The myth begins with the Lotus Lantern

Chapter 17 Mood
Ding Lin wagged his tail and saw the last bit of black impurities fall off his body and are quickly purified by the green lotus in the pond. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

My body feels lighter than ever before.

Ding Lin sensed it.

The body is much more agile and stronger than before.

That pill should be used to cleanse the marrow and remove hair.

The effect is indeed good.

But the process...

Ding Lin shuddered again.

……

The day passed and night came again.

Ding Lin floated on the water, breathing in and out towards the moon. The marrow cleansing and hair removal he had just undergone made him look forward to tonight's practice.

Perhaps my cultivation could continue to grow?

Midnight passed.

Ding Lin opened his eyes, the expectation in his eyes faded, and they became gloomy as water. He exhaled lightly.

There is still no improvement in my cultivation.

"Have you finished your training?"

Suddenly, a cold voice was heard from the shore.

Ding Lin was stunned. He thought that because of the last words yesterday, the fairy maid would not come today.

Are you here to see me off?
So fast.

Ding Lin's eyes flashed
No sound was made.

"I have a question for you."

The fairy maid said again.

Ding Lin was silent for a while, raised his eyes to look at the fairy servant, and nodded slowly. He guessed that he would be sent away soon, so he no longer tried to hide and please like he did last night.

In this way, the eyes become peaceful and clear.

"Thank you for taking care of me over the years. Ask me anything you want. I will tell you everything I know and can tell you."

"Thank you."

The fairy maid said, she was sitting in the pavilion, pursed her lips, and did not speak immediately.

Ding Lin noticed that there was a look of inquiry in her eyes.

But there is more expectation.

What does she want to ask?
What are you looking for?
What kind of answer are you expecting?
"You said last night...you left twice and then turned back. At that time..." The fairy maid paused, "What were you thinking at that time?"

What were you thinking at that time?
Ding Lin looked up at the moon, then lowered his head and thought for a while.

He hesitated to speak.

The fairy maid didn't urge him, but just looked at him quietly, waiting patiently for his answer.

After a long time, Ding Lin shook his head.

"can not say?"

"No," Ding Lin said, "I can't explain it clearly myself." He thought for a moment, his eyes complicated, "I feel some guilt, some gratitude, some responsibility, and some..."

Ding Lin hesitated and fell silent. After pondering for a while, he finally shook his head again.

"I do not know either……"

There was a flash of disappointment in the fairy maid's eyes.

They sat in the pavilion for a while, the man and the fish, sitting in silence.

A good while.

The fairy maid slowly stood up and stretched out her hand, with a pill between her green jade fingers. She did not throw the pill into the water as usual, but leaned over, put her palm close to the water surface, and dropped the pill into the water.

"No matter what, I still want to thank you." said the fairy servant.

Ding Lin took a look at the pill. It was exactly the same as the one he took yesterday. He couldn't help but grimace.

The fairy maid stood up and was about to leave.

"Um..." Ding Lin hesitated for a moment, then said, "Can we change it to the old one, this..."

The fairy maid turned around and looked at Ding Lin again.

"This... hurts so much."

"Your original form is just a carp, and your body can't bear much power. Even after being tempered by the lotus leaves of the Precious Lotus Lantern, you should have reached the upper limit by now. The previous pills are no longer useful."

The fairy maid explained.

"This body-purifying pill can remove impurities from your body. After taking it a few times, your cultivation will continue to grow."

After saying this, the fairy maid stepped forward and was about to leave.

"That's it..."

Ding Lin grinned again.

"Don't worry, the first time you take the Body Cleansing Pill, it hurts the most. It will get better after you take it again, and it won't hurt that much anymore."

The fairy maid paused for a moment and then continued walking forward. This time she did not stop and her figure quickly disappeared behind the archway.

Ding Lin lowered his head and looked at the body-cleansing pill that had fallen to the bottom of the water again. He seemed to exhale a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and rushed to the bottom of the lake. However, he paused in front of the pill, raised his neck and swallowed it.

After a moment, the water in the pool began to churn violently again.

On the water surface, layers of ripples drive the lotus leaves to sway gently...

All night long.

……

When the sun rose again, Ding Lin slowly floated up from the bottom of the water, took a bite of the lotus leaf, then turned over weakly and lay on the water to bask in the sun.

The fairy maid did not lie to him. The pain he felt the second time taking the Body Cleansing Pill was indeed much less than the first time. At least this time, after the effect of the medicine was exhausted, he was still able to move and eat immediately.

The cool spiritual energy washes through the body.

Ding Lin squinted at the sun. From this perspective, the entire sky seemed turned upside down.

The white clouds took on a different shape than before, moving with the wind, gathering and dispersing unpredictably, and becoming invisible.

wrong.

There is no such thing as positive and negative.

The huge sun in the center looks the same no matter how you look at it: round, hot, and endless.

What changes are only the clouds and everything in this world.

Heaven and earth are immortal, the sun and the moon shine together.

In mythology, each star is named after a deity. Was it because the deity cultivated to such a high level that he transformed into a star, or was it because his physical body became as great as the stars, able to embody his spirit and which cannot be melted by time or erased by the years?

Now, we live in such a world.

What will your future be like?

How far can we go?

……

At dusk, the fairy maid came again.

Ding Lin was resting under the water.

Through the ripples on the surface of the pool, the figures by the pool are blurry and a little hazy.

Ding Lin spit out a string of bubbles and swam up.

As the light of dusk fell, there was a hint of fatigue in the fairy maid's eyes.

With her level of cultivation, her body should no longer need rest. This level of fatigue can only be caused by excessive mental exhaustion.

Ding Lin looked at the female fairy servant.

There was silence for a while.

"Can I ask you something else?"

The fairy maid spoke.

Ding Lin nodded.

"Thank you."

Female fairy servant.

"You...you and...her, can you tell me about the feelings you had when you were together?"

When we are together...

Ding Lin lowered his head and his eyes changed.

They had been together for so many years, and except for the last few times, he had always been wary of her. How could he say this out loud?

There was a long silence.

"Still can't say?"

Female fairy servant.

"It's not that it's bad, but..." Ding Lin paused and continued, "I don't want to say it."

Prefer not to say……

The fairy maid pursed her lips.

Yes.

They have been separated for so long.

I want him to reminisce about the past here.

It's really too much to ask.

"Feel sorry."

The sudden apology surprised Ding Lin. He looked up at the fairy servant and found that she had a hint of apology on her face, as if she had thought of something.

"I shouldn't have asked."

The fairy maid continued.

Ding Lin did not respond. He didn't know where the fairy maid's sudden apology came from. However, it was indeed a good thing for him that things had developed to this point.

(End of this chapter)