The Drunken Immortal first ran to the ditch in the mountains and caught a dozen leeches. He dripped a few drops of blue dragon blood on each of them. The bodies of the leeches immediately emitted a faint blue light. Then the Medicine Immortal placed the leeches on the bodies of those possessed people.
These soft insects automatically find a place to bite in the crevices of their scales, then freeze in place and begin to suck their blood.
Jiu Laoxian said that they were not sucking blood, but the evil spirit in these people's bodies. As the leeches grew bigger, the scales on these people's bodies gradually disappeared, and their strange appearances gradually recovered.
The leeches' originally smooth and moist bodies gradually grew scales, and each one looked like a much smaller dragon.
When the evil spirit was almost absorbed, the old wine fairy caught these leeches and put them into the wine gourd covered with runes. According to him, as long as they were refined in the wine gourd for 49 days, these leeches would turn into blood and no longer have evil nature.
Those who finally released the forbidden spell began to sleep soundly. After all, their bodies had gone through such a huge change, and their energy was severely depleted, so they needed to recuperate.
When they fell asleep, Xue Ranran could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
However, when she stood on the top of the mountain and looked down, she saw that in addition to the soldiers surrounding the mountain, there were also lotus lanterns of various sizes floating in the many rivers and streams below.
Ran Ran thought of the goddess for a moment. Just like Su Yishui said, after she had wasted five hundred years of her cultivation, perhaps she did not stop loving him, but saw through Yao Laoxian's obsession with cultivation and chose to withdraw, right?
After all, just as Jiu Laoxian said, his brother has always been dedicated and focused on cultivating the Tao, much more dedicated than he is.
Ranran felt that she admired the goddess even more. She was so bold in love and hate, and decisive. In fact, she was much stronger than many people and fairies.
She refused to respond to Medicine Immortal's lotus lamp. Did she have already guessed that someone else would appear by his side in the long years to come?
If this is the case, it would be better for us to forget each other.
Just as she was sighing, Su Yishui came up behind her and said, "Your beloved disciple has finally broken the forbidden spell, why are you still so depressed?"
Ran Ran shook her head: "It's not that I'm unhappy, I just feel a little sad..."
Su Yishui followed her perspective and saw the lotus lanterns in the river at the foot of the mountain, and immediately understood what she was sighing about.
"The Medicine Immortal is also an old acquaintance of yours. At that time, he thought that you were just like his brother in terms of cultivation and were not motivated to make progress."
Ran Ran smiled nonchalantly: "Being a human or an immortal is just a matter of living longer or shorter. Why should we be so obsessed with it? That great master Dun Tian did achieve enlightenment, but didn't he also pass away in the end without any interest in life?"
She looked so nonchalant, just like Mu Qingge 20 years ago. In the past, Xishan had always been a place for shepherding sheep. As a master, she was more like a group of children playing in the world than leading them to cultivate immortality.
Although they have all cultivated their skills, most of them have nothing to do with becoming an immortal, but just fulfill their own interests. Otherwise, with Mu Qingge's cultivation ability, how could the three major sects show off their power?
Su Yishui hated Mu Qingge very much at first, and he also felt that her carelessness had delayed his future. The way he practiced diligently in Xishan did not fit in with the other fellow disciples.
However, when he saw the Medicine Immortal that day, Su Yishui was really disgusted by his words and actions.
For a moment, he actually felt that the goddess on the Dragon Island was somewhat similar to his mother who was abandoned by the chaos, so he couldn't help but mock the old immortal Yao.
In his opinion, a man can choose not to love, but he cannot love so hard that he has to weigh the pros and cons. He can be romantic when he has nothing to do, but when the time comes, he will throw the promised lover aside, and occasionally look back to mourn his past deep love. He feels disgusted at the sight of such a person.
Unfortunately, there are usually many people like this in the world. The emperor Su Yu was the same. Somehow, he remembered Zhou Feihua's kindness and tried every means to get her back to the palace.
At dawn the next day, the officers and soldiers at the foot of the mountain suddenly retreated. It was said that this was an order from their superiors, telling them not to surround the mountain anymore.
By this time, the people in the cave had almost recovered. They used thick branches as crutches and supported each other as they walked down the mountain.
When those people returned to the village, someone rushed to inform the villagers early in the morning.
Relatives came out to greet them with tears in their eyes, but those who had led the soldiers to surround them closed their own doors one by one.
It seems that it will take time to slowly repair the neighbor relationships in this village.
Wang Suizhi did not leave. After arranging his employees and children, he made it clear that he would serve Xue Ranran to fulfill his filial duty.
However, after Su Yishui made it clear that rice and flour were expensive in Xishan and that they would not support idle people, Xue Ranran could only euphemistically say that she was not the head of Xishan now and that she was also living under someone else's roof, so it was not convenient for her to take on a disciple anymore.
Wang Suizhi said, "Master, how can you suffer injustice under the eaves of Su Yishui? The house in the West Mountain has been built for a long time, and it must be too dilapidated to be used now. I will choose another mountain site for you and rebuild the mountain and establish the sect! You can never go back to the West Mountain!"
Anyway, that fake Mu Ranwu had planned this before, so Wang Suizhi had already started arranging this matter early on. Not only did he select a beautiful mountain, he also bought the entire mountain and had already started large-scale construction.
It is a sign of great pride to have a disciple who is the richest man in the world. Wang Suizhi said that if his master is not satisfied and is unwilling to succumb to Mu Ranwu's taste, he can buy another mountain for his master to practice.
After hearing this, Qiu Xier and Gao Cang gasped, with envy on their faces.
It's just that Su Yishui's expression looked a little ugly, and his sharp eyes were shooting at Lord Wang Caishen like knives the whole time.
He even sent a secret message to Xue Ranran, telling her that if she wanted to set up her own base, she could ask Wang Suizhi to build a tomb for her first!
Ranran didn't think the look in his eyes was a joke. For the sake of her beloved disciple Wang Suizhi's life, she could only play the peacemaker and said that the feng shui of West Hill was good for her and she had already gotten used to living there.
Wang Suizhi nodded to show that he understood, and then took out a palm-sized golden abacus and clattered it for a while, then began to price Su Yishui's Xishan. He then expressed his willingness to buy Xishan at ten times the price and let Su Yishui move to another mountain.
Of course, in the end it was Xue Ranran who held Su Yishui's waist tightly, which prevented the former brothers from fighting against each other and blood from being spilled on the spot.
In short, Wang Suizhi's eloquence as a businessman was finally used to the fullest extent. As a result of some arguments, Wang Suizhi finally returned to the West Mountain as he wished and was able to serve his mentor.
And from Wang Suizhi, Ranran also learned more secrets of the Brahma Sect.
According to Wang Suizhi, the evil technique of using children as a cauldron to replenish Mu Ranwu's energy seemed to be the method taught to her by the people of the Brahma Sect.
Moreover, the power of the Brahma Sect seemed to be growing continuously. Mu Qingge once told him with a little pride that she had made an indelible contribution to the growth of the Brahma Sect, and that in the future all the famous and upright sects would be under the rule of the Brahma Sect.
Elders like her who have made great contributions to the revival will receive endless benefits in the future. Once the Saint of Religion is resurrected, she and her disciples will no longer have to practice Taoism so hard, and can directly bypass the suffering of the heavenly calamity and ascend to immortality early.
When Wang Suizhi heard such a ridiculous statement, he actually felt something was wrong in his heart, but seeing that the fake was so closely associated with the Brahma Sect, as a disciple he could not say anything.
But now that I think about it, isn't this just evil? The only ones who don't have to go through the heavenly tribulation are evil gods, but they are not among the upper, middle, or lower immortal classes, and can only be considered powerful demon kings.
After listening to this, Su Yishui asked, "Who is the saint she is talking about?"
Ranran had read "The History of Brahma's Teachings". She had seen relevant descriptions in those two books. The one who could be called the saint of the religion was naturally the first generation of demon, the human demon king who turned into a golden skull!
Could it be that the one that the Brahma Cult wants to resurrect is the golden skull?
Ran Ran suddenly thought of the blue dragon that was beaten dry. Could it be that the purpose behind that person was to use the blue dragon's blood to revive the golden skull?
She thought of the reincarnation tree where she could be reincarnated, and asked Su Yishui if he remembered how he got the reincarnation method from the tree.
But Su Yishui had completely forgotten this part.
As for Zhou Feihua, after disappearing for three days and three nights, she returned to Qiongqi Village.
Ranran asked her if the emperor wanted to rekindle their old relationship.
But Zhou Feihua sneered, "How can someone who can sit on the throne of the emperor be as obsessed with love as you and me? It turns out that my father's old subordinates are difficult to control, so the emperor had to re-employ my father. In order to repair the relationship between the emperor and his subjects, he wanted to recruit me back to the palace... In his eyes, I am just a chess piece that still has some value."
Ran Ran asked, "What about you? Did you agree to him?"
Zhou Feihua shook her head: "Father has secretly sent me a letter. The emperor's heart is like the sea. Now that he can't sort out those generals, he will naturally treat father with favor. But once the rabbit is dead and the dog is abandoned, my father will probably be the first to be sacrificed. But in order to stabilize the emperor, I have to go to the palace for a few days. I came back to say goodbye to you, and I hope you take care."
Ranran didn't understand the secret struggles in the Daqi court, but Zhou Feihua seemed to have discussed countermeasures with General Zhou Dao, so she didn't say much. After the two said goodbye to each other at the riverside, they were about to go their separate ways.
However, before leaving, Zhou Feihua gave Ran Ran a special warning: "The frequent appearance of monsters in various places has further stimulated the emperor's attention to the cultivation sect. The emperor is now very close to Chimen. I am afraid that Chimen will become another helper of the emperor after the Alien House. You Xishan are now ahead of the three major sects in everything, so you must be extra careful in the future!"
Ran Ran nodded and warned Zhou Feihua: "You have to be careful too. Su Yu's mind is unfathomable. Such a person is like living with a tiger or a wolf. You have to save your life first. After you settle the old general, you should leave as soon as possible."
Zhou Feihua nodded and said, "The former Concubine Jing is dead. I entered the palace this time as a guard. Su Yu has been having nightmares recently. It is said that he is possessed by a nightmare. So he is thinking that my father wants me to enter the palace to continue to perform sword dance to eliminate his nightmare. When his nightmare is gone, he will probably stop bothering me."
Ran Ran thought Zhou Feihua's estimate was a bit optimistic, so she handed Zhou Feihua a few magic runes: "These runes can drive flying birds to deliver messages. If you have any accidents in the capital, you must send me a letter as soon as possible."
Zhou Feihua smiled and nodded. At the same time, she couldn't help but hug Ran Ran, patting her back gently and saying, "You have to be good too, and love yourself more. In your previous life, you had too much to bear, and you always carried it alone. Even gods couldn't resist. Now the leader of Xishan is Su Yishui. Even if the sky falls, it is this big guy who will carry it. If you see that the situation is not right, you have to be smart and know how to evade. Do you know how heartbroken I was when I heard that you died twenty years ago..."
Ran Ran couldn't remember what her friendship with Zhou Feihua was like twenty years ago. Now, although there was a huge age gap between her and Zhou Feihua, they could still get along like old friends at first sight.
Friendship is really a mysterious thing. Even after two lifetimes, it can still be continued.
The two chatted by the river for most of the night before reluctantly parting.
When they left the Poor Village, the number of monsters in various places seemed to have decreased a lot. It seemed that someone had released the monsters, causing chaos in the world, and then most of them disappeared overnight, and peace was restored.
However, Jiu Laoxian said that too many monsters had appeared before, and the balance between the Yin and Yang worlds had been broken.
Ordinary people would think that the world is gradually becoming peaceful, but those who have achieved high levels of cultivation would sense that the yin and yang of heaven and earth seem to have slightly changed, and perhaps something big will happen in the near future.
However, for Wang Suizhi, who had just returned to Xishan, the end of the world was imminent, and he was extremely angry!
How did Su Yishui become the leader of Xishan? The palace of Xishan was so beautiful and magnificent, why is it so dilapidated now?
Yu Tong said that this is what it looks like after she recently hired a craftsman to renovate it! Moreover, his former mentor, Xue Ranran, now lives not in the best house in Xishan, but in the house where his disciples live.
Although there were flowers and plants in the yard and the furnishings in the house were all in a style that young girls would like, Wang Suizhi felt that it was shabby and petty everywhere and was not really suitable for living.
The God of Wealth has come to the West Mountain, and even the usual fish and meat on the table have disappeared. Instead, there are deep-fried fish from the East China Sea, bird's nest stew, and even the shrimps they eat are as big as a child's arm.
As a result, several of Xishan's country-bumpkin apprentices had to look at the dishes and ask before each meal, otherwise they would not know what they were eating.
Moreover, in the following days, many of Mu Qingge's former disciples came one after another. They were all those who had mistaken their master in the past. After hearing the news and finding out the whole story, they came one by one, fell down at the foot of the West Mountain, crying, and begging for forgiveness from their master.
Xue Ranran had nothing to forgive them for, but it was difficult for them to return to Xishan as they wished.
After all, the current leader of Xishan Sect is Su Yishui. He has been particularly quiet recently. All the disciples he had accepted before were driven down the mountain by him. He would not let Xue Ranran take her disciples from her previous life to the mountain.
However, when Ran Ran asked him why he asked his fellow apprentices to go down the mountain, he certainly would not tell the truth. When he saw those young disciples surrounding his senior sister Ran Ran, who was in her prime, he felt uncomfortable with the youthful aura.
So he just said solemnly: "In addition to practicing Qi, one should see the world and broaden one's horizons. Living in the mountains for a long time can only produce people with short-sightedness. Let them go down the mountain to experience some training, so that they can better practice Taoism."
Such a high-sounding explanation really made people respect him. Ran Ran recalled that he had also taken the disciples who had just entered Xishan to Wangxiangguan for training. It really broadened their horizons, and their subsequent training was also rapid.
Therefore, when she sent those tearful junior brothers down the mountain, she, as their senior sister, was full of encouragement and promised them great promises in their youth.
The beautiful and kind senior sister's gentle comfort made these young men who were sent down the mountain by their master feel the warmth of their master again. They shook their spirits, packed their bags and went down the mountain to gain experience, determined to be a brand new person when they return to Xishan.
As for Su Yishui's reason for preventing Xishan's former disciples from going up the mountain, it was even more plausible.
"They have been away from Xishan for twenty years and each has his own business. Moreover, some of them once worked with Mu Ranwu, and their hearts are unpredictable, so we must be on guard. If you want to get to know them, it's fine, but it's not appropriate to invite all of them to the mountain... And that Wang Suizhi, although he is rich enough to rival a country, there is no need to show off in Xishan. Our Xishan is as financially powerful as him, and we don't need his gold and silver."
Having said so much, I'm afraid only the last sentence came from the heart. However, Xue Ranran remembered that Yu Tong once said that Su Yishui didn't like extravagance, so his dislike for Wang Suizhi might really be due to incompatible living habits.
So Ranran secretly told Wang Suizhi to save money and not go to the mountains again, especially to move expensive ingredients and furniture to her yard.
Wang Suizhi burst into tears after hearing this: "Master, you have been reborn for so long, and you are living a life of dependence? It's a pity that I knew nothing and couldn't protect you. That Su Yishui is such a ruthless person! He clearly knows that you are his mentor, but he actually puts on the posture of a sect leader... Master, you should come with me and set up your own sect!"
The tears of this middle-aged man were actually more difficult to bear than the pitiful tears of a young girl. What's more, when Wang Suizhi cried, she was filled with sorrow and could hardly control it.
Ran Ran didn't know how to appease her old beloved disciple, so she could only wink desperately at Su Yishui who was half-hidden in the window of a small building surrounded by flowers not far away.
He has been eavesdropping for a long time, now it's time for him to show up and help himself out of the predicament.
But the man with the sullen face snorted coldly and walked away without even looking back.
Ran Ran couldn't help but feel a little angry, and even felt that the idea of ​​establishing his own faction was not a bad one. At least he wouldn't have to face someone's cold face.
After a while, Yu Tong came quickly and unceremoniously pushed the sorrowful Wang Suizhi away with his shoulder, and said to Ran Ran: "The master has taken your parents and Mr. Zeng back to Xishan. The master will host a welcoming party for them tonight. Please help me write a menu and select some dishes that the elderly will like to eat."
Yutong's impetuous words helped Ranran out of her predicament.
Moreover, she had never expected that Su Yishui, who had always complained about the large number of people on the mountain, would actually bring her parents over. This was quite a pleasant surprise.
Wang Suizhi also stopped feeling sad and hurried to catch up with his fourteenth junior brother Zeng Yi. At the beginning, he was still wondering how the Fourteenth could help the tyrants and take care of Su Yishui.
Now that I think about it, he knew everything from the beginning and was silently protecting his real master.
However, Qiaolian and Zeng Yi did not arrive at Xishan until the evening. Yu Tong came so quickly to report the news, so Su Yishui must have asked her to come and help her out of the siege.
So after having the reunion dinner with her parents, Ranran specially washed the fruits and vegetables and went to the Ice Lotus Pond to find Su Yishui.
In the past, he liked to play the zither at night while looking at the ice lotus emitting dim light in the pond. But now that he has lost his memory, Su Yishui doesn't like playing the zither very much. He just likes to light a lamp by the pond and look at the trees.
The moonlight was very beautiful today. Ranran pinched a cut melon and put it into Su Yishui's mouth. Then she looked at the dusty harp placed in the pavilion. Her hands were itchy, so she sat down beside the harp, took out a handkerchief to wipe the dust, oiled the strings, and tried to tune the harp with her bare hands and played a simple song.
Su Yishui had taught her to play it before, and she had gotten pretty good at it, so even though the tune was a little immature, it was still acceptable to her ears.
Su Yishui put down the book in his hand and slowly looked up at Ranran.
In his previous life, Mu Qingge was a master at tuning guqin, and the sound of his guqin was comparable to the music of nature. This also made him hate the guqin and not like it very much.
The one in the pavilion was the favorite thing that Mu Qingge left behind. Yu Tong said that his greatest hobby in the past 20 years was to play that guqin, and he even made it to a high level, which was a bit unbelievable to him.
When he saw Ranran playing the piano today, he found that he no longer disliked the deep and melodious sound of the piano.
Ran Ran tried to play half of the song, but there was a tune that he couldn't play right, so he looked up at Su Yishui and said, "Master, how should I play this?"
Su Yishui wanted to say that he didn't like playing the piano, but he stood up as if possessed by a ghost, sat behind Ranran, stretched out his long arms to surround her, and placed his fingers on the strings.
It seems that the body's memory is sometimes more useful than the brain. Su Yishui didn't even have time to think about it, his fingers had already automatically moved across the strings to play a melodious tune.
What he played was Mu Qingge's favorite piece back then, "Fishermen, Woodcutters, Mountains and Waters".
This piece of music is quite difficult, but he played it effortlessly. He couldn't help but wonder how much effort he had put into playing the guqin over the past twenty years.
No wonder his cultivation hadn't improved at all in the past twenty years. It turned out that he had become just like this little witch in her previous life, not doing his job properly...
But when he saw Ran Ran turning her head to look at him with joy, as if immersed in the elegant music, Su Yishui suddenly thought that this kind of toy that makes people lose their minds and enjoy themselves is not bad to play with occasionally...