Told You I Can Turn Back Time
Chapter 288 - 225: Whirlwind (8)

Chapter 288: Chapter 225: Whirlwind (8)

The elder’s brows furrowed tighter and tighter as he commanded, "Gather everyone. Let’s go meet this formidable evildoer."

"But we can’t, great-grandfather," the youth pleaded. "Uncle originally intended to pursue those demon monks, but when he encountered this formidable evildoer, he couldn’t withstand a single move and was beheaded. You must not go."

Hearing this, the elder immediately halted his steps.

The uncle referred to by the youth, like himself, was one of the strongest members of their clan. They were the only two second-generation powerhouses within the clan.

The elder’s eyes also flashed with a hint of shock when he heard how easily the formidable evildoer had dealt with the other.

Just then, another man came running over, shouting, "It’s bad, Clan Leader. That formidable evildoer has gone to the Dragon Suppressing Stele and disturbed the dragon vein!"

Upon hearing this, the elder sighed deeply, his figure seeming to age ten years in an instant.

"Forget it. Let him be."

The man who had brought the news exclaimed, "Just... just let him mess with the dragon vein?"

The elder, with a look of helplessness, replied, "Such an evildoer, effortlessly harming lives and possessing immense strength, should we really go and court death?"

"Such a person might very well wipe out our entire clan in a fit of pique. It’s better not to provoke him."

"The people out there are not like us; they’re all ruthless evildoers."

Remembering how the youth’s uncle had been killed with a single move, any will to resist failed to rise in the elder’s eyes.

Had it been a disciple from a renowned sect or the scion of a high official or noble, he might have had the courage to try to negotiate.

But with a demon who killed so easily, the elder dared not approach him lightly.

The other clansmen, although unwilling in their hearts, looked at the injured strewn on the ground and the bodies brought in and could only sigh, resigned to submitting to the evildoer’s evil and brutality.

...

Meanwhile, beneath the earth, the dragon vein was being wildly drained by Lin Xing. With the runes in the diagram flickering, the dragon vein was gradually converted by him into another kind of exotic power, slowly feeding into the diagram.

Bai Yiyi stood beside him, bored, looking at the time on her phone and complaining, "It’s been over ten hours, how much longer is this going to take."

Then it suddenly occurred to her, "The martial arts competition is having a day off tomorrow. Lin Xing isn’t scheduled to compete until the day after. He’s not planning to continue his cultivation till then, is he?"

"Damn it, he’s dragging me into working overtime with him."

Far away, Fairy Tianlian glanced at Lin Xing, who was absorbed in his hard cultivation, and then at Bai Yiyi, who was keeping him company; she nodded slightly and withdrew.

She arrived in a forest and addressed a small monk before her, "What do you seek from me?"

The monk spoke up, "Master, we have been cultivating here for a long time. When can we leave the mountains?"

Tianlian asked indifferently, "How goes your cultivation recently?"

The monk replied, "After the eldest disciple brother sold the fake Five Transmission Secret Manual to Wang Shusheng, Wang Shusheng has been diligently practicing the foundational martial arts detailed within it every day. Probably within a year, he will have mastered the first transmission."

"The second disciple brother gave the fake storage ring to He. In order to break the ring’s seal, He has been studying the talismanic technique diligently; the Daoist Child’s legacy looks promising."

"And there are those who bought the wild ginseng from the third disciple brother; they are now learning how to discern herbs..."

Tianlian listened and nodded slightly, "The land of the dragon vein, with its deep destiny, is far from enough to protect any dynasty royal family, but to get someone lucky is not difficult; it’s just right for your hands-on practice."

"Remember well, from ancient times to the present, whether it is humans worshiping gods, receiving mandates from heaven, being loyal to the emperor and the country, cultivating oneself to govern the world, benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom, faith... all those concepts that drive the progress of the human world are all fabrications, nonexistent until they were conjured up by someone."

"The greatest difference between humans and all other creatures in the world is that humans can lie and weave fabrications."

The monk nodded, somewhat understanding, then suddenly asked, "But, Master, why are we helping Lin Xing like this?"

"Several of the disciple brothers have been crippled by him this time."

Tianlian said, "That is because their skills were inadequate, and Lin Xing took advantage of them when they acted violently."

"You must understand that in our temple’s cultivation, any method of battle is inferior. Only winning without fighting is the true Superior Dharma."

"As for Lin Xing..."

Tianlian looked at the little monk before him and suddenly laughed, "Do you know why our temple is called Shi Lin Temple?"

Watching the little monk deep in thought as he left, Tianlian said to someone nearby, "Abbot, I didn’t expect you to come as well?"

From the shadows, a voice replied, "The illusion in Lin Xing’s heart is of great importance. I couldn’t rest easy without seeing it for myself."

"You just had a good talk with your disciple."

Tianlian chuckled and said, "Brother, haven’t you said similar things to me before?"

"Be it our disciples, you, or me, or even Lin Xing, the whole world needs lies to survive."

"Without lies, without illusions, this world would not have made it to today."

The voice from the shadows sighed softly, "But there will come a day when the illusion is shattered."

"I just worry about how deeply Lin Xing believes in his illusions now, and how crazy he will become when they finally break."

Tianlian, hearing the other’s concerns, confidently replied, "If it breaks, we’ll just weave it anew."

"People can’t live without lies; even if they see through past deceits, they will still find new ones, even if it means deceiving themselves."

...

In New Ke City, at a hotel.

Fairy Yunxiao looked at Gu She Fairy in front of her, floating in mid-air with a face full of anticipation, and her doubts grew.

It had been a very long time since she had seen her master so jubilant.

Gu She Fairy picked up a set of palace dress and a suit with black stockings, and looked at her, asking, "Yunxiao, which set looks better on me?"

Without letting Fairy Yunxiao think too long, Gu She Fairy mused, "That man is from the secret realm after all; I should wear the clothing of the secret realm."

Watching Gu She Fairy slowly pull a pair of stockings over her fair feet, Fairy Yunxiao couldn’t help but ask, "Your Eminence, what secret does Lin Xing carry in his memories? Why did you want me to test if he still remembers the name and the doll?"

Gu She Fairy thought for a moment and replied, "Do you want to know?"

Seeing Yunxiao nodding vigorously, Gu She Fairy pursed her lips, "But I don’t want to tell you."

Then, after scanning up and down Fairy Yunxiao’s figure, especially after gazing at her long legs, Gu She Fairy suddenly laughed and said, "If you’re willing to lend me your substitute for one more night, I’ll tell you."

Fairy Yunxiao hastily stepped back and said, "Your Eminence! I only have this one body now; what will I use if I lend it to you?"

Gu She Fairy replied, "Use mine."

"How do these legs look?" She patted her own thigh and said, "Switching substitutes with my disciple wouldn’t have a flavor of its own?"

Looking at Gu She Fairy chuckling, Fairy Yunxiao felt helpless.

But as time passed, Lin Xing was nowhere to be seen, and Gu She Fairy’s expression grew more and more unpleasant.

"Yunxiao, did you make it clear to Lin Xing that it was here?"

"Did he promise he would come tonight?"

"Call him to make sure."

With each question, an unspoken pressure built up in the room, making Fairy Yunxiao increasingly uncomfortable.

It wasn’t until eleven o’clock at night, as Fairy Yunxiao felt restless under Gu She Fairy’s gaze, that the doorbell finally rang.

Fairy Yunxiao let out a huge sigh of relief and eagerly stood up, "I’ll go open the door."

Gu She Fairy snorted, "What door to open."

"Tell him to get lost."