Chapter 27 Chapter 27 I would rather be a mandarin duck than be an immortal!
The old crow is calling.
The bride's black hair suddenly grew, and her dense hair covered the sky. She probably couldn't stand it anymore, so she decided to teach the intruder who disrespected her a lesson.
I don’t know if it was specially designed according to Ding Douhua’s fear, but the bride in red didn’t think it was enough and started bleeding from all her orifices and screaming.
Now this is a bit scary.
Bai Lu swung his sword horizontally, and spiritual power surged: "Shi Yu!"
The same dense sword energy cut the black hair layer by layer, but after cutting it off, the black hair continued to grow. The bride in red approached step by step, emitting a sinister aura from her mouth.
Of course, these are not real evil spirits; everything is caused by the state of mind of the person who breaks the formation.
Ding Douhua mustered up her courage and took out a small formation plate, using one formation to break the formation, "Fierce fire! Strong wind!"
Strong winds cleared a path through the overwhelming long hair. The flames stuck out their tongues and licked the bride in red fiercely on her face, causing sharp ghost howls. The dark blue evil aura became even thicker, almost spraying onto Ding Douhua's face.
Bai Lu put up a protective amulet in front of him, and the invisible shield prevented the evil spirit from spreading.
At this moment, there was a crackling sound behind her. Bai Lu turned around and saw that the paper man with a tall hat seemed to be swelled up by the wind. His body was getting bigger and bigger. He held the mourning stick in his hand and looked at them coldly with his eyes downcast.
"He's here too." Bai Lu frowned as she looked at the image, and suddenly pulled something out of her memory. "Hey, is this the White Impermanence from the legendary Black and White Impermanence?"
At first glance, I thought it was just a paper figure, but after looking at it a few more times, my memory came back to me.
Ding Douhua was still running the formation, and used a wisp of his mind to complain: "Brother, you don't even know Bai Wuchang? You are really not a human, right?"
"…I'm just not familiar with him. I recognize him now. It's no good to read so many ghost stories." Bai Lu suddenly said firmly, "And I know that Bai Wuchang has a partner, Hei Wuchang, and they are a same-sex couple."
Bai Lu was not completely unfamiliar with Eastern mythology. He remembered that he seemed to have seen some entertainment works in which this setting seemed to be written about, the Black and White Impermanence being in love... Well, the more he thought about it, the more certain he became that the Black and White Impermanence were a dual-income family in the underworld.
Ding Douhua: “???”
Bai Wuchang: “?”
Ding Douhua's pupils shrank. She wondered where the senior brother heard this kind of thing from. The world is so big that there are all kinds of strange things. Among the twelve continents, there is a legend in some area that says the Black and White Impermanence are a pair?
——Until now, Bai Lu didn’t know that what she was reading was not the original work, but a derivative product.
I don’t know if the paper-made figure of Bai Wuchang was also startled by Bai Lu’s rumors, and he swept over with his mourning stick.
Bai Lu had already sensed the energy fluctuations and bent down in time to avoid them. Because of her hard training, she did not get hurt by this difficult move. She even shouted, "Dou Zun, we'll take one each."
This paper figure is big, so its movements are not that flexible. Bai Lu held up the sword and tried to communicate with the water element, and directly drew water from the well... Hmm? Why is it blood water?
Well, what an oriental haunted house, just treat it as tomato juice.
Bai Lu didn't care about that anymore. She raised her hand and blood immediately wrapped around Bai Wuchang's feet, climbing up in circles, staining the snow-white paper-made body deeply with bright red, as if it had fallen into a sea of blood.
"Hu...Hu..." The paper man twisted a few times but was unable to break free. The blood did not let it go either, wrapping around its neck and flooding its eyes.
Bai Lu: "Mie Hahaha, you can't escape!"
Ding Douhua accidentally glanced back, her face pale as she turned back: She felt that Senior Brother Bai's move looked scarier than the paper figurine, and even more like a villain...
"Melt!" Bai Lu circled her hands and pulled the force forward.
The paper-made man was filled with reluctance, and eventually melted into the blood, becoming a pile of paper pulp, with its original shape no longer recognizable.
I don't know how many array points there are in total, but these two would be best.
Bai Lu turned around to look at Ding Douhua again. She was getting closer and closer to the bride in red. She looked at her with trembling lips, trying to overcome her fear.
The bride in red had bloodstains at the corners of her eyes and mouth, but she still gave Ding Douhua a charming smile.
Ding Douhua was stunned for a moment, and the next moment she saw the veil of the bride in red flipped up, covering Ding Douhua with it. The two heads were in one red veil, face to face, and the cold breath sprayed on Ding Douhua's face, causing the hair on her body to stand up, and her voice was stuck in her throat and she couldn't even make it out.
After three seconds of dead silence, Ding Douhua finally let out a hoarse cry: "Ahhhhhhhhhh——"
Even Bai Lu had to admit that if he were to suddenly get a jump scare like this, he would be scared.
"Don't be afraid, I'm here to help you." Bai Lu gestured whether to use the talisman or the sword. Very good, he now has both long-range and close-range attacks.
But before Bai Lu could make a move, Ding Douhua, who was frightened to the extreme, seemed to be in a desperate situation. She grabbed the bride in red with her backhand, threw away the formation plate, gathered her spiritual power to attack with her bare hands, and kicked the bride in red in the waist with a knee, "Wuwua ...
Maybe because the spiritual power was too strong, there was a crisp "click" sound, and the whole body of the bride in red was bent backwards. She made an "ugh" sound from her throat and stared at Ding Douhua unwillingly.
Bai Lu: “…”
This, this made him feel a little scary...
"Are you still not dead?" Ding Douhua clasped her hands together and was about to hit his neck. She had completely broken through herself.
"Wait a minute, Junior Sister, how many array points are there here? Will she disappear if she dies?" Bai Lu suddenly called her.
Ding Douhua looked over with tears in her eyes, but she didn't relax her hands at all: "Ah? It should be, I counted it, there are only two array eyes. If it's an illusion array, it will disappear without her, and we will also leave the array."
"Then you wait a moment and I'll draw the pattern." Bai Lu took out a pen and paper from the ring.
The bride in red: “?”
Ding Douhua stretched out her hand and bent the female ghost's waist back with a "click", still holding her neck to prevent her from moving.
Bai Lu took the time to trace the exquisite and delicate oriental embroidery on her clothes.
The bride in red could no longer bear it: "Just do it——"
"Don't talk." Ding Douhua hit the ghost's head hard.
If my senior brother wants to describe you, then he will describe you. Why are you talking so much nonsense?
She was not surprised. Everyone in Xuanshan knew that Senior Brother Bailu liked handicrafts, and brooches had long been popular as an ornament in Xuanshan. That day she even saw Senior Brother Tailao wearing a velvet flower and green grass brooch.
Ding Douhua's arms were now filled with the slippery and cold touch of the female ghost's body, and her eyes were a little dull, but it was obvious that she no longer cared.
"Okay, okay, thank you, you've worked hard, junior sister." Bai Lu finally finished drawing the pattern and finished the work. If you calculate the total time, it might be longer than the time they spent fighting monsters.
As soon as Ding Douhua stood up, the bride in red started to crackle all over, probably because she had maintained the same posture for too long.
But fortunately, we can finally get on the road.
I really can't stand these two people anymore...
The bride in red closed her eyes: "Come on."
Ding Douhua used her spiritual power to send it on its way, only to see the scene in front of them fade in color and disperse like smoke. Their bodies felt lighter, and they were indeed sent out of the formation. The formation had been broken!
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Bai Lu's life is very fulfilling every day. Apart from cultivation, he studies his own little inventions and how to combine things into a system to make more talismans.
He is also organizing design drafts in the library. These are the products he and his classmates worked on together, and they are the products that they will be sold at the market when the time comes.
This was Liang Mangu's suggestion. He said that one could make large purchases during market hours, but one couldn't just spend money without making any money. Wouldn't it be nice to set up a stall of his own? A weapon cultivator dreams of everyone coming to buy the products he refines.
He must get rid of his past as a weapon repairman with everything he owns!
Not to mention, everyone now has some good inventions, and they hit it off and agreed on a division of labor. Some are responsible for concept and design, and some are responsible for product production.
We have made some in Xuanshan and put them into the space ring. If they sell well there, we can start production on the spot.
"This is your Huanyuan Pill." The spirit threw a bag of pills to Bai Lu and said speechlessly, "You can make pills yourself, and you can even defeat bloody corpses and wooden puppets. How dare you ask for a foundation-building Huanyuan Pill?"
Bai Lu said that she needed to sort out the design draft, and asked the spirit of the weapon to help get the pills.
"Why not? As long as I am still in the foundation-building stage, I will get the benefits that belong to me." Bai Lu said in a sonorous and powerful voice.
After saying that, Bai Lu immediately smiled and moved closer to the weapon spirit, blinking her eyes and looking at it: "By the way, let me see your collection again. You have done a lot of work recently. Have you bought any new things?"
"No!" The weapon spirit jumped up alertly, and when it saw Bai Lu's hurt expression, it sat back down and muttered, "Last time you said you wanted to see it, and as you saw it, you asked me to give you a Pure Heart Jade Marrow. And the time before that... it would be fine if you took your own reward, but why are you still eyeing other people's rewards?"
What’s even more frustrating is that I gave it away without thinking after receiving a few compliments, and it took me a long time to realize it after giving it away.
Of course, now that it has come to its senses, it will not be fooled again! If I want to give it, it should be given to its future owner! No matter how much Bai Lu praises him, it will not work. Remember this!
Bai Lu groaned and said, "Don't be so stingy. You won't be able to find an adoptive parent for a while anyway."
The spirit of the weapon glared at him and said, "You should first worry about whether you can sell those things."
"Of course, don't you see that our products are invincible in Xuanshan?" Bai Lu had something to say anyway, "Hey, tell me what kind of weapon you want, and I'll help you keep an eye out. You've been in Xuanshan for so long, haven't you ever coveted my master's sword?"
The weapon spirit snorted, and really wasn't attracted to Huo Xuexiang's sword. "Whether Huo Xuexiang uses a sword or a knife, it doesn't affect him. Haven't you heard of that poem? Xiaomei Wufeng relies on the snow. It's the sword energy that relies on the snow, not the person who relies on the magic weapon."
The weapon spirit didn't want the master to be completely incompetent and rely solely on his own skills. However, it couldn't be as plain as Huo Xuexiang's sword.
"Also," the weapon spirit said shyly, "I always think that my weapon body should be more special. A sword is too ordinary."
There was not even a single gem inlaid on Huo Xuexiang's sword.
"Oh," Bai Lu was distracted thinking about how his mentor was always modest about not knowing sword. He used to think that his mentor was just showing off, but the words of the weapon spirit made him suddenly realize that maybe Huo Xuexiang was telling the truth, and to him, the sword was just a tool.
In fact, just like all uses of energy, in the end, they may all be close.
"Hey, what are you thinking about?" The spirit of the weapon poked Bai Lu.
"Nothing." Bai Lu came back to his senses. The longer he stayed in the world of immortal cultivation, the more freely he could use the magic elements that originally had some obstacles.
Moreover, as time went on with her practice, Bai Lu even vaguely felt that although the systems were different, the two forces might not be so far apart. After all, there was even overlap between the energies.
The weapon spirit didn't notice that Bai Lu was distracted again, and said with longing: "My forger has ascended to heaven a long time ago. When I find my destiny, I can finally use the name that the forger gave me."
"Do you have another name?" Bai Lu asked after hearing the key words.
It was always called by the spirit of the weapon, and Bai Lu always thought it had no name, after all, it didn't have a formal body.
"I was in the furnace when the forger arose, so naturally it happened." The spirit of the weapon glanced at him. The forger was like his parents. Seeing Bai Lu's expression, the spirit of the weapon predicted in advance, "I won't tell you! I won't tell you before there is a body of the weapon!!"
As a spirit weapon, it doesn't even have a body, so how can it possibly tell its name?
The name of an instrument may be the caster's expectation for it, or it may be the world's praise for it... but it should not be just empty talk.
Bai Lu saw that the weapon spirit had a pitiful expression, and for a moment she was too embarrassed to laugh at it, "Oh, one day you will find a good family--"
The weapon spirit immediately said: "Then let me try your Snow Feather Sword."
"I'm here to comfort you. Why do you repay kindness with grievances? You're a traitor and worse than a beast. I can only wish you the best!" Bai Lu almost jumped up and said all the negative idioms she could think of. She looked at the weapon spirit warily and said, "Bye!"
Spirit of the weapon: “…”
The spirit of the weapon was at a loss, how old are you? Just leave, and leave in vain, you are the one who left in vain, right?
…
Two months later, it was time for the team to set off for the Red Dust Trial Competition.
In addition to Bai Lu, Liang Mangu finally succeeded in currying favor with his senior brothers and sisters and got the opportunity to join the logistics team. Meng Caiqing didn't need to be mentioned, Cang Yuntai was always putting out fires.
In addition to the three of them, this year there are six other classmates including Ding Douhua, Cheng, and Zhang who can also go. The probability of success is very high, and it's worth their unity!
Hearing that Huo Xuexiang applied to join the team because of Bai Lu, Bo Luan Xianjun felt a little complicated for a while. After accepting this disciple, it seemed that his junior brother went to another extreme...
Immortal Boluan asked him quietly, "Do you know that your disciple has led all the fellow disciples astray? They are all extremely talented, but they insist on studying weird things. Even Cai Qing, who was very good, has almost become a mole, with black smoke billowing every day..."
Huo Xuexiang interrupted him and said, "Meng Caiqing was the same as Ning Yanhu. He must have been harmed by the sect master. It has nothing to do with Bai Lu."
Immortal Lord Bo Luan: "..."
Okay, he admitted it, let’s not slander him for now.
Immortal Boluan said unwillingly: "But now everyone in Xuanshan says that the new disciples are 'lawless lunatics'."
He emphasized the word "disciple".
"In your opinion, Mei Feng is your beloved disciple, but outside, he is the leader of the crazy gangs."
Huo Xuexiang replied almost without pause: "After all, I'm the first in the entrance trial."
Immortal Lord Bo Luan: "..."
He didn't know if it was an illusion, but Immortal Lord Boluan always felt that there was even a hint of relief on Huo Xuexiang's calm face.
Outlaw, but at least got the first pair?
All right, you can teach your apprentice this way, and even bring him to the mortal world to test his prowess... You sword cultivators are too harsh on yourselves!
As for Bai Lu, he was already jumping up and down at Dianmei Peak to pack his things a few days before his departure. He wished he could take everything with him, and as he was going to set up a stall, his small magic space ring was not enough to hold everything, so he had to put everything into Huo Xuexiang's Mustard Seed Sumeru.
"I want this too, I'm familiar with my bed..." Bai Lu threw the pillow in as well. This was not the jade pillow or porcelain pillow that was popular in the world of immortals, but a big fluffy pillow he made of feathers. He had to take it with him.
Huo Xuexiang was watching silently, and suddenly he realized how many things were added to Dianmei Peak. In Shuchun Garden, Bai Lu's name was written everywhere, and when Boluan Xianjun came by by chance, he said he couldn't recognize it.
Watching Bai Lu busy but methodically putting away a lot of things, Huo Xuexiang finally reminded her: "There is one more thing, your homework."
"...I didn't forget." Bai Lu then put a few booklets in it with a hint of resentment. Why did she have to learn Chinese when she went out? There were endless Chinese textbooks to read and endless idioms to memorize.
Considering that she was going out, Bai Lu redecorated the snow golem and placed two crocheted lions on its shoulders. It is said that there were also two of them on the pillars at the door of the ancient emperor's house, meaning "looking forward to your return."
Inspired by this, Bai Lu made a new hairpin with two blue mushrooms carved from jade on it, which also symbolized the hope that the mushrooms would return.
The road sign at the foot of the mountain had to be hung with a new tag saying "Owner not at home", and the bird feed was refilled...
In fact, Bai Lu also secretly cast a curse. If anyone trespasses, the person will be unlucky and have bird shit on him. This is also a way of tracking. When he comes back, they will know who it is. This is called being on guard against others. Who knows if there is any thief (other than him) in Xuanshan.
"By the way, Master, I learned some new patterns before and made a brooch for you. You can wear it when you go out this time." Bai Lu said. His mentor has always been very simple, but he often thinks about things for his mentor and gives him scarves and headbands he made from time to time.
This time, Bai Lu prepared good things for the tutor, as a new journey requires a new look.
Huo Xuexiang didn't find it strange. Bai Lu loved to study jewelry, and the styles he studied were also liked by many people in Xuanshan. Although he seldom used them, he couldn't refuse Bai Lu's kindness.
Then wear it.
Until Bai Lu took out a pair of exquisite brooches and said one for each of them.
This pattern...
Huo Xuexiang recognized them for a moment, looked up at Bai Lu, then looked down again and said slowly: "... Mandarin ducks playing in the water?"
Bai Lu nodded vigorously. This was one of the classical patterns he copied from the bride in red. He also did some research and felt that it was very suitable for his mentor. "This is a metaphor for people! Master, do you know? I heard a poem and I think it suits you very well: I would rather be a mandarin duck than be a fairy.
"Isn't this your philosophy of cultivation? If you don't cultivate to ascend to heaven, your sword will remain in the human world. What's the point of being a god? You should just be a pair of mandarin ducks. Master, I support you. I will be a pair of mandarin ducks with you!"
Huo Xuexiang: "...Alas."
I was speechless for a moment, so I just sighed as usual.
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