapons and secret manuals?
The key point is that they all picked up the banknotes? This is too outrageous!

If we let him continue to grow, what will he pick up next?
However, the other tribesmen simply thought that Lin Fan had stolen the painting early in the morning and was looking for a place to sell it, so they all cast their suspicious eyes on Lin Fan.

Faced with the unanimous questioning of the clan members, Deacon Lin forced the conviction and attempted to greedily take possession of these properties.

Lin Fan acted calmly, standing among the people pointing fingers at him. He glanced at Lin Shan quietly, and when he saw that he was feeling guilty and didn't know what to do, he smiled slightly.

"Is it impossible to hide it after all?"

"Then... stop pretending."

In an instant, a high-profile, confident, high-spirited, and saintly temperament emanated, and this time it was mixed with an evil, mad, and arrogant expression. That kind of arrogance was completely released after all the repression over the years!
The former Lin Fan is back!

That night,
Deacon Lin was injured by a palm strike.

The head of the Lin family accepted Lin Fan into the inner circle.

The tribesmen were all in excitement and shock.

Lin Shan escaped a disaster.
……

From then on, all his memories suddenly regained.

No longer living in the body of the young boy Lin Shan, he began to look down on the entire timeline from a third-person perspective as a bystander.

On that night, when the owner of the house, Lin Zhenyue, closed the windows and doors and personally asked Lin Fan about the "Spring River Playing with Mandarin Ducks", Lin Fan directly admitted on the spot that he was the one who sold the painting.

Lin Shan was thus pulled out of the vortex and his suspicion was cleared.

Even when the Lin’s Pawn Shop got into trouble later, it was Lin Fan who secretly helped him settle it in the clan’s inner courtyard.

Even when they were sixteen years old and had their coming-of-age ceremony, outer court disciples were assigned to go out of the palace to earn a living.

An orphan with no relatives in Linshan District was given the good position of "Bodyguard of the Escort Agency" by the stingy Steward Lin just for a bribe of twenty taels of silver!
Little did they know that after the "famous painting theft incident" that night, Deacon Lin knelt down in front of Lin Fan and slapped him in the face to apologize the next day, becoming Lin Fan's loyal lackey.
Lin Shan's shadow of consciousness watched all this quietly, shocked beyond words.

It turns out that when I was young, I had come across so many dangers because I always had good brothers who carried the burdens for me!

He never asked himself why he did that or what the purpose of doing that was. He just trusted himself completely, helped himself without expecting anything in return, and without reservation.

He is the son of luck and doesn't care about his own little secrets!

Just because they were still young and innocent children, the two of them supported each other and were inseparable, and they formed a deep friendship through stealing chickens and dogs, robbing bird nests, drinking tea and listening to books, and wearing the same pants!

No wonder, he rescued him that night in the Song Dynasty capital Bianliang, went to Jiangdong to give him the "Five Elements Magic Fan" in the name of killing Zen Master Xingtai, and later when the righteous coalition forces attacked the headquarters of the East China Sea Demon Sect, he passed information to him despite the risk of being exposed!
"Lin Fan."

Only then did Lin Shan truly realize that he was not alone in this world and that there was always a good brother who was silently helping him.

Unlike superficial brothers like Young Master Jiuyou and Zhong Shenxiu, Lin Fan is a biological brother of the same clan. They are connected by blood, and the friendship established in childhood is indestructible!
But then the scene changed, and he saw that after he left the house to make a living, a huge palm appeared in the sky above the Lin family compound, and it seemed that it was about to fall down and raze the entire Lin mansion to the ground!
(End of this chapter)