Chapter 144 Only the Junior Disciple Can Defeat the Junior Disciple!
Hearing that the master wouldn't stay long in the sect, Li Changshou felt a tad disappointed. He had planned to involve the master in the construction of the array, to gather more treasures for Xiao Qiongfeng... Ahem, but those things aren't really important.
If the master just came back to take a look around and stayed for a few days, it would still be a good thing for Xiao Qiongfeng to maintain its stability and tranquility in the future.
Li Changshou had long thought about it. After Jiang Lin'er finished mentioning "entrusting" matters, he spoke up, "Master, there are two things that the disciple has kept from Master, but must report to you."
"What matters do you need to keep from your master but report to me?" Jiang Lin'er looked Li Changshou up and down, naturally unable to see anything unusual. Years of fighting outside had sharpened her keen intuition. At this moment, her intuition told her that among her three disciples and grandchildren, the one in front of her, who she met for the first time, was much more reliable than her second disciple.
Li Changshou deliberately showed a somewhat helpless expression and replied, "Master is emotional, so I had to keep it from him. But I'm sure Master's mind is very strong and won't do anything rash."
Jiang Lin'er's fingers trembled slightly, immediately asking, "Could it be... something happened to your master as well?"
Sure enough, she's clever. Speaking next would save me a lot of effort.
Li Changshou sighed, "Years ago, Master went to the Northern Continent to gather medicine. He was injured by a poisonous beast, and the sect couldn't rescue him in time. Master reincarnated over eight hundred years ago."
Jiang Lin'er closed her eyes, her breath trembling for a moment, before exhaling deeply. "Is this also related to Immortal Lin Peak?"
"Wanjiangyu Master, was seeking a treasure to repair his Dao foundation for Master. The cause was naturally related to Kuaishi Daoist from Immortal Lin Peak."
Jiang Lin'er clenched her fists, and the White Tiger Fiendish Blade emitted a low roar.
"Do you know how that Kuaishi Daoist died? He was killed by an outsider. He truly got off lightly!"
Li Changshou contemplated for a moment, looking at Jiang Lin'er. When her emotions stabilized, he transmitted his voice, "This is the second thing the disciple wants to report. When the disciple dreamed one day, he happened to dream of... It seemed to be in a town on the border of the North Continent. Kuaishi Daoist found someone impersonating himself and chased after him. Kuaishi Daoist was ruthless and wanted to kill the impersonator, but he was knocked out by a poison pill. The impersonator took Kuaishi Daoist to a canyon, destroyed his Dao foundation with the poison pill, and simulated the Immortal Heavenly Tribulation with a Thunder Formation, killing him and annihilating his soul. Then the impersonator assumed Kuaishi Daoist's appearance and disappeared into the Northern Continent. The disciple woke up from the dream afterward."
"Good!" Jiang Lin'er cursed, "Otherwise, my heart wouldn't be at ease! Then, Jiang Lin'er closed her eyes and calmed her breath. When she opened her eyes again, her face couldn't help but dim a bit as she sat in her chair, lost in thought.
Li Changshou didn't say much on the side, just waiting quietly.
Jiang Lin'er adjusted her mood very quickly. She whispered, "Later, I will search the Five Continents and Three Thousand Worlds, exhaust my life, and find your master's reincarnation."
"Master, perhaps going to the underworld as a teacher and bringing some gifts as a person to inquire about it would be a good idea."
Li Changshou shook his head and sighed, "If the disciple's cultivation level were higher and could enter the underworld through the temples of the mortal world, he would certainly try to ask."
"Right! Why didn't I think of that? Hmm?" Jiang Lin'er looked at Li Changshou with some suspicion.
Li Changshou sighed inwardly. This master was not easy to deceive, but it didn't matter. He was already prepared to take action at any time and deal with this master. Li Changshou met Jiang Lin'er's gaze squarely, showing no guilt.
Jiang Lin'er murmured, "It seems that the second disciple has taken in quite an extraordinary disciple."
"My junior sister, Ling'e, does have outstanding talent," Li Changshou said. "Seeing Master's heroic appearance today, the disciple admires it very much. It's just, Master, it's better not to spread what the disciple saw in his dream."
"Am I someone who doesn't know the importance of things? You... how did the person in your dream do it?"
"That's something the disciple doesn't know."
"Don't know? That's fine," Jiang Lin'er nodded slowly, "I can see that you've been taking very good care of my second disciple. You've worked hard."
Li Changshou made a gesture of respect, "The disciple just misspoke a little, please forgive me, Master."
"What's there to blame? Over the years, I've seen many strange and wonderful people outside. I'm already used to it. As for my second disciple, in the end, it's because I wasn't in the mountain, unable to protect them properly, and let them suffer a lot..."
Jiang Lin'er looked down at her hands, suddenly raised her hand!
Li Changshou subconsciously stepped back, his left palm already holding a carving knife; at the same time, dozens of arrays in Xiao Qiongfeng's mountain flickered with light, and the paper Taoist in Li Changshou's sleeve had already opened the stopper of a porcelain bottle, ready to activate the medicine!
But...
Jiang Lin'er just raised her hand and slapped herself.
Li Changshou: ...
Master, your sudden movements are very likely to cause accidents.
Immediately after, Jiang Lin'er's cheek swelled up, crimson blood trickling from the corner of her lips, tears shimmering in her eyes, but she quickly sniffed, held back, and got up. "I'm going to the underworld."
"Master, there's no rush," Li Changshou hurriedly said, "You just returned to the sect. You should spend more time with my master! I've been hiding this from my master all along, and I've used some tricks to deceive him, saying that my second brother didn't want to see him. My master is melancholy because of this..."
"Yes, there's no need to rush this matter. It's my fault for being a little out of touch," Jiang Lin'er sat back in the chair and wiped away the swelling on her cheeks. Then she remembered something, looked at Li Changshou, and squeezed out a somewhat awkward smile.
"You... are the reincarnation of a master?"
Li Changshou nodded seriously, "The disciple was taken in by Master when he was young and has been following Master's practice. This matter, Master can ask my master."
Jiang Lin'er asked again, "Today, why did Elder Wan Lin protect me? I have no connection with this elder."
"The disciple received several volumes of poison classics from Elder Wan Lin and often interacted with Elder Wan Lin. Elder Wan Lin also valued the disciple."
Not a single drop leaks.
Jiang Lin'er thought for a moment and already understood what was going on. She smiled bitterly, "With you by my second disciple's side, I'm not too worried about anything else. Your name is Changshou, right?"
"I'm here."
"Do you have anything you want?"
Li Changshou shook his head, took out a treasure bag from his bosom, and handed it over with immortal power. Inside were many pills for healing, stabilizing yuan, and restoring immortal power, as well as two spirit pills to stabilize serious injuries.
"This is a little token of filial piety from the disciple, all obtained from Elder Wan Lin's alchemy. Please accept it, Master, and please don't tell anyone."
Jiang Lin'er checked the treasure bag and probed it with her divine sense, then her lips twitched a bit. "You..."
Jiang Lin'er suddenly found that the total value of the spiritual stones, treasures, and pills in the two storage rings she had just given away was far less than thirty percent of the pills in this treasure bag... Moreover, the life-saving spirit pills were extremely precious to her, a Heavenly Immortal who had just broken through and often tasted blood on the edge of a knife.
Jiang Lin'er, shamelessly, tucked away the pouch, feeling a bit awkward.
So, she stood up, slapped her chest, making the armor clang, and declared firmly: "With friends like you, Jiang Lin'er is in for the long haul!"
"Master, I'm your granddisciple."
Jiang Lin'er said with a sigh, "Let's just call it a private friendship, don't make me feel useless."
Li Changshou: ...
"As long as you're happy.
Please, while you're on the peak, offer more guidance to my master."
"Don't worry, I was only planning to stay in the mountains for three days, but this time, I'll stay for ten days or maybe even half a month."
Li Changshou wanted to ask more about the Three Thousand Worlds, but thought better of it and kept quiet.
Asking too much could easily complicate things.
Soon, Jiang Lin'er and Li Changshou finished their conversation, dismantled the formation, pushed open the wooden door, and let the others inside.
Jiang Lin'er had recovered her composure, seemingly unaware of the two matters Li Changshou had mentioned, and began to praise Ling E's aptitude after scolding Qi Yuan a few times.
The others looked at Li Changshou suspiciously, and Qi Yuan couldn't help but pull Li Changshou aside to ask what he had said to Master.
Li Changshou had already prepared his words and simply said that Master had admonished him and given him some benefits, asking him to take good care of Xiao Qiong Peak in the future.
Qi Yuan... believed it. ...
At Xianlin Peak today, there seemed to be an atmosphere of unrest; meanwhile, Xiao Qiong Peak had become bustling with the preparation of food.
Beside the stove, Li Changshou and Lan Ling'e exchanged glances, each showing a slight smile, busy with Qin Xuanya.
However, Qin Xuanya was solely responsible for tasting, and others didn't dare to interfere.
Ling E found an opportunity to ask quietly, "Master, is it settled?"
Li Changshou smirked and replied, "Not quite yet. When Master is on the mountain, you should accompany her."
"Okay," Ling E agreed and continued to busy herself. In the evening, a feast was set up in the grass hut.
Apart from the three immortals, there were no other guests today.
Li Changshou reminded Jiu Wu once again, and Jiu Wu gave him a reassuring look;
Jiu Wu didn't drink much for fear of saying too much after drinking.
Jiang Lin'er also drank quite a bit.
After three cups of wine, she showed a bit of the rare boldness of a Qi Refiner; she took off her armor and wore a coarse short shirt with a tight chest wrap inside.
Li Changshou, with an academic mindset, took a few more glances, and it seemed that there wasn't much curvature...
As a result, Ling E felt more attached to her Master, while Master gradually accumulated more anger towards Jiu Wu, pulling her into a drinking contest.
But... Jiu Wu, from the Broken Sky Peak, a closed-door disciple of Master Forgetfulness, had been swimming in wine jars since childhood, and her thousand-year cultivation hadn't stopped her from drinking, not even a drop.
Soon, Jiang Lin'er showed some signs of intoxication, while Jiu Wu licked her lips, but hadn't even started to enjoy herself yet...
Lao Dao Ren asked, "Master, how have you been during your thousand years outside?"
"Just getting by."
Jiang Lin'er's expression was somewhat complicated, with joy, bitterness, and mostly, a sense of sentimentality; she patted Qi Yuan's shoulder and said calmly, "As Master, I've made many friends over the years.
You've gained a few uncles and aunties outside, but don't worry, I won't let them take advantage of you."
Qi Yuan smiled wryly. Jiang Lin'er sighed again, stretched lazily, and said, "It's a stroke of luck to see you today, and my luck has finally turned.
Originally, I didn't have any hope of breaking through to the Celestial Immortal realm.
Probably a few years ago, I was seriously injured and almost died.
At the moment of death, a flash of insight emerged in my mind, which allowed me to break through. Indeed, all the fortune of these thousand years has been used in this breakthrough.
I have a good friend who is good at divination.
Afterward, he divined for me, saying that I had received help from a noble person, and my luck had been elevated..."
As she spoke, Jiang Lin'er looked at Li Changshou, chuckled, and said meaningfully, "Now, I understand a bit."
Jiu Wu laughed, "Talk of luck is rather elusive."
"That's because you don't know how to read fortunes, Xiao Wu,"
Jiang Lin'er retorted unkindly, and Jiu Wu smiled sheepishly. Jiang Lin'er's cheeks were slightly flushed, and she suddenly asked, "Master, have you found a dao companion in these thousand years?"
"That's impossible," Jiu Wu replied.
"Master's dao name is Forgetfulness, so she naturally wouldn't develop romantic feelings."
"Not develop romantic feelings?"
Jiang Lin'er snorted, "That 'Forgetfulness' dao name was self-proclaimed back then.
I don't believe you; go ask her...
But, speaking of which." Jiang Lin'er swayed as she stood up, and in a flash, she appeared behind Jiu Wu, looking down at her.
"I understand the reasoning, but why are you able to... hic..."
Jiu Wu felt a bit weak in her heart; memories that had been concealed by drunkenness emerged quietly.
A thousand years ago, it seemed that she was often...
Jiu Wu shuddered and was about to get up to avoid it, but was pressed down by Jiang Lin'er, unable to move.
"J-Jiang, Jiang Shishu, please don't mess around! I'm over a thousand years old!"
"Is being over a thousand years old something to brag about?
I entered the sect at the same time as your Master, you brat! Let your senior uncle check you out, and you must be hiding some shameful secrets!"
"Oh no! Changshou, hurry, control your Master!"
"Hehehe... I'm the boss here now, and your Master isn't here. What am I afraid of?"
Ling E, Li Changshou, and Qin Xuanya suddenly realized. It seemed that they had found the source of Jiu Wu's occasional unruly behavior...
However, despite the playfulness, Li Changshou still maintained his habit of monitoring Xianlin Peak's daily activities.
From the reaction over there, it seemed that there would be some trouble to deal with later.