Fairy, return my flying sword to me

Chapter 166 Collective Gaze
The next day, early in the morning.

Lin Jian, the Imperial Preceptor, and Chun Xue arrived at the foot of the mountain.

Looking at the long queue stretching out from the foot of the mountain, the Imperial Master sighed, "Without paying attention, he has had such an impact. If they truly have the will, who knows how much harm they will cause to the people."

"That's why we have to find out the truth and find out what that old monk is really up to."

As they were talking, they were about to cast a spell and fly up the mountain, but Lin Jian, with his sharp eyes, spotted a familiar figure in the crowd.

"and many more!"

He stopped in the woods and found the copper smelter who seemed to be queuing obediently among the crowd.

"Why are you here again?" Lin Jian walked up and greeted curiously.

Even if the other believers who come every day don’t know anything about it, at least they have some understanding of the pros and cons of this Dead Copper Refiner.

Even if he really thought this temple was magical, he could just go through his brother's back door and go up the mountain directly from the back. Why would he have to queue up here?
When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong. Lin Jian wants to find out what is going on.

"Ah?" The copper smelter smiled innocently at the sight of Lin Jian. "Brother, you're here too?"

"I'm talking to you. Why are you still queuing here? Your good brother won't let you go through the back door?"

"What are you talking about! What are you talking about!" The copper smelter was anxious. "The relationship between me and my good brother has been tested many times. It's just that I don't want to take the back door today."

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"I think, facing this thousand-year-old temple... we should remain pious."

“Waiting in line is piety?”

"Queuing is piety!" The copper refiner extended his hand to guide the long queue. "Look, I'm able to queue here with so many people who share the same faith. In this process, I've also left myself ample time to purify my heart. As the saying goes, it's better to rely on oneself than on others. Queuing... is also a way to cultivate the mind."

Lin Jian gave a thumbs up and said, "Brother, that's a good idea!"

He leaned closer and lowered his voice, "We're all brothers who went through the back door together. Can you please not hide anything? What did you find out? Just stand in line here obediently."

The copper refiner looked around, lowered his head, and whispered, "Hey, it's nothing. I just felt a little uncomfortable after going back home these past two days, and subconsciously wanted to run here. But don't you think it's strange? I thought about this in my mind, and when I reached the foot of the mountain, I found that the uncomfortable feeling was gone."

He patted himself all over, "Look! I feel so relaxed! Everything feels good. Anyway, we're all seeking to be bound. If we stay in the temple for too long, we'll just be looked down upon. Why not just line up slowly on the way up the mountain? Isn't that wonderful?"

Lin Jian nodded and patted his shoulder. "Then you can wait in line. I'll go up first."

"Hey where are you going without my brother?"

"Are you stupid? I can fly..."

Lin Jian and the national teacher flew up.

The next moment, everyone in the long dragon-like team looked over here almost at the same time.

Silence, silence.

The long queue, which was originally filled with buzzing and whispering, suddenly became silent.

For a moment, the only sounds on the entire scene were the soft chirping of birds and insects in the forest.

Even though there was a long distance between them, one could still see the dullness and coldness in those eyes through the forest.

He swore that even a person who had seen a lot of things would feel insecure when faced with such a "public attention" situation as the current one.

What’s important is not being stared at by so many people, but that the gazes are almost identical.

Cold, ruthless, indifferent...

Countless gazes came from countless different eyes, but at the moment they converged into the same spiritual impact.

"Come down quickly!" Someone was heard shouting not far away in the woods.

The Imperial Master moved very quickly and landed earlier than Lin Jian.

Strangely enough, the moment the three of them landed, all those gazes turned back, as if the past that was being stared at by everyone was just an illusion of the three of them.

The steps leading up the mountain, which had been briefly silent, were instantly filled with lively laughter and cheers.

"That's not right..." The Imperial Master muttered to himself after landing, "I've never encountered such a big reaction before?" "Could it be because of me?" Lin Jian, who landed behind the Imperial Master with Chunxue, made a reasonable guess.

Practice is the only criterion for testing facts.

After saying this, he took Haruyuki and performed some hand gestures before ascending to the sky again.

"Shh!"

Their eyes shot at each other, and this time Lin Jian could see more clearly.

Even the copper smelter who was mixed in the crowd looked over. His eyes were not as mean and shrewd as usual, but instead filled with cold dullness.

He landed in the forest, picked up the imperial teacher and took off.

The Imperial Master was a little frightened, but still flew up...

No movement.

"How embarrassing." The imperial teacher was a little unhappy when he landed again.

They all looked at the forest and not at themselves. What did that mean?
Isolate me?
Linjian pondered for a moment, then put Haruyuki down and took off alone.

"Shh!"

Another volley of glances.

Lin Jian can see further this time...

Or perhaps the feeling that he was being watched also came from a more distant place.

Coming from the mountain road, coming from the dense forest.

In the place that should have been blocked by branches and rocks, the forest also "felt" the mental pressure from those eyes.

"This is where things get interesting..."

Lin Jian, who had landed, asked Haruyuki, "Are you ready?"

Haruyuki nodded excitedly, "It's my turn, it's my turn!"

"Take off!" Lin Jian made a sword gesture with his hands and took off with Chun Xue using the sword-controlling technique.

...no movement.

The falling spring snow whimpered, "How embarrassing, whimper, whimper~"

The Baicao Valley disciples who were running over shouted repeatedly, "Brother Dao! Brother Dao, what are you doing?!"

Lin Jian replied seriously, "Control variable method? Didn't your teacher teach that?"

Then he looked at the Imperial Master and said, "It's your turn. Take Haruyuki and fly again!"

The Imperial Master calmed himself down and nodded in agreement, "No problem."

I was shocked the first time I flew with Lin Jian.

But flying solo is no problem.

It's okay for this mortal woman to fly solo.

That can only mean one thing - the problem is with Lin Jian.

Sure enough, after the two flew into the sky together, even if they made moves to fly towards the temple, they did not attract the attention of the believers.

"Targeting me?" Lin Jian stared intently.

"No!" The Baicao Valley disciple finally found an opportunity to interrupt, "They're targeting us! They're the special ones!"

The leading disciple pointed at the Imperial Master and Haruyuki and said, "We've also tried to use magic to fly directly up the mountain, but we were always stopped by these believers. It seems that if we don't line up properly, something terrible will happen."

At this point, the disciple looked at Lin Jian in amazement, "But none of us dared to face the terror of being watched a second time. Brother Dao, you..."

(End of this chapter)