Found another book-wearer today

Jiang Lin greeted with a smile.

Zhong Weiwan asked curiously: "Why is Brother Jiang here?"

The location of this canyon is remote and hidden, surrounded by rolling mountains, and there are no villages or markets in a hundred miles.If you don't look for it deliberately, you may not be able to find the existence of the canyon.

——Could it be that Jiang Lin came here specially to find him?

As soon as such an idea flashed through Zhong Weiwan's mind, he immediately denied it.

Back then, an accident occurred in the Shrinking Earth Inch Talisman, and he was randomly teleported to a certain place in the mainland. Then, because of his injuries, he temporarily decided to retreat for self-cultivation, so he came to the scholar to ask for a small world cave.

The scholar kept his promise and would not reveal his whereabouts unless Huo Xishan and Tang Xi were let go, and the two met Jiang Lin and told him about it... But the possibility of this seems to be very slim.

Regarding Zhong Weiwan's doubts, Jiang Lin showed emotion, expressing that everything was really a coincidence.

Originally, he was chasing a strange beast, but he lost it later, but happened to meet a senior scholar who was out.

They met as before, and the scholar warmly invited him to this canyon for a short talk.The two chatted for quite a while, and now he was actually about to leave, he took out the magic weapon to identify the direction, who would have turned his head but saw Zhong Weiwan's figure appearing from the void, his heart was extremely pleasantly surprised.

While speaking, his expression was the same, his expression was natural, and he couldn't tell that he had been waiting here for nearly ten years, and he perfectly concealed all those turbulent emotions and obsessions.

If it was ten years ago, he might not be able to help himself, and couldn't help but step forward and hug Zhong Weiwan tightly into his arms.But after waiting for these days, he has already calmed down, and he doesn't want to scare his Xiao Wan.

Listening to Jiang Lin's explanation, Zhong Weiwan exclaimed, "That's really a coincidence."

Jiang Lin looked at him in a very good mood, with a smile on his lips: "Congratulations to Brother Zhong for his great improvement. Now my realm is not as good as Brother Zhong. If we go together in the future, I have to ask Brother Zhong to take care of me."

Zhong Weiwan: "Thank you."

After a pause, he suddenly realized something, and opened his eyes slightly: "Brother Jiang wants to walk with me?"

Jiang Lin's eyes were gentle: "I don't have any important things now, but I don't know if I will disturb Brother Zhong?"

"Oh, don't bother me then." As if recalling the past experience of traveling together harmoniously, Zhong Weiwan also slightly curled the corners of his mouth, "Brother Jiang is very welcome to come with us."

Jiang Lin was dazzled by his smile, and the joy in his heart almost overflowed uncontrollably. He really wanted to kiss the cute curve on his lips, but suddenly realized at the next moment that a certain word seemed to be very interesting. question.

--"us"?

Before he had time to ask, he heard a shout of joy, accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps, a slender figure approached from far and near, and rushed to Zhong Weiwan's side.

"Brother Zhong, you've finally passed the customs! You made me wait so hard!" He said aggrievedly, "You don't know, I live on my fingers every day!"

Zhong Weiwan: "..."

Jiang Lin: "..."

Jiang Lin's facial muscles twisted for a moment, and a trace of hostility flashed in the depths of his eyes.

He thought that he could control his emotions well without showing any flaws, and he would definitely be able to disguise the image of this modest gentleman to the end, gradually narrowing the distance between him and Zhong Weiwan until there was no distinction between them and intimacy.

However, at this moment, hearing the sound of "Brother Zhong" and seeing that man's hands were about to touch Zhong Weiwan's arms, he still couldn't stop the killing intent from the bottom of his heart.

The killing intent seemed to turn into substance, so that even this young man who appeared suddenly felt a little thorn in his back.

He seemed to have just discovered Jiang Lin's existence, took a few glances, and blurted out, "Why are you here again?"

Jiang Lin: "..."

The young man said to himself: "Ah, that's right, you haven't seen each other in ten years, maybe there will be something interesting to talk about again, but Grandpa is currently concentrating on his research, do you need me to tell you something?"

Jiang Lin: "...No need."

He really wanted to directly seal the young man's mouth, or make him lose his voice permanently, but since Zhong Weiwan was here, it was not so easy to do, and there were some intentions to cover up.

Fortunately, Zhong Weiwan didn't seem to notice anything wrong with the young man's words.

His temperament has always been like this, although he is occasionally astonishingly sensitive and hits the nail on the head when he is unconscious, but most of the time he is still a little dull.

Especially when there are things that are more concerned at the moment, it is easier to ignore foreign objects, let alone connect with Jiang Lin's previous words and find flaws in them.

He looked down at the distance between himself and the other party who was too close, frowned slightly, and moved two steps to the side without any trace.

Seeing this, Jiang Lin suddenly felt better.

"Brother Zhong, I heard you mentioned us just now. Could it be that this fellow Taoist is the one who wants to walk with you and me?"

Zhong Weiwan came back to his senses: "...what?"

Jiang Lin repeated it patiently.

Zhong Weiwan nodded: "Yes."

After thinking for a while, he said again: "I don't know if you two have ever met, but Fellow Daoist Lan Yu is the grandson of a senior scholar..."

Jiang Lin smiled: "We met once."

Sapphire also said: "Yes, we have met, when he..."

"The story back then is a long story, why don't we talk about it later." Jiang Lin interrupted him in an unquestionably gentle tone, and asked Zhong Weiwan, "Can you tell me first, where are we going on this trip?"

Zhong Weiwan: "Oh, the main reason is to accompany fellow daoist Lan Yu into the secret realm of Yunya and find some kind of opportunity."

Jiang Lin glanced at Lan Yu, the young man only had the third level, and it was indeed dangerous to enter the secret realm of Yunya.

But this does not mean that he will be happy, the life and death of outsiders has nothing to do with him, two people become threesome, how can this be happy?

"So...it's just Brother Zhong. According to my humble opinion, the so-called chance is that you can benefit from going through hardships and obstacles yourself. If Brother Lanyu is accompanied by the two of us, the whole journey will be safe and sound, I'm afraid it may not be the case. opportunities can be found.”

Zhong Weiwan actually agreed with this concept, because the Yunya Secret Realm was originally a small world opened up for practitioners below the sixth level, and it was mainly used for the training of disciples of the immortal sect. For higher realms, it is actually not suitable to enter it.

But he owed a favor to the scholar.

Before retreating at the beginning, the other party communicated with him and discussed the Tao, which gave him a lot of inspiration.Otherwise, it may take him more than ten years before he has a chance to return to the peak of the Eighth Layer Realm.

Lan Yu clamored to go to the secret place of Yunya to hunt for treasure. The old man was worried about his only grandson and was reluctant to carry out the research at the critical moment, so he hoped that Zhong Weiwan would protect him on the way.

Since it is a scholar's request, he will not refuse.

And in my impression, the Cloud Cliff Secret Realm is not far from the Rose Fruit Forest in the Southwest. It is rumored that monks above the eighth level would not dare to enter a dangerous area, but it happens to be rich in materials needed for paper talisman depiction.

Zhong Weiwan is extremely short of money now.

He was penniless when he transformed from a ganoderma lucidum into a human being. In order to enter Wanjian Mountain to retrieve the Xuantian Lingbao, he used all the money and treasures he obtained during his three-year travel to buy array materials and make various magic weapons. utensils.

As for the monthly money after becoming a disciple of Wanjian Mountain, he only received it once or twice, which was pitifully small.

Since he couldn't afford it, he could only look for it by himself. With his current level of cultivation, it shouldn't be a big problem to enter the rose fruit forest.

Jiang Lin read something from Zhong Weiwan's expression. He knew that there was a reason for the incident, so he probably didn't intend to change his mind.

He no longer tried to persuade her, but just looked at Lan Yu thoughtfully.

Sapphire faintly felt a certain kind of cold gaze falling on her, subconsciously looked at Jiang Lin, but saw that the latter seemed to have noticed his gaze, nodded slightly, and returned a polite smile.

"..." Sapphire's expression was a little dazed, and she murmured, "The air is usually hot and dry, why does it seem a bit chilly today? Is it autumn?"

Zhong Weiwan didn't pay much attention to the season and climate, so he said, "Maybe."

Jiang Lin also nodded: "It should be."

The eyes of the three met, Lan Yu was still at a loss, thinking to herself, but it's only July now?And why did he start to feel hot again now? Could it be that the cold just now was just an illusion?

Zhong Weiwan's expression was calm, but his mind was no longer here.Thinking of the rose fruit forest before, he suddenly couldn't wait, and couldn't help but began to think about how long he might spend in the secret place of Yunya, and whether he could go to the rose fruit forest in time before the last crop of Cui Yuelan withered.

Jiang Lin didn't break the atmosphere of silence at this moment, so he naturally felt a little inconvenient to appeal to others.

At this moment, the sloppy white-bearded old man suddenly stepped through the space as usual.

Sapphire shouted, "Grandpa!"

The scholar's eyes first fell on Zhong Weiwan, with a flash of surprise in his eyes, he stroked his beard and looked at him for a while, and said "yes" three times in a row.

"As expected of a young man, I have lived for such a long time, old man, and I have never seen a person who can soar from the fifth level to the eighth level in just ten years, even the Kaitian Daoist hundreds of millions of years ago is nothing more than that!" He said.

Zhong Weiwan: "Too much reputation."

The scholar's gaze turned to Jiang Lin, and before he could say anything, Lan Yu yelled, "Grandpa, since Brother Zhong is awake, we should be able to set off!"

"...You are really a monkey, saying that the wind is the rain."

"What does it mean to say that the wind is the rain? I have been waiting for ten years!"

The scholar shook his head, feeling very helpless, but his eyes were quite doting: "It's alright, alright, don't be naughty, you go and pack your things first, I have something to explain to this little friend."

The scholar motioned Zhong Weiwan to follow him, and before leaving, he glanced at Jiang Lin and said, "I haven't seen you in ten years, I'll invite you to the humble house for a drink and a chat later, and see what new things have happened on this continent .”

Jiang Lin: "..."

Jiang Lin regretted it for a moment, maybe he should have knocked Zhong Weiwan out and taken him away just now, instead of pretending to be a coincidence.

In the end, it might be because he had other things on his mind, but Zhong Weiwan still didn't seem to notice it, after saying goodbye to Jiang Lin, he followed the scholar into his small world.

Jiang Lin heaved a sigh of relief, and when he turned around to look around, Lan Yu had already run so far that he had disappeared.

I don't know if I'm really in a hurry, or I'm afraid of something.

*****

As the spiritual energy in the surrounding environment changes, the original canyon scene melts into irregular black shadows like splashed ink, and then condenses and shapes again in a blink of an eye, forming a completely different continuous coast.

The blowing wind carried a little moisture, and gulls could be heard faintly singing on the vast water surface in the distance. At the same time, the sound of waves hitting the rocks continued, and everything seemed so real.

Every time he came here, Zhong Weiwan would be amazed.

He asked himself, based on his understanding of the Dao of the Formation Talisman, even if he stepped into the Ninth Layer Realm in the future, he might not be able to create such a small world space that could confuse the real and the fake.

The scholar led him to the hut on the bank, and when he opened the door, he heard an extremely angry roar.

"Bah! You villain who kills thousands of knives, how dare you play this kind of trick on my majestic dragon! When I dominate the world in the future and become the king of the fairy world, you will definitely have no peace for the rest of your life!"

The voice cursed like this, full of energy, full of emotion, with an unrealistic high self-esteem, full of familiarity like deja vu.

It just sounds thin, as if it came from a very small body.

Zhong Weiwan was a little surprised.

He followed the direction of the sound, and soon found that the black dragon that was able to carry him was no bigger than the thickness of his index finger, and his neck was clasped by a thin chain, and the stone was holding him down. another side.

It was a stone no bigger than a fist, and even an ordinary woman like Zhang Cuihua could easily lift it up, but Xiao Heilong couldn't break free with all his strength.

When he saw Zhong Weiwan, he cursed even more vigorously.

The scholar laughed and said, "Seeing that you are so energetic, I feel relieved."

Heilong paused for a while, thinking of something, and suddenly died down.

Zhong Weiwan followed the scholar and walked forward without seeing Huo Xishan, until he accidentally glanced out of the window, only to find that this former fellow student was lying on the grass outside, his eyes were wide open, his expression was dejected and desperate.

The scholar noticed his gaze and explained: "He probably feels a little bit reluctant, because I found a way to separate the system."

Zhong Weiwan: "...system?"

He vaguely felt as if he had heard this word before, but when he thought about it carefully, he didn't have any concept.

Scholar: "The system is some kind of chaotic thing parasitic in the bodies of these aliens. Their power is vaguely similar to the laws of heaven in this world, but they are not exactly the same. They seem to have their own mysterious changes."

"If the existence of the system can be separated, studied and analyzed more intuitively, perhaps we can discover the mystery of the operation of everything in this world!"

Zhong Weiwan saw the excitement on the old man's ravine-ridden old face, and even instantly felt hundreds of years younger.

He can probably understand the excitement of the other party.

For practitioners like them, who can derive tens of thousands of spells through the transformation of the five elements, the comparison is who has a deeper understanding of the laws of heaven and earth, and the gathered aura is more massive.

If it is really possible to analyze the operation of all things through the system, it will easily break through the upper limit of all practitioners, and what's more, it may transform into another heavenly way.

Scholar: "How? Do you want to study together?"

Before Zhong Weiwan could reply, he said to himself again: "But you have to accompany my grandson to Yunya Secret Realm first."

"...No problem, it's just a matter of research, maybe you need to find another collaborator." Zhong Weiwan apologized.

Since he inherited the inheritance of the Six Paths School in his youth, he has devoted himself to practicing with the goal of ascension. This belief has never changed, and nothing can shake it. This is his promise to his ancestors and masters.

The scholar didn't force it, he rummaged through the boxes and cabinets to find a few items, put them away with mustard seeds, and handed them to Zhong Weiwan.

"This is something that you may use on the way. Sapphire is a child at heart. He is often playful and careless, so I will leave it to you for safekeeping." He paused and said, "I have no other requirements. I just hope you can take care of him."

Zhong Weiwan: "Okay."

The scholar gave Zhong Weiwan another pendant in the shape of a jade pendant: "I remember you mentioned that you were troubled by the book-walker. This item was only recently researched, and it should help you identify the identity of the visitor from another world. .”

Zhong Weiwan hesitated for a moment, but finally took it and thanked him solemnly.

The scholar chatted with him for a while, and thought of Zhong Weiwan saying goodbye to Jiang Lin just now, so he raised half of his eyebrows curiously: "Do you know Little Friend Jiang?"

Zhong Weiwan: "I know."

After thinking about it, he added, "We have a good relationship."

"Haha, Xiaoyou Jiang is indeed a wonderful person. He is also a visitor from another world. Both his manners and temperament are much better than those two guys inside and outside the house. I met him by chance back then and asked him to come to my house for dinner. liquor……"

Zhong Weiwan listened to the front and quite agreed, until the old man's mouth popped out, and finally realized that there was something wrong.

He suddenly realized that he seemed to have heard "ten years ago" no less than twice.

"That year... was ten years ago?"

Scholar: "Yeah, we haven't seen each other for ten years."

Zhong Weiwan couldn't help frowning, Jiang Lin told him that he was invited by a scholar to Xiaoxu in the canyon, chatted for a while and was about to leave, but happened to meet him when he was leaving the customs.

But now the other party says it happened ten years ago?

If the scholar's words are correct, then Jiang Lin lied. Regardless of whether this is inconsistent with his usual temperament, then why did he appear at the entrance of the small world when he was leaving the customs?

The scholar noticed that Zhong Weiwan's expression was different, so he asked him what's wrong.

Zhong Weiwan hesitated to speak, but finally shook his head and said, "It's nothing."

*****

Jiang Lin did not eavesdrop on the conversation between the two.

On the one hand, it is out of respect for Zhong Weiwan, but the more important reason is that the feeling given to him by the scholar is really weird. The old man is a great power in the Ninth Realm, and he has been studying the book wearer and the system all day long. A way to find out his concealment.

After Zhong Weiwan came out, he could vaguely feel that there was something wrong with the other party's expression, and every time he looked at him, this feeling of something wrong became more obvious.

Jiang Lin tried to ask, but Zhong Weiwan said it was nothing, and he soon returned to normal, so he had no choice but to give up.

In the evening, the three set off.