Nanlin Bamboo Demon

"How long will Mr. Nianran cultivate? When will he wake up?" Lying on Gu Nianran's bed and staring at the sleeping Gu Nianran's face, he asked without looking back, and he didn't know who he was asking.

"How do I know? Anyway, I will wake up sooner or later." Gu Ran answered this question very naturally and reluctantly.

Wei Fu turned his head and stared at him dissatisfied with the answer, "How did you become an elder brother, you don't know anything!"

"Oh! I told you earlier that I dare not be his elder brother! I dare not be him!"

"Then why did you come back with us? Why don't you just disappear! You're still here, aren't you worried about him?"

"Worry? Just rely on him? I hope he doesn't die so early, and I have to kill him if he dies."

Wei Fu rolled his eyes at him, "Crazy."

"..."

After Zhao Yanjing's death, a group of people returned to Nanlin with Gu Nianran. The city lord of the obstinate city is dead, and a new city lord will take office soon. It is estimated that the people sent by the emperor to investigate will arrive in a few days, but after that Things have nothing to do with them.

Now, Wei Lin has no time to think about the future of the people in that city.He hoped that Gu Nianran would wake up quickly. He had a lot to ask, why didn't he tell him that his "eternal life knot" would backfire, why did he save Zhao Yanjing, what happened after he was taken away by Zhao Yanjing...... Tell him why I know about Ranniang, and also, I want to say "thank you" to him, and I want to trouble him to cook the fish that I planned to cook for him that day...

Wei Lin was sitting at the door of the bamboo house, recuperating the vitality that was consumed by performing illusions before, thinking so.Hui Ao was chasing flowers and butterflies from nowhere by the stream not far away.

Gu Ran walked over playing with his folding fan, "Young Master Wei, what is the relationship between you and Gu Nianran? You care so much about him."

Wei Lin still closed his eyes and said calmly, "He is my benefactor and saved my life. I should care about him and treat him well."

Gu Ran flipped the hem of his clothes to his side, squatted down and asked with a grumpy face, "Why do I feel that you care about me in a special way? I felt something was wrong as early as at the inn. You looked at me as if I was eager to see you immediately." I turned into powder and scattered in the air, and disappeared in front of that kid forever." Gu Ran continued with a weird and disgusting smile, "Do you have such a hobby..."

"...Then what kind of fetish? What kind of fetish?"

Gu Ran leaned close to Wei Lin's ear, covered it with a fan, and whispered with a smile, "Longyang addiction..."

Wei Lin suddenly opened his eyes and turned his head to stare at Gu Ran, feeling the veins in his temples popping out, thinking, what is this all about!He was only grateful, moved, and distressed to Gu Nianran, so he wanted to treat him well, but it definitely didn't mean that... Wei Lin thought so, when he first saw Nianran, he stood by the stream and smiled at him The appearance, the feeling of Yu Jianshi holding Gu Nianran, suddenly popped up, startling him.The pupils that were focused on Gu Ran suddenly started to fluster. When he felt his inexplicable guilty conscience, he found that his heart had been beating violently for quite a while.In a short while, Wei Lin seemed to have opened up a new and spacious road in his mind, "Could it be that I..."

Gu Ran looked at his melancholy look, laughed out loud, and tapped Wei Lin's back lightly with his fan, "I didn't expect that, I didn't expect that, hahahahahaha, Mr. Wei really has a unique taste! Hahahaha Ha ha!"

Hearing the laughter, Wei Fu looked this way, although he didn't understand what happened, but somehow felt very noisy, "Hey! Be quiet, go out if you have epilepsy! Go out and play with Hui Ao!"

"..." Hearing these words, Gu Ran felt uneasy and had bad intentions at the same time, "Young master, your eldest son is ill, and I'm afraid he will die, terminally ill."

"?" Wei Fu was startled, "What disease! Master, what disease did you have? Why didn't you tell me? When did you get it? Is it really a terminal illness!"

"..." Wei Lin's veins became more and more serious, "Young Master Gu, don't entertain me anymore." After speaking, he raised his hands and took a deep breath, and then slowly lowered his hands back to his dantian, which was regarded as steady heart rate.

Looking at Wei Lin's calm reaction, Wei Fu thought it was Gu Ran who was teasing him, so he gave him a sideways glance, then continued to look at Gu Nianran's peaceful sleeping face, and said quietly, "Although I'm a little sorry for saying that, Mr. Nianran, but No matter what illness my son has, Mr. Nianran can cure it..."

"Pfft, ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha" Gu Ran went out with a smile covering his belly, that laughter echoed in the room for a long time...a long time...

Wei Lin, "..." thought to himself, is this Wei Fu really one of his own?

After Gu Ran went out, the room was much quieter, and Wei Fu suddenly asked softly, "Master, do you think the soul of City Lord Zhao will be received in the 'Wan Ling Cave'...after all, he killed People, the 'Wan Ling Cave' does not accept the souls of evil demons... Do you think his souls will be crushed by Wu Luo directly?"

"Maybe the spirit guardian will let them see each other for the last time. He...after all, he killed an innocent person...'Wan Ling Cave' can keep the souls of fairy demons for decades. They spend a little more time in this world. When the soul lamp dims, it means that they have no more attachments in this world. At that time, they will be sent to Wu Luo. I think, maybe the Lord Zhao is the Bai girl. The last concern in this world, now that he is dead, Miss Bai's soul lamp should be going out soon."

After finishing speaking, Wei Lin looked back at Wei Fu, sighed and said, "We are different from human beings. We don't have reincarnation. Once we become immortals, our lifespan is much longer than ordinary people, and so are demons. But...we are dead. He is really dead... So is City Lord Zhao, so is Miss Bai, and so is Ran Niang..."

"Sir..."

"Sometimes I also wonder, is it really important to cultivate immortals? What is the purpose of my existence in this world? What would this world be like without me? Maybe there will be no changes... After so many years, I seem to have been looking for the meaning of existence, but I have never found it. My father always cultivated me as the next head of the family. But Wei Fu, I don’t have that self-confidence, and I still have too many shortcomings.”

Wei Fu listened quietly, and looked at Wei Lin firmly, "My dear brother, we grew up together, you are mature, upright and stable, I believe in you, and I am willing to stay by your side, although I am not capable enough to help you now. How busy you are, but we are all working hard and changing." After finishing speaking, Wei Fu stood up and walked to Wei Lin, sat down on his buttocks, and said with a smile, "But, I said son! Why are you suddenly So sentimental! This is our first stop on this trip down the mountain! There is still a long way to go in the future, it is not good for you to lose your ambition so early!" And Wei Wei suddenly suppressed his smile, "Brother , you were born for the common people, for the world.”

Wei Lin was stunned after listening, and smiled wryly, "Really?"

Wei Lin passed Wei Fu and looked at Gu Nianran who was lying down, "Maybe it's because I have experienced too much these days, and I suddenly feel a little sentimental. You are right, we still have a long way to go, no matter what is in front of me , must also go head-on..."

Looking at Gu Nianran who had no intention of waking up at all, "Looking at him lying there, can't we help anything?"

"My lord, Mr. Nianran heals himself in sleep. The longer he sleeps, the better he recovers. Since we can't do anything, we just have to stay with him wholeheartedly."

Wei Lin felt that it was useless to worry, so he decided to go back to Wei's house, intending to ask for a gift for Gu Nianran.

Just leave as soon as you said, Yujian disappeared in a blink of an eye.

Gu Ran, who was playing with the dog, asked Wei Fu who was standing at the door, "Where is your eldest son going to play?"

Wei Fu didn't want to answer at first, but he couldn't control his mouth, so he spit out the answer subconsciously, "He said he was going to give Mr. Nian Ran something." As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Fu wanted to slap himself, thinking, Are you so restless!

After hearing the answer, Gu Ran smiled disgustingly again, and rubbed Hui Ao's two small front paws, "Hey, tsk tsk, it's over!"

Wei Lin quickly returned to Wei's house, and just as he reached the gate, he heard a scream falling from the sky, "Brother!"

Wei Lin quickly took a big step to the side, successfully dodging the sister Yu Jian who failed again and fell from the sky again——Wei Mu.

"Hey, bro! Why don't you catch me!" While struggling to get up with difficulty, she complained unhappily, and retracted the sword floating beside her.

Wei Lin looked at her in distress, and said with a smile, "You, I told you to practice Yujian when you calm down. You are disobedient. I told you that it is not good to be too impatient. It hurts." After finishing speaking Help Wei Mu pat the dirt on his body.

"Hmph! Hypocrisy! Why don't you catch me if you're afraid that I'll hurt from the fall! Hey, hey! This heartless old man! Hey, hey!"

Wei Lin, who was dumbfounded, smiled helplessly, then squatted down in front of Wei Mu, "Come on, miss."

"Hee hee!" She showed a standard smile with a row of big white teeth, and then happily jumped on her brother's back, and entered the house happily.

"Brother, why have you been down the mountain for so long? Two days ago, Xiao Weifu ran back and took Hui Ao away, saying to look for someone, did you find it?"

"Well, I found it. I went down the mountain this time to practice."

"Cultivation? Oh! Going to the human world to experience will help you cultivate immortals. Hmm...Brother, you really have a vision, I admire you! Hey, when will I get to this point!"

"You, when will you be able to guard against arrogance and impetuosity? It will be soon. Wei Fu is younger than you, but you can see how quickly he learns to control the sword! It is because he has no distracting thoughts and adheres to the law of slow water and long flow. When will you I can penetrate it, my sister."

"Hmph! Just wait and see, sooner or later, I will surpass you all! That's right! Why did you come back this time?"

"I'll come back and ask Zhuang Bo for something."

"What do you want to ask for? Uncle Zhuang didn't come home today, and he didn't come over in Tingyuan. What do you want to ask for?"

Wei Lin smiled and said, "Secret!"

"Tch, then what are you begging for?"

"Send someone."

"People? Who is who? Who! Men and women! Wow! I'm so curious, my God, bro, you've gone too far!"

With that said, the two had already arrived outside the lobby, Wei Lin put her down and loosened her shoulders, "Okay, I'll send you here, I have to go to Tingyuan." After finishing speaking, he turned around and was about to leave. Paused, then turned back, "Miss Wei Mu, can you change your colorful clothes, you look like a parrot, no one will want you in the future..."

"Brother! This is called vigor! Do you understand! This is called vitality! By the way, what are you going to ask for!"

Wei Lin smiled and waved at her, turned around and walked away with Yu Jian, Wei Mu behind him shouted, "Don't tell me! I'll ask Uncle Zhuang myself! Cheapskate!"

Hearing these words, Wei Lin thought to himself, what should this childish younger sister do.

Tingyuan is at the southernmost part of the sky, still some distance away from the mountain where they live. Tingyuan is a towering tree that grows from a small island in the sea to the clouds. It is a symbol of the peace of this land.

When Wei Lin arrived, he saw Uncle Zhuang resting under a tree. The old man Zhuang was too old and often fell asleep.

Seeing Wei Lin coming, Ting Yuan shook the tree trunk to wake up old man Zhuang.

"Uncle Zhuang, come to bother you..." After finishing speaking, he saw a dark spot on the tree trunk, "This is..."

Old man Zhuang rubbed his eyes, and was supported by Wei Lin to stand up, "Yes, it was only faintly visible at first, but now you see, the color is not only deepening, but also spreading, I am really worried..."

"Isn't Ting Yuan still able to perceive where the change happened?"

Old man Zhuang shook his head, "Not yet. He is not like Gu Bo. After all, Gu Bo has been cultivated for hundreds of years and has protected the land and the Wei family for many years. But Ting Yuan has just taken over for more than ten years, and he still does not have that Capabilities... alas..."

"Where has Uncle Gu Po been all these years? Is there no whereabouts?"

"Alas...After Ranniang passed away, he disappeared within a few years. He didn't tell anyone. I don't know where he is. For more than ten years, he didn't say he went home... ..By the way, why did you come to see me?"

Wei Lin helped him to sit down on the stone bench next to him, and said, "Junior, come and ask Zhuang Bo for something."

"Oh? Can I give you something..."

"Jie Chen."

"You know how to control the sword, why do you want to use Juechen? I'm afraid it's not for the young master?"

"Well, it's not me. I want to give him to someone."

"Oh?" Old man Zhuang's eyes suddenly lit up as if he had discovered a new world, "Can you tell me which lady can win the favor of the young master, so that you can come to me to ask Juechen to send her off." Old man Zhuang After speaking, he looked at Wei Lin wryly and wrinkled his eyebrows, looking like an "old man who is not ashamed".

"Where did Uncle Zhuang go? I want to give it to Mr. Gu Nianran."

Hearing this, old man Zhuang pondered over the familiar name, and his face suddenly turned serious, "It's Gu Bo's..."

"Well... it's the child of Gu Bo and Ran Niang. I was injured a little bit ago, and he saved me, but he doesn't know any kung fu, and he just stayed alone in Nanlin. To the edge of the bamboo forest...I thought, take him with me...at least...I don't want him to be alone again..."

"Well... that child really makes people feel distressed..."

The two were silent for a moment at the same time...

"Oh... my heart hurts!" After finishing speaking, old man Zhuang threw his sleeves back, "Jiechen is gnawing grass over there, come with me." Old man Zhuang walked behind Tingyuan while muttering so much.

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The setting of this story is that immortals and demons who succeed in cultivating immortals can only live once, and there is no reincarnation.