Chapter 57
Under the dim yellow light.
Lingxi sat upright on the futon, looking at the young man in front of her without changing her expression.
Yang Lanling opened the door and said, "Master, someone wants to see you."
Lingxi paused for a moment, then understood.
Someone's here...
It's probably someone from above.
The changes in the environment of Linxi Cave and the involvement of the kindergarten were all complicated matters, which led to her being approached by more powerful individuals.
Since she chose the Yang family, she had been waiting for this moment.
Lingxi naturally didn't object to cooperating with the country: "Okay, when?"
"A helicopter will come to pick you up at 9:00 AM tomorrow."
"Um."
After receiving a reply, Yang Lanling walked away without disturbing Lingxi any further.
Su Yuan canceled the spell, revealing his figure, and came to Ling Xi's side. Ling Xi looked at the young man walking away and said, "I was right, I didn't misjudge him."
"Um."
Su Yuan had no interest in looking at the man, and instead looked down at the woman. "Shall I take you back?"
Lingxi withdrew her gaze: "The jade leaf boat from last time?"
That boat was far more luxurious than her white cloud boat; after riding it once, she wanted to experience it a second time.
"There is nothing wrong with that."
In the dimly lit room, a green light flashed, leaving only the overhead lamp illuminating the empty space.
Yang Lanling, who had only taken a few steps, suddenly turned around and looked back.
His intuition told him that there were still people inside, but there were none. He shook his head and stood in the courtyard.
Quietly admire the crescent moon.
Yun Qingzi's room was small, and it was a bit crowded when everyone was crammed in. Yang Lanting pushed through the crowd, pulled Long Xingye, who was still joining in the fun, out the door, and into the courtyard.
As soon as I stepped outside, I saw my brother standing under the ginkgo tree.
Yang Lanting walked over and said, "Brother, it's almost 10 p.m. There are still a few guest rooms at Brother Long's house. I just talked to him and we decided that you can stay at Brother Long's house tonight."
Long Xingye, the host, chuckled, "Yes, Brother Yang, I have plenty of rooms, please don't be shy!"
Yang Lanling's tense expression eased slightly. "Thank you."
"You're welcome, hehe~" Long Xingye leaned closer to Yang Lanling and whispered, "Big brother, what's going on today?"
"Yes, what's the situation with seeking out the immortal master?"
Long Xingye is only a little over a month younger than Yang Lanling.
But now he was following Yang Lanting, who was several years younger than him, and staring intently at his mouth, hoping to get some information out of him.
He chuckled softly, a rare occurrence, and slowly uttered the following words amidst the expectant gazes of the two:
No comment.
"Tch~"
"Brother Long, my brother's mouth is as tight as a seal, don't waste your time."
"Yang! Lanting! You've been out for too long, your skin's gotten loose, hasn't it?"
"No, no."
"Hiss~ Stop hitting me."
Long Xingye stood to the side without moving, muttering, "Brother, stop hitting him! Hey, he's turning!"
Yang Lanting, who had been defiant for less than a minute, glared at Brother Long with hostility.
Long Xingye looked at the sky and the ground but not at him.
Regarding his current benefactors, Yang Lanting could only mutter to himself, "They were supposed to be brothers who would go to great lengths for each other, but they have no conscience."
"Hehe~ Brother, I'm doing this for your own good, I'm teaching you your first lesson in the ways of the world."
"Don't judge a book by its cover."
Yang Lanting: "..."
...
The doctor in the inner room treated the boy for one or two hours.
I only felt relieved after confirming that the situation had not changed.
I came to the courtyard to look for Yang Lanling.
The man looked up at the bright moon, standing quietly in the darkness, lost in thought.
The doctor, thinking of the faith the man carried, sighed softly and quietly went up to him.
"lie!"
The doctor patted the young man's shoulder firmly, "What are you doing? What are you thinking about so intently?"
The man was unharmed by the slap.
The doctor's hand went numb from the force he applied, as if he had struck a rock and his hand was aching from the impact.
"Damn! You're all muscles!"
"Oh! Who's been stretching their arms out so far!"
Doctor: "If I hadn't known you for a long time, I definitely wouldn't have bothered with you now."
"oh!"
This person is as boring as ever, the doctor muttered under his breath.
"It's boring."
Yang Lanling didn't even turn his head, and solemnly warned: "Don't ambush a policeman from behind next time, it's dangerous."
"..."
Inside the side room
Yu Lan touched him again and again, holding the boy tightly in her arms, her eyes glistening with joyful tears.
She wiped it off casually: "Thank you, sister!"
Even if her sister was hiding something, she believed that her sister wouldn't harm her.
Yu Juan tugged at her sister's hand, happy for her.
However, Yu Juan quickly surveyed the room's layout and immediately said:
"Officer Yang's brother's brother has helped us settle in. Old Su, could you help your brother-in-law get some things? Don't keep occupying the Taoist priest's room."
"Okay."
...
The helicopter arrived quickly, reaching Linxi Cave at 8:30.
Yang Lanling went to negotiate.
Lingxi arrived at the village square.
An elderly person had already gathered around the outside, with a few young people, a rare sight in the village, sandwiched in the middle.
"Wow, so this is a helicopter!"
What kind of machine?
"Helicopter..."
"Wow...it's huge!"
"This is a big machine, and it can even fly!"
"That's right, the wind was really strong just now. I was eating inside, and this machine was so loud, I almost thought it was thunder!"
“You guys just don’t know enough. My son even took me to visit a warship. Those are the real big ones.”
"Tch, get out of our way, don't get in our way."
"How did this machine end up in our village?"
"It has nothing to do with us, it must be related to that guy in the village!"
Old Liu nodded with satisfaction when he saw that someone had guessed the truth.
These old guys at least didn't completely lose their minds; they still retained some.
He took pity on the young man standing next to him with a stern face and said, "Look, the village chief is over there. Let's go ask him later."
"Oh, yes!"
The elderly people talked, but their eyes remained fixed on the helicopter, lingering on it for a long time, their eyes filled with wonder and excitement.
Seeing this, Long Xingye and Yang Lanling quietly stepped back, making way for the old man to see.
Long Xingye's eyes lit up: "A helicopter is coming to pick us up!"
As he spoke, he grabbed Yang Lanting's shoulder and pointed to the man standing tall under the helicopter, exuding an aura of righteous indignation.
He whispered, "So, everyone up there knows about the Immortal Master?"
Yang Lanling, who was standing on the small mound on the outer edge, saw the person coming and patted Long Xingye on the shoulder, "Don't say anything, the immortal master has arrived."
The old man and his wife, who had just returned from outside, had never seen Lingxi before.
I've always believed this person is nothing more than a con artist.
But even now, seeing the police and helicopters around, he remains stubborn and hires people to commit fraud.
Old Jin scoffed, "That female swindler!"
His wife frowned: "Old Jin, what if he's not a liar? It's not right to talk about a young woman like that."
"Moreover, the claim that the old Taoist priest Yun in the temple changed so much after becoming a disciple is probably fake."
"Hmph!" Old Jin thought that Daoist Yun was a cultivator who did not show his age. He agreed that some people just did not look old, but that could not be generalized.
"She thinks she's right to lie to an old woman? You old hag, you've been fooled so many times and you're still biased towards her."
"you……"
Old Jin's wife saw him bringing up old grievances again, making him seem justified.
You old geezer!
Don't even think about eating my cooking tonight!
The crowd stood in the area marked out by Yang Lanling, afraid that if they got too close, especially since they were all elderly, it would be disastrous if someone got hurt.
Soon, Lingxi's figure slowly appeared.
She carefully put on the flower and butterfly embroidered dress she bought in Flower Valley, curled her hair with her spiritual power, and added a touch of light red to her lips, ready to go.
As she moved, she exuded an ethereal and otherworldly aura, with butterflies fluttering and dancing, stunning all around her.
But no one dared to look her in the eye openly.
Including Lao Jin, who wanted to cause trouble.
As her cultivation level increased, she unconsciously exuded an aura of authority and pressure in every gesture, inspiring awe in others.
Lingxi acted as usual, but her expression was a bit more serious today.
To outsiders, this actually makes him seem more popular.
Old Jin's face no longer held arrogance, but instead showed some confusion.
This is completely different from the scammers of the past.
Could it be that they've come up with a new trick?
But... was it really necessary to find such a beautiful girl and go to such lengths to deceive them?
Old Jin's wife said, "I've already said no. Everyone says that the village is so good now because of the immortal master who lives in our Linxi Cave. You old man, don't be ungrateful."
After saying that, she didn't want to pay any more attention to the old man and went off to chat with her friends.
Lingxi has never been so popular.
He quickly hurried to the helicopter.
"Officer Yang!"
Yang Lanling was the first to be hit. After a moment of slight disorientation, he quickly regained his senses, lowered his gaze to his feet, and avoided the opponent's attack.
"Immortal Master, this way please."
"good."
Lingxi didn't linger and sat down nimbly.
Yang Lanling followed closely behind.
After the helicopter disappeared into the horizon, the old folks, still feeling quite content, walked to the small locust tree near the convenience store and gathered to chat.
Puzzled, Old Jin went to find out what was going on from Old Liu, the village's gossip king.
...
One week later
S City, Manor
Men and women were worshipping the deity statues under the prayer cushions as usual.
The woman, with delicate features and wearing a fitted cheongsam, closed her eyes but seemed somewhat absent-minded, wondering whether she should go for a beauty treatment or go shopping later.
Or... why not do a beauty treatment and relax after shopping?
Thinking about her plans for later, the woman's expression was languid and rather unsatisfying.
Meanwhile, the man in the sharp suit, who looked every bit the elite, frowned, clearly troubled.
I've been here for months and there's nothing I can do about it.
He's under a lot of pressure!
The two, whose minds were not at ease, went through the ritual with outward respect, offering their incense and preparing to take the jade tablet in front of the statue.
Suddenly, a strange change occurred.
Amidst the rising smoke of incense from the offering statue, a flash of white light suddenly appeared on the Buddha statue. The next second, before the two could react, a beam of white light burst forth from it and landed in the center of the hall. Then, to their astonishment, the white light grew larger and larger until it transformed into a human shape.
The man was dressed in white from head to toe, with black hair and dark eyes; I only glanced at him briefly.
Make sure you can see who it is.
"Grandmaster!"
The two panicked and, forgetting to take the jade token, quickly turned around and knelt down.
The person who arrived was the one they usually avoided mentioning.
But he's either in seclusion or on his way to seclusion, so why would he... come here!
"Why are you so surprised to see me?"
Young people's thoughts are not so easy to guess.
The man, Liu Yan, immediately shook his head. He knelt on the ground, his eyes filled with excitement: "We rarely get to see our master, and now that he is here in person, we are too excited to speak."
"Hmph, so glib."
The man in white chuckled lightly, and after speaking, he ignored the two of them, turned around, and disappeared from the spot.
The two men remained kneeling in place.
Several minutes later, the two heard no sound.
Liu Yan mustered her courage and looked up, only to find that her master was nowhere to be seen in the hall.
"Grandmaster... Grandmaster..."
The incense in the shrine continued to burn silently, and apart from his shouts, there was no other sound in the huge hall.
He finally let out a slight sigh, loosened his tie, and slumped to the ground.
Yun Tinglan, who had been absent-mindedly making offerings, slumped onto her lap, but had a gut feeling.
He discovered it!
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