Chapter 15
"I have a plan!"
In their most desperate moment, these words were like heavenly music to them, saving them from dire straits.
Everyone looked toward the direction from which the voice had come from the doorway.
Under everyone's eager gaze, Lingxi nodded again to confirm, "I have a way."
"That's right!" Jin Li and Li Yuncheng exchanged a glance, realizing they'd really messed up; they'd forgotten the master was right there!
Lingxi explained her plan: "I need a few drops of blood from a puppy, and I also need to go to Linxi Temple to borrow something from Master Yun."
“But…” Lingxi paused, looking troubled, “This item is a family heirloom of Master Yun, so it might be difficult to borrow.”
Lingxi had just finished speaking.
"I'll go get some dog blood right now." Jin Li immediately went to find something, and then ran home.
We dared not waste a single moment.
Li Yuncheng readily agreed: "I'll go, I'll go borrow it from Master Yun."
After saying that, he, like his wife, hurriedly tried to rush out.
"Wait, I'll go with you."
Fearing that Li Yuncheng might not be able to explain clearly and that this would cause delays, Lingxi immediately ran out, ready to go with Li Yuncheng.
Without further ado, the two went straight out and headed towards the mountainside.
Long Xingye, who was left standing there, was stunned by this turn of events.
After regaining his composure, he touched his head and said in disbelief, "Ah, just like that... I believed it..."
Could it be that what was said before was all true?
He always thought it was just a joke, and that everyone was just listening to a story.
Seeing this, Long Xingye thought, "Well, at least I can hear something real."
He admitted that he was still inexperienced and would chat with Old Liu more next time, since Old Liu was the most well-informed person, almost as good as his shop—the village's intelligence station.
Alas! Long Xingye lost because he was too young!
Seeing the two walking further and further away, Long Xingye simply decided not to open the shop. Just as he was about to close the door, he ran into Jin Li, who was returning carrying a puppy.
Jin Li paused in her steps as she was about to walk towards the store. Seeing the situation, she didn't ask any more questions and ran towards Linxi Temple.
"Wait for me, I'm coming too!"
Long Xingye quickly hung up a sign that read "Store Manager Out on Business" and strode after him.
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Linxi Temple Courtyard
"Clang... Pfft..."
The old Taoist priest, who was sitting in a recliner reading scriptures, narrowed his eyes and lowered his voice.
"Old Liu, you go out and eat."
Old Master Yun was reading a book, while Old Liu was bored and munching on sunflower seeds, having no one to chat with. Hearing this, he rolled his eyes at him, dragged a stool to the gate, and didn't forget to pick up his transparent plastic garbage bag.
After glancing at the trash to make sure it wasn't littered, the old Taoist Yun continued reading his book.
That's strange.
How exactly does one begin the path of spiritual practice?
Old Liu was cracking sunflower seeds when he glanced back at Old Daoist Yun, who was frowning as he read a book.
whispering sound!
Ever since the Jin family's religious ceremony ended, this person seems to have suffered some kind of shock, staring at the incomprehensible scriptures every day, flipping through them over and over.
And I can't stand even the slightest noise around me, which wasn't the case before.
He could see that this old Taoist priest Yun's mind was not at peace; his heart was in turmoil!
"Grandpa Liu, why are you sitting by the door?"
"Huh!"
A male voice suddenly rang out. Usually, not many people came to Linxi Temple, so the sudden sound startled Old Liu so much that his heart almost jumped out of his chest.
He patted his chest, recognized the person who had arrived, and complained, "Why didn't you make a sound when you came?"
Li Yuncheng hadn't expected to frighten anyone, and quickly apologized, "Grandpa Liu, I had something urgent to attend to. I'm so sorry, so sorry."
"Is it urgent? What happened?"
Old Liu, being of advanced age, could distinguish between what was important and what was urgent. He then pointed to someone and said, "Master Yun is in the courtyard. Go!"
Li Yuncheng and Lingxi quickly went inside.
Linxi Temple is not large. Upon entering through the main gate, you are directly facing the main hall. There are two rooms on each side of the main hall. The left side is the practice room, and the right side is the living area. In the center of the courtyard, there is a lush and verdant ginkgo tree.
Master Yun sat under the ginkgo tree.
Lingxi habitually released her divine sense to scan the surrounding environment, bypassing the statue, but didn't find anything special.
Old Daoist Yun had already heard Old Liu's loud voice. When he saw the newcomer, he was obviously stunned for a moment before he quickly got up, walked to Ling Xi, and said respectfully, "Master Ling has arrived. I'll go pour you a cup of tea."
"No rush, no rush."
Lingxi gestured to Li Yuncheng to wait a moment.
Once inside the temple, Li Yuncheng listened to Lingxi's instructions and stood in the courtyard, doing whatever she asked, afraid of messing things up.
Lingxi first went to the Sanqing Hall to offer incense to the Three Pure Ones, and then revealed her purpose when she arrived in the courtyard.
Master Yun remained silent for a while, then got up and went to the training room on the left to take out the compass.
Without saying a word, he handed the compass to Lingxi.
Lingxi was startled and looked up at him.
Master Yun pushed it forward again, his eyes filled with reluctance.
The compass is clearly quite old, made of old peach wood, with a patina on the surface. However, the Bagua characters carved on the dial are still clear, and the pointer is sensitive and functioning normally. It is so well-maintained that it is obviously a cherished item.
Only through his spiritual eye did he notice the faint white light surrounding the compass. It was so faint that it would be easily missed if one did not look closely.
Lingxi carefully took it and examined it closely.
"Master, thank you so much for saving my dog, Dahei! Thank you so much!"
Li Yuncheng wasn't very good at talking; he just repeated the same few sentences over and over.
"No need to say too much, just do it."
As he spoke, Master Yun looked at the cloud disk in Ling Xi's hand, his heart aching with pain. But when faced with a problem, he still chose to take it out, even prepared for the cloud disk to be damaged.
"We're still missing a few drops of dog blood..."
"The puppies are here! Whoosh!"
Before Lingxi could finish speaking, Jinli came running over, carrying the puppy, breathing heavily as if afraid of delaying her.
Li Yuncheng quickly stepped forward, took the puppy from Jin Li's hands, and placed it on the table in the yard.
"call……"
Lingxi turned to Yun Laodao and the others, and said with a serious expression, "Now that everything is complete, I will cast a spell now. Please do not disturb me."
This method consumes a huge amount of energy, and she doesn't have enough spiritual power to try it a second time.
"Don't worry, Daoist Master, I'll be careful!" Old Daoist Yun had already taken a good spot above to observe.
"No, Master Ling!"
Old Liu had just finished cracking the last handful of sunflower seeds, was cleaning up the trash, and was about to go inside when two more people ran into the yard.
Old Liu was shocked. His intuition, as a reporter on the front lines of the village newspaper, told him that something big was about to happen!
He immediately grabbed a trash bag in one hand and a stool in the other and quickly went inside.
Unexpectedly, it was too late. The crowd had already formed a half-circle, leaving Lingxi standing in the middle, with a cloud tray and a puppy on the table in the center.
"No, we won't disturb you..."
? ? ?
Old Liu put down the stool he was holding, and with his free hand, he tapped Long Xingye on the shoulder and whispered, "Kid Long, what's going on?"
When Long Xingye saw that it was the well-informed Old Liu who had come to ask him, he immediately said in a profound and enigmatic tone, "Don't speak, lest you disturb the master's ritual."
Old Liu didn't receive the news, nor was he angry; he just craned his neck to look ahead.
Lingxi began to move, and everyone instantly fell silent, staring straight at her.
"Waaah~"
The little black puppy was left in an unfamiliar place, surrounded by many two-legged creatures. Its eyes were full of fear, and its body was curled up and trembling.
Lingxi felt a little reluctant, so she closed her eyes and pointed her finger in the direction of the puppy.
"Eek—"
Using her spiritual energy as a needle, she moved swiftly, and in a short time, a few drops of bright red blood floated in mid-air. As soon as the blood appeared, the wound was covered by spiritual energy and instantly healed.
The innocent puppy felt nothing throughout the entire process; the blood draw was over as soon as it was done.
Of course, the onlookers were also stunned by this scene. When they came to their senses, their mouths were agape, wide enough to fit a fist.
The blood...
It's floating!
How did you get blood?
There was no answer, and no one offered them one!
None of them dared to blink, afraid of missing something in the next second.
Lingxi's eyes flickered, and the puppy floated to Jinli's side.
Jin Li reached out and naturally hugged the puppy, stroking and comforting it while nervously watching Ling Xi's next move.
"Eek~" The puppy in my arms seemed to look over curiously as well.
The master held the blood in one hand above his left and placed his right hand above the compass. Slowly, the blood on his left hand seemed to transform into thousands of threads, one end of which condensed into an unfamiliar rune or a magic circle above the compass.
As Lingxi's magical power continued to gather, the blood-red pattern gradually transformed into a colorless magic circle. When all the blood color disappeared, she pressed her hand down, and the magic circle slowly approached the compass.
The compass needle began to spin wildly. Lingxi remained calm and continued to move her hand downwards. When the magic array was completely integrated with the compass, the wildly spinning needle began to turn back until it stopped moving completely in one direction.
The white-glowing compass had a restrained radiance; it was still the same old compass.
When everything was over, Lingxi looked inward at her dantian and saw that there was still a layer of true qi left inside. She breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, it was much better than she had imagined.
"alright."
The mere two words "Ling Xi" seemed to break some kind of seal, and several people swarmed around, not daring to touch it, but craning their necks to get a glimpse of the strange sight.
Old Liu, taking advantage of his age, managed to get a good spot and asked curiously, "Master Yun, do you know this technique?"
Master Yun shook his head solemnly. In a short time, an idea seemed to come to him, and then his gaze toward Ling Xi suddenly lit up.
Lingxi ignored everyone's intense gazes, brushed them aside, picked up the compass, and said carefully, "This compass is estimated to be effective for less than 4 hours, so let's hurry."
"Sister Jin, come and see, the direction of this compass needle is the location of Dahei."
"Moreover, the tracking technique can only cover an area of about 80,000 square kilometers, roughly the size of a city. Since it can be detected, it means it hasn't exceeded that range."
"Yes, we understand."
Upon hearing about the time limit, Li Yuncheng and Jin Li felt a pang of anxiety and listened carefully to every word Ling Xi said.
He didn't relax even after hearing that the compass could only measure locations within the city.
“Buzzing…buzzing…”
Jin Li's phone rang. She answered it and said, "The police are here."
Li Yuncheng: "Okay, I'll take the compass and follow the police. Ali, you go back and drive. I'll send you the location later."
"Drive my car," Long Xingye said, noticing Jin Li's unwell expression. "I'll take Sister Jin there."
"good."
Old Daoist Yun wanted to see the effects of the spell, but he was also worried about entrusting the compass to Li Yuncheng, a careless man.
He stepped forward and said, "I am familiar with the compass. I will help you check the compass. Let's go with young friend Li."
"Okay, thank you, Daoist Master."
Li Yuncheng was naturally even more delighted, since he really had no idea what to expect from this product.
As everyone descended the mountain one after another, Lingxi glanced at Old Liu, who chuckled and said, "Master, you should go back and rest. I can look after the temple."
"Thank you so much, Grandpa Liu."
"Oh, you're too kind, Master."
Old Liu, seeing that everyone had gone far away, strolled back into the yard with his hands behind his back. He glanced at the open scripture on the recliner and couldn't help but smile.
Hehe~
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