Longevity Candle

Chapter 66 Peach Blossom Spring in Taiping Road
Hu Ling's injuries gradually healed, and the neighboring Alligator Dragon Immortal Master often came to visit, discussing immortal cultivation with the white foxes.

She stopped thinking about Zhang Ning and focused on her spiritual practice, keeping watch over the green lamp and finding peace of mind in its presence.

A small alligator dragon came to her side: "You've really ruined me. What do you mean by 'listen to me about the end of the kingdom'? I got beaten up by my master and had to be nursed back to health for half a year."

"I'm sorry," Hu Ling apologized guiltily, "I had no other choice at the time, so I agreed to do as my master said."

"Forget it, it's all in the past." The little alligator dragon said generously, "Do you still want to see him? I can take you there."

“He’s gone.” Hu Ling shook her head. “I shouldn’t have interfered in his life.”

The little alligator wagged its tail: "When you have time, you can come visit the Cold Pool. The fish there are incredibly delicious."

"Thank you. The peaches in Peach Blossom Village are ripe. I'll save the sweetest ones for you," Hu Ling said.

The little alligator dragon left, but instead of returning to the cold pool, it went outside the mountain, watched the people who were clearing the mountain, and glanced at Zhang Ning along the way.

He was beaten up because of Zhang Ning, and he had his own grievances.

Zhang Ning is now in a miserable state, ignored by everyone, like a pitiful worm abandoned by the world.

The little dragon lost interest; he saw him as a pitiful mortal, and taking revenge on him would only damage his own dignity as a celestial master.

He came here more to look back at his former home than to specifically see Zhang Ning's miserable situation.

Zhang Ning spends every day at the mass grave, burying the dead people; it's the only thing he can do.

He didn't have the same vision as Emperor Yongning. These were the people under his rule; if he couldn't take good care of them while they were alive, they still needed to be buried after they died.

Five years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Taipingdao found the Peach Blossom Village they had previously visited, but it was deserted.

They searched very slowly because they needed the Book of Peace to isolate the senses of spirits and immortal masters, and dared not spread their search.

“It’s been uninhabited for a long time, should we still look for it?” A middle-aged man looked at the old eunuch.

The old eunuch frowned and said, "The other party has moved, which means they have probably discovered us and stopped searching. The Book of Peace has already recorded the Immortal Fox, so we'll wait for her to come out on her own. However, the Crocodile Dragon appears frequently, and we need the Book of Peace to record its location. Let's deal with the Crocodile Dragon first."

The Taiping Dao members quickly left and returned to their ordinary lives.

After everything calmed down, Hu Ling obediently cultivated her skills and no longer yearned for the mortal world. She also knew that those people had come looking for her, and she felt even more fearful.

Two more years passed in this wait.

Zhang Ning fell ill. He seemed to be relieved. He rolled himself up in a straw mat and lay down in the middle of a row of graves, waiting for death.

The little alligator dragon glanced at him, and after returning to the forest, hesitated for a moment before telling Hu Ling, "He's dying."

Hu Ling stirred, but didn't speak.

"Birth, aging, sickness, and death are the natural order of things," Hu said.

"I know, Master." Hu Ling lay face down in front of the lamp, saying nothing.

The little alligator dragon returned to the cold pool.

As night fell, figures rapidly approached the icy pool in the mountains and forests.

They followed the little alligator dragon and saw the lights shining in the valley.

"No, let's go quickly."

Hu Yan suddenly opened his eyes and let out a long howl, warning the mountain spirits and immortal masters.

He noticed the outsider!
In the dead of night, a vast and oppressive force swept in, and brilliant light illuminated the night sky.

One after another, figures flew on swords, heading straight into the valley, where they saw the white fox.

"White Fox, a peaceful chapter has begun!"

The old eunuch stood in mid-air, gazing excitedly at the page of peace and prosperity: "Not a single one will be spared!"

"Ling'er, take Taiping Yiye and go as far as you can, and lose Taiping Yiye." Hu Yan's expression changed drastically. He gave the order and slammed his paw on the ground. The earth shook and boulders shot into the sky.

"Insolence! The Emperor Yongning hereby commands: Mountain and Sea Spirits, Immortal Masters and Daoists, surrender!"

"Wang Ping'an of the Way of Peace requests the Book of Peace to subdue the spirits of mountains and seas, Immortal Master!"

The old eunuch, holding the imperial decree, summoned the dragon's energy of the nation's destiny to suppress it.

The middle-aged man from the Taiping Dao (Way of Peace) offered up the "Taiping Yi Ye" (Page of Peace), its brilliant golden light of merit releasing a unique pressure that sealed off the valley.

The towering boulder, having lost its magical support, plummeted back down.

Both celestial foxes were suppressed, making it difficult for them to unleash their magical power.

"Tian Shu, Tian Xuan, Tian Ji..." With each soft shout, seven sword beams shot into the sky, slashing towards the old eunuch and the middle-aged man.

Hu Ling picked up a page from the Taiping Book and quickly left.

Hu Yan also took the opportunity to head into the deep mountains.

"Hand over a page of peace!"

From the darkness came angry roars, and figures rushed towards Hu Ling.

"Peach Blossom Spring is a forbidden land, a place of peace and tranquility. Please leave."

An old man, wielding a sharp sword, had already mastered true essence; the sword's light illuminated the night sky, intercepting his pursuers.

The Seven Stars descendants have guarded the Green Lamp and Peach Blossom Village for generations.

Taoyuan Village has existed for so long, it's not something that can be done by just one generation.

The old eunuch looked solemn; even he dared not claim victory in the face of the old man.

Pure martial arts practitioners cannot be suppressed by imperial decrees or the Book of Peace!
"Kill! No matter what, we must leave behind a peaceful chapter!"

A vast army of Taiping Dao warriors appeared, and in the distance, in the mountains and forests, black-armored soldiers formed a tattered Seven Stars Army Formation.

Hu Ling, with Taiping Yiye in her mouth, ran wildly and escaped from the valley.

They encountered the little alligator dragon, who said, "Sending away the Peaceful Page to your little lover is a disaster; it's the one that brought the humans here."

Remembering her master's words, Hu Ling ran away, escaping the area of ​​the National Fortune and Peace Page, and quickly rode away on a cloud.

The little alligator plunged into the icy pool and quickly submerged into the underground river to hide.

In the distant valley, various brilliant lights intertwined and collided, and the seven-star sword beams crisscrossed the heavens and earth, cleaving the earth and shattering the valley.

Hu Ling finally arrived at the mass grave and saw Zhang Ning, who was on the verge of death.

She handed the page of peace to Zhang Ning, blew on it, and gradually cleared his mind.

"Taking it with him, Peach Blossom Village was found by Emperor Yongning."

"What is this?" Zhang Ning asked, holding up a page of the Taiping Sutra.

"Keep Taiping Yiye safe for me. I'll send it to Yunmeng Kingdom. Don't give it to the Emperor of Ning Kingdom. I will retrieve it from you."

She exhaled a breath of magic power, which swept up Zhang Ning, carried him across the mountains and forests, and into the Yunmeng region. Then she rode the clouds back.

Once she is safe, she will go to Yunmeng Kingdom and return Taiping Yiye to Taoyuan Village.

She had just returned halfway when a ray of light enveloped her and dragged her underground.

It was a crocodile dragon, which quickly carried her into the underground river.

“Going up there won’t be of any help, it will only cause more trouble. Has Taiping Yiye been sent away yet?” Tuolong asked.

“He’s sent him away. He might hand him over to Emperor Yongning,” Hu Ling said in a low voice. She wasn’t sure if Zhang Ning would give it to Emperor Ning, but she had no one else she could entrust with this, only Zhang Ning.

She now knew that the Taiping Yiye could suppress the spirits of mountains and seas, and that the immortal masters and Taoists would inevitably have ulterior motives and would not reveal Zhang Ning's whereabouts.

“Give it to them and they’re gone. If they’re left in the mountains, they’ll only cause trouble,” Tuolong said.

"Peach Blossom Village..."

The alligator dragon fell silent.

Hu Ling struggled, trying to go up and take a look, but no matter what she did, she couldn't break free.

The little alligator dragon swam over, its magic enveloping the five unconscious children: "These are alligator dragon spirits. They rescued them by burrowing underground before they could act. We can't take care of the others."

“They are all mortals. Peach Blossom Village did nothing wrong. It's all my fault, all my fault... If I hadn't been so willful, if I hadn't gone to the capital…”

"You can't blame yourself. As long as Taiping Yiye exists, they will come looking for you sooner or later."

"No, there's a green lamp, there's also a green lamp."

"They can't take it away. Not to mention that no one would care about a green lamp, even if they discover something miraculous, how could they take the green lamp away?"

The alligator spirit examined it and found that although the high temperature of the blue lamp had been contained under the influence of the nation's fortune, it was still terrifying to touch, something no ordinary person could withstand.

The battle outside was deafening and continued until dawn the next day.

They waited two more days before daring to use their magic to investigate and confirm that there was no more movement outside before they came out.

(End of this chapter)