"Yes, I am just a warrior. I cannot resist the passage of time and I will naturally grow old."

Li Qinglin replied, then asked, "Are you okay?"

Li Qinglin regretted the moment he said it.

Gao Jingshu has been waiting for him to return in the mortal world for so many years. How could she live a good life alone in the secluded Qingfang Residence? The sound of the piano suddenly stopped.

Gao Jingshu silently looked at the old man standing outside the pavilion.

After decades of waiting, she thought that when they met again, she would feel aggrieved and resentful, unable to control her emotions, and even cry with grief.

But when she really saw the person in front of her again, Gao Jingshu found herself unusually calm, as if she had long been accustomed to waiting and being alone.

So he was neither surprised nor resisted by Li Qinglin's arrival.

It seems... whether she likes it or not is only related to her.

"Thank you for your concern, sir. Whether it's good or bad, I will bear it myself."

Li Qinglin was silent for a moment. He was a man of great courage and determination in the world of immortal cultivation, and was respected by all the Qigong practitioners. But suddenly he found himself at a loss for words.

He could only change the subject and said,

"Those people outside all have something to ask of you. You should pay attention to both kindness and severity. Otherwise, even if you are a cultivator, you will inevitably suffer disasters..."

Gao Jingshu shook her head, looking embarrassed, and said,

"It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't."

"No?" Li Qinglin frowned.

Gao Jingshu said: "In Feng County, besides my daughter, there are actually many cultivators living in seclusion, but without exception, they are all under the secret surveillance of Yuxu Sect.

Either you completely disappear into the crowd and go unnoticed by others; or you must obey the control of Yuxu Sect and not disrupt the balance of Wangfeng County. Even... every time you cast a spell, you must report it!"

Li Qinglin nodded, thinking that it was because of this reason that the third lady of the palace had to live in seclusion in the palace for decades and rarely showed up in public even though she had embarked on the path of cultivating immortals.

At this point, Gao Jingshu raised her head and looked at Li Qinglin solemnly.

"If any outside cultivators, or even warriors who have reached the third realm, enter Wangfeng County, it will definitely attract the attention of the Yuxu Sect... Young Master, be careful."

Although I don’t know what level of martial arts strength Li Qinglin has reached now.

But Gao Jingshu only sensed Li Qinglin's breath slightly, and it was like seeing an endless series of towering mountains, with no top or end in sight. The slight pressure revealed was only the tip of the iceberg.

But in Gao Jingshu's eyes, the Yuxu Sect is still a behemoth that cannot be offended.

That is the deterrent pressure, or... servility, that has been engraved in the bones of every citizen who has gone to Feng County for hundreds and thousands of years.

"Thank you Miss Gao for your warning." Li Qinglin said.

After a moment, Li Qinglin stood up, said goodbye and left.

Looking at Gao Jingshu's face that was pretending to be calm, but with turbulent emotions in her eyes.

Li Qinglin's heart softened, and at a certain moment, he even had the idea of ​​staying with Gao Jingshu, not caring about the free and easy life of an immortal, or the rules and regulations, and just throwing them all aside, wishing to become a pair of mandarin ducks.

But it is just the moment when the thought arises.

A great terror and trembling surged from his dantian, soul, and the source of his life.

Even... even the Qingmu Dharma Scroll, which had already dissipated and disappeared under his Hua Zizai fate, had a tendency to collapse! The Five Internal Organs Dao Palace even emitted a mournful cry! "Calamity?"

"My foundation-building tribulation?!"

"Is this really a peach blossom disaster?!"

Li Qinglin was shocked and immediately cut off the thought that had arisen in his mind.

Outside the Plum Blossom Pavilion, you can also see green bamboo and flowing pool water. The wind blows in, gently brushing the bamboo leaves and the wind chimes on the eaves of the pavilion. The bells float gently, making a crisp and lazy sound.

Li Qinglin suddenly woke up, and before he knew it, his body was soaked with cold sweat.

Gao Jingshu noticed something was wrong with Li Qinglin, and sat up suddenly. She appeared in front of Li Qinglin and said anxiously,

"Sir, are you okay?"

Li Qinglin quickly regained his composure. It was unknown whether it was Gao Jingshu's illusion, but there was a hint of alienation and indifference in Li Qinglin's voice.

"Nothing. I'll take my leave now. Take care, Miss Gao."

Gao Jingshu stood where she was, silently watching Li Qinglin's departing back. She walked out of the Plum Blossom Pavilion and crossed the waterside corridor with steady steps without hesitation, as if she was heading towards a brighter and more dazzling place.

Dark clouds came and the Plum Blossom Pavilion was shrouded in shadow.

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Gao Jingshu seemed to have never left here from beginning to end, just like a flower in the dust, blooming alone and withering alone.

…

Three days later.

Two golden lights came winding and falling from the sky. One of them had the figure of a boy, with three unsheathed magic swords on his back and a cloud-shaped rune between his eyebrows.

The other person had an ordinary appearance, nothing special about him, and was wearing a feathered robe.

But if you look closely, you will see that there seems to be a glow emanating from beneath his skin, which is revealed through his bones, internal organs, and skin texture. It is obvious that he has practiced some special immortal secret technique.

Both of them are cultivators in the Foundation Establishment Stage.

"Brother Ji is really something. He made us run around for so long just to make up stories. He is really just a mouthful but the people below are running around."

The boy spoke first, looking at the Li residence below him with a frown, a hint of impatience in his eyes.

"Just treat it as a routine inspection. Recently, the group of rogues in the Three Mountains of Qingshitan have caused chaos in the entire Huainan Prefecture's immortal cultivation world. There have also been more and more foreign cultivators and warriors appearing in my Yuxu Sect."

The feathered monk sighed, somewhat helplessly, "Just treat it as a precaution... The person below is the last one, his name is Li Qinglin, he became famous forty years ago, practiced martial arts for several years, and killed a disciple of my Yuxu Sect."

The boy's expression turned slightly cold when he heard this. "You killed my Yuxu Sect disciple, and you're still alive?"

The feathered monk smiled and said, "Some people in the Great Jiang court want to protect him. Maybe some kind of profit deal was reached and he was spared."

The boy seemed to have thought of something and nodded silently.

"In that case, we won't be in a hurry to show up. This reckless man hasn't shown up for many years and has been traveling in the outside world. Who knows if he has committed some evil deeds that will be punished by heaven and earth. Let's observe him for a while before we make any decisions." The boy suddenly said.

"Good!" The feathered monk clapped his hands and laughed.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Two invisibility spells covered the two people, and immediately their magic power and heartbeats were reduced to almost nothing. Not to mention ordinary people, even a martial artist at the third level of martial arts would not recognize the two people in front of them.

In this way, the two of them walked around Li's mansion casually, standing in the patio or sleeping on the eaves, chatting and laughing, pointing and talking at the people in the house, not caring at all.

It was like looking at two completely different, lower species.

Indifferent, detached, ruthless...

(End of this chapter)