Chapter 49 Will Sect Leader Shen really show mercy? ...
While the two women were talking, Li Chen had already leisurely walked slowly in one direction.
Seeing this, the two dared not speak any further and quickly followed quietly.
Because Li Chen didn't have the jade token, he couldn't go to any of the palaces in the Pure Realm. He could only wander around the various paths in the Pure Realm as if taking a stroll.
The two followed her at a distance, watching her walk along path after path, through bamboo grove after bamboo grove.
They walked like this for almost three hours without stopping.
Both of them were exhausted from following, but Li Chenjin's speed did not slow down at all. He didn't seem tired at all, and could even pick up the black dog that could hardly walk anymore with one hand, continuing to walk forward in a leisurely manner.
Wen Riwan took a breath and said wearily, "Xiao Qiu, I can't walk anymore... How... how can she walk so much?"
Xiao Qiu, also panting, said, "This servant...this servant has heard...heard that people in the Zen meditation world often go on ascetic practices, so I think...I think she should have...should have practiced ascetic practices as well."
Just as the two were about to give up, Li Chen seemed to feel tired. Upon seeing a pavilion, she turned and walked into it, carrying the black dog in her arms. She sat down and took out a tea set and some pastries from her storage bag. Right before their eyes, she began to brew tea, eat pastries, and even took out two meat buns, tossing them to the black dog she had put on the ground…
Wen Riwan smacked her lips and said, "Xiao Qiu, I'm thirsty too..."
Xiao Qiu chimed in, "This servant is also..."
Just as the two were feeling their throats burning, they saw a patrolling disciple from the Dharma Cultivation Realm suddenly change course and enter the pavilion where Li Chen was resting.
Wen Riwan hurriedly said, "Xiao Qiu, I don't see that she has a jade token. The Pure Realm has a rule that 'those without a jade token will be punished for trespassing.' Will she die?!"
The maid said, "I don't think so. Didn't that person yesterday say that she was a distinguished guest invited by Sect Leader Shen? She should be different. It's impossible that Sect Leader Shen would specially invite someone he wants to kill to kill, right? Doesn't Sect Leader Shen always kill on the spot when he wants to kill someone?"
Wen Riwan thought for a moment and said, "What you said makes sense..."
Despite saying that, the two of them kept their eyes fixed on the direction of the pavilion, as if they were very worried that Li Chenjin would be killed on the spot.
However, Li Chenjin did not die on the spot. Instead, the two disciples who entered the pavilion suddenly took out paper and pen from their storage bags and respectfully placed them in front of Li Chenjin, as if they wanted her to write something.
From this distance and angle, they couldn't see what Li Chenjin had written. They only knew that after writing a few words, she beckoned to the two disciples, who then sat down at the table and each extended a hand, allowing Li Chenjin to press on their pulse points.
Wen Riwan asked, "Xiao Qiu, do you think those two people are going to see her for treatment? Could she be from the world of alchemy?"
Xiao Qiu nodded and said, "This servant thinks so too. Who knows... who knows she might be from the alchemy world, but she just happened to encounter some danger when she went to the Zen world, and was seen by Sect Leader Shen, who then took pity on her and brought her back."
Wen Riwan blurted out, "Sect Leader Shen would actually show mercy? Isn't that something only people in the Zen meditation world would do?"
Xiao Qiu said, "Hmm... what if... what if Sect Leader Shen discusses Buddhist teachings with that Zen Master Mingcun from the Zen meditation world too much, and suddenly becomes compassionate and wants to do some good deeds?"
Wen Riwan exclaimed, "What you said actually makes a lot of sense..."
While the two were speculating, Li Chen had already taken their pulses. Afterward, he picked up a pen, wrote two pieces of paper, and then waved for them to leave.
After putting away their paper and pen, the two men respectfully bowed to Li Chen before turning and leaving the pavilion.
Seeing this, Wen Riwan said, "Since she can treat patients, she shouldn't be a bad person. Why don't we go back?"
The maid said, "Miss, you can know a person's face but not their heart! Who knows if she is truly kind or just pretending? What if today's event is just her way of winning people over?!"
“Hmm…that makes sense.” Wen Riwan nodded. “Then let’s keep an eye on her a little longer!”
Li Chen did not rest for long before leaving the pavilion and continuing to wander aimlessly through the tranquil realm.
However, on the way, the disciples of the Pure Realm seemed to know her identity. When they encountered her, they would stop, bow, or strike up a conversation, showing exceptional respect, as if they regarded her as a second Shen Zhengyuan.
Whenever someone struck up a conversation with Li Chenjin, she would patiently stop, smile at them, and then start talking to them, during which time she also wrote quite a few things.
Because of the distance, they couldn't hear what Li Chenjin was saying to those people, nor did they know what Li Chenjin had written.
After walking for another hour, Wen Riwan felt she couldn't go on anymore. Unfortunately, there was nowhere to sit nearby, so she simply plopped down on the ground, her face contorted with misery, and said, "I'm not following anymore! This young lady isn't following anymore!!"
"How can she walk so fast? She doesn't even rest! Who can keep up with her?! Waaaaah..."
Xiao Qiu was also exhausted. Seeing Wen Riwan sit down on the ground, she plopped down as well, panting, but still trying to comfort her, "Miss, don't be sad. It hurts me to see you cry... It's all my fault, I lost her, sob sob sob..."
The person who was originally comforting others suddenly found themselves becoming sad as well.
So the master and servant sat by the roadside, leaning against each other, almost bursting into tears, which looked rather comical and bizarre.
As Wen Riwan cried, she became more and more intense until a dog barked suddenly. Startled by the bark, which seemed to be right next to her, she was so startled that she forgot to cry and instead wondered why there was a dog nearby.
She lifted her head from her knees, and as soon as she looked up, she saw a person standing in front of her.
The man was dressed in a cloud-white brocade robe; he was none other than Li Chenjin, whom they had been following.
Wen Riwan's first reaction upon seeing Li Chenjin was that they felt their previous actions had been discovered.
The extreme guilt made her unable to even cry, and her mind went completely blank, as if it had suddenly frozen.
As she was racking her brains trying to figure out what to do next, the person in front of her suddenly smiled slightly, slowly squatted down, and handed her a handkerchief. "What is it that makes you cry so sadly, Cultivator Wen? Why don't you tell me? Perhaps I can help you relieve your worries?"
Wen Riwan: "..."
She dared not accept the handkerchief offered by the person in front of her, nor did she dare to speak her mind. After all, if she really wanted to relieve her worries, Li Chenjin was now her worries. She couldn't possibly relieve herself, could she?
She was momentarily stunned and at a loss when the person in front of her suddenly reached out and gently wiped away the tears on her face with a handkerchief.
After wiping away all the tears on her face, he slowly smiled and said, "Master Wen is very beautiful. Although she looks pitiful when she cries, she is even more beautiful when she smiles. She makes the flowers in the Pure Realm lose three points of color."
Wen Riwan was taken aback, clearly not expecting Li Chen to do or say such a thing.
Just as she was at a loss and didn't know what to say, she saw Li Chen take out a new brocade handkerchief from his waist and hand it to Xiao Qiu, saying, "This young lady is the same. At such a beautiful age, she should be happier."
After Xiao Qiu accepted the handkerchief, she took out two water bags from her storage bag at her waist, handed them to the two of them, and said, "I see that you two have been crying for a while and must be thirsty, so I'll give you these two water bags."
"Don't worry, both of you. These two water bags are clean and I haven't used them yet."
When Wen Riwan heard Li Chenjin say that, he felt as if his throat was on fire.
So, even though she felt embarrassed, she had no choice but to reach out and take the water bag from Li Chenjin. After drinking several mouthfuls, she said to Li Chenjin in an extremely weak voice, "Thank you..."
Li Chen smiled slightly and said, "It was nothing, nothing to mention. I have some matters to attend to, so I'll take my leave now. If you two have any questions, you can come to Linshui Palace to find me."
After saying this, Li Chen turned and left with the black dog beside her, leaving the two of them sitting there, unsure whether to cry or not, and could only stare at each other in bewilderment.
After this ordeal, Wen Riwan didn't want to provoke Li Chenjin anymore. Otherwise, every time they met, it would remind her of how she had secretly followed someone, only to end up exhausted and then losing track of him, which led to her breaking down and crying on the ground.
Despite thinking this way, the two still went to the vicinity of Linshui Palace the next day.
The reason why this Linshui Palace is called Linshui Palace is not only because there is a medicinal spring behind the palace, but also because there is a lotus lake in the middle between Linshui Palace and Pinglan Palace.
Moreover, because this tranquil place is spring-like all year round, the lotus flowers in Lotus Lake are always in bloom and never wither.
Every morning at sunrise, the sunlight spills onto the lotus pond, and people standing by the lake listen to the birds chirping and admire the beautiful scenery. Coupled with the surrounding white jade pavilions, it feels like entering a fairyland.
Such beautiful scenery can only be appreciated by those with a discerning eye. Wen Riwan and Xiao Qiu, however, had no heart to appreciate the beauty before them.
Xiao Qiu looked at Wen Riwan sitting by the railing, then at the closed doors of the Linshui Palace, and asked, "Miss, are we too early? I heard that person slept until late yesterday morning..."
Looking at the lotus pond in front of her, Wen Riwan said in a muffled voice, "Who said I came to find her? I just couldn't sleep and wanted to take a walk."
"You don't need to overthink it. She doesn't seem like a bad person. My upbringing doesn't allow me to do anything like sowing discord..."
Xiao Qiu suddenly realized, "So, Miss, you want to see Sect Leader Shen? But I heard that Sect Leader Shen didn't return yesterday either..."
"This is really strange. According to Sect Leader Shen's usual practice, he would only leave Qingjing Realm for a day at most. He should have returned to Pinglan Palace yesterday no matter what."
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