Chapter 131: Drinking Under the Moon and Recalling Dreams
Lingxiang was extremely surprised and stroked the Linglong in her hand, feeling the spiritual energy within. This was undoubtedly the Linglong treasure furnace, but how could it be in the painting?
She looked at the woman in front of her who looked exactly like her mother, her eyes full of suspicion.
Seeing her like this, Hua Ling smiled and said, "I think this is the shapeshifting technique of the Yuanqing School."
Lingxiang had never thought that Senior Brother Zhaoming's transformation technique had reached such a level. Just as she was amazed, she heard the woman continue:
"I was originally just an ordinary painting, but one day a spiritual energy was infused into it, and it became the exquisite work in your hands. Nurturing it day by day, I gradually gained spiritual awareness, and later created the world within this painting."
Linglong is an ancient spiritual treasure with pure spiritual energy. Senior Brother Zhaoming sent it in, but he didn't expect that an ordinary painting would be nurtured into a spiritual treasure.
Thinking of this, Lingxiang asked, "Since you are psychic, why don't you walk out of the painting on your own?"
The painting spirit smiled again upon hearing this. "Although I possess spiritual power, I haven't yet transformed, and therefore cannot venture into the outside world. However, I can use Linglong's spiritual energy to transmit messages for it. I know you must be filled with doubts. Even an ancient spirit like Linglong has never manifested a physical form, so why can I, even though it's only in a painting? If you ask me, I don't know. However, I do know quite a bit from Linglong, and I can share a few things with you."
Something? What is it?
Lingxiang was confused, but Hualing understood clearly.
“Nature is everything you don’t know.”
…
Xiaobai waited outside for a long time, not knowing what to do, when he saw a wave of spiritual energy emanating from the scroll hanging on the wall. In just a moment, Lingxiang flew out of the painting. He hurried forward:
"How are you? What's going on?"
Lingxiang looked calm and just smiled slightly: "I have been looking for something for a long time, and it turns out that it has been right under my nose all along."
Lingxiang's behavior really puzzled Xiaobai. If she had found what she was looking for, why did she look like that?
Lingxiang seemed to be smiling, but her eyes were different from usual.
"Xiaobai, help me take this painting down. I want to take it away."
Xiaobai did as he was told, but he always felt that something was wrong with Lingxiang. When he handed the scroll to Lingxiang, he wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to start for a moment.
Lingxiang put the scroll into her Qiankun bag. Seeing Xiaobai's hesitant look, she smiled again, but the smile seemed a little forced.
"When I called you just now, were you drinking? Why don't you take me for a drink?"
"You... can drink too?" Xiaobai asked in surprise.
"Hey~ You can learn if you don't know~"
…
The moon is bright in the sky, the stars are shining, and on the roof, there are two people, two lamps, and a pot of sake.
When Lingxiang smelled it, it had a mellow aroma. After taking a sip, it tasted bitter and spicy. Her whole face wrinkled and she kept smacking her lips. Xiaobai just found it extremely funny.
"I told you that you couldn't drink, but you just kept drinking." He drank the sake in the cup in one gulp, then picked up the wine pot and filled it again.
Lingxiang felt a little dissatisfied when she heard him say this.
"Who said I can't drink!" Then he imitated Xiaobai and drank the whole cup in one gulp.
After drinking a glass of wine, she felt a burning sensation in her stomach and a burning pain in her throat. She couldn't help but drop the bowl, frowning her little face and rubbing her neck with her hands.
"Oh my! I really don't understand why you guys just love drinking this kind of filthy stuff. I can't taste what's so good about it. It's really, awful!"
Xiaobai laughed heartily. "Since this is your first time drinking, how can you drink it in one gulp? This is the flower wine I chose. If it was the strong liquor from earlier, your throat would definitely be sore if you drank it like this." He then took the wine cup next to Lingxiang and said, "Besides, what other woman can drink like you?"
The wine cup was halfway moved, but Lingxiang held it down. Xiaobai looked at Lingxiang. Under the moonlight, she could see her cheeks flushed and her face was drunk. Her already beautiful appearance was now even more languid.
He was a little dazed for a moment, but he came to his senses after a moment.
"If you don't know how to drink, then don't drink."
Lingxiang stubbornly pulled the wine cup back, filled the pot herself, and picked up the wine cup.
However, she did not drink it, but just held it and looked at the bright moon in the sky.
"Xiaobai, have you ever thought about what you want to do in the future?"
Xiaobai looked at Lingxiang when he heard this. He didn't know why she asked this.
"Before I met you, I hadn't thought about what would happen. I thought I would guard my cave, capture many beauties to keep me company, and then spend the rest of my life there. Anyway, I would be free from all worries, but..."
He did not continue speaking, but said in his heart: But things are different after meeting you. Even in that dream, it was you who helped me get out of the nightmare of the past.
…
"So that's how it is. It's neither a ghost, nor a demon, nor a human. According to records, the last time someone like you was seen was a hundred years ago." Lingxiang looked at Wu Yuan with a puzzled expression on her face.
"What? Are you feeling sorry for me?"
"How could that be? After all, this is your path. Since ancient times, there have been many people like you who have achieved great success. There is nothing to pity. Unlike me, I have worked hard for more than ten years, but still have not made any progress. Now my life is almost gone, and I am afraid that this is the end of my life."
"Hmph! Stop pretending. Although I hate women, I've never killed anyone. Put away your thoughts!"
"Ha~ I've been discovered!" Lingxiang raised an eyebrow. "Any cultivator who has touched life will have some evil spirits. Since your magic is pure, I guessed you have some past, and it turned out to be true."
"Am I also a monk?"
"That's natural. As the saying goes, Tao begets one, one begets two, two begets three, and three begets all things. It's just that our Taos are different. Although all things have Tao, all things return to Tao, and all things strive for Tao. Since it already exists, it becomes reasonable. If you believe in me, after the magic is unraveled, I will understand the reason and resolve the knot in my heart. I hope you can devote yourself to cultivation and let go of the past."
"Oh!" Wu Yuan sneered, lowering his head. "I've done all these things and hurt you so much. Can you let it go?"
"The past is like this, it's all gone, like boiling tea overflowing from a cup. There's nothing you can't let go of," Lingxiang said calmly. "Don't judge others for their mistakes, but think about the future. Looking back is a retreat, only the right path lies ahead."
Wu Yuan was stunned and looked at Lingxiang, and she was also looking at him with a calm expression.
The girl in front of me is slender and thin, but she is so strong inside.
He suddenly felt that those unbearable things really didn't matter anymore.
…
The boiling tea overflows the cup. Yes! When you feel pain, you know how to let go. When you let go, you will naturally be able to see things more clearly.
Lingxiang waited for a long time, but Xiaobai didn't continue speaking, so she looked over, only to see him looking at her with a dazed look, as if he was thinking about something.
Looking closely, Xiaobai, who had become the vengeful demon, seemed to have a different appearance than before. He looked much better, with a touch of gentleness...
Gentle?
Lingxiang hurriedly shook her head, wondering if she was drunk. She was clearly a six-foot-tall man, how could she be described as gentle and charming? Fortunately, she never said it out loud. If Xiaobai knew, he would definitely be unhappy.
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