Hua Xiangyun had no idea how this person lived to a ripe old age and was still thinking about the person who had swapped lives with him; perhaps he wasn't even as carefree as the man.
There's no need to worry about this kind of soul. At worst, we can wait until it gets agitated and then have the little cauldron take it away.
"Let me put it this way: if my facial features are accurate, you were born into an imperial family, or at the very least, you are a member of the royal family."
Perhaps something went wrong, and you ended up living with the Yuan family. As for what went wrong, we'll have to investigate, but it's been over a thousand years, so finding out wouldn't be of much use.
Yuan Tianjing's burned face suddenly contorted into a ferocious expression. "I used to respect you as a Taoist master, but it turns out you're just a charlatan who writes scripts."
If I weren't a child of the Yuan family, would the Yuan family members tolerate me?
"What you're saying is an insult to my Yuan family parents and ancestors."
Hua Xiangyun directly commanded the Nine Lotus Cauldron to be inverted above him, and the Yuan Tianjing dared not move an inch further.
"Do you want the truth?" Hua Xiangyun didn't care, since it wasn't her who was trapped on this mountain. "You've survived for thousands of years, so why not just accept your fate and stay trapped on the mountain?"
Seeing that Hua Xiangyun seemed to be giving up, Yuan Tianjing transformed back into his youthful appearance and said with a sweet smile, "Master, I was just joking."
My parents have always been good to me, and when they pass away, I will be the one they can't let go of. They would never do anything to me.
My few petty rascals, though each had their flaws, were all very filial. But since I passed away, not a single one has come to sweep my grave. I just can't understand it.
Actually, not being reincarnated was a good thing for him back then, because he wanted to be able to accompany his descendants. But he never expected to be trapped on this mountain for so long.
“I can look it up for you if I have the chance in the future,” Hua Xiangyun said, also curious about what the story was like a thousand years ago.
"Can't we hurry up? It's so boring staying on this mountain."
Hua Xiangyun: "Didn't we just go down the mountain?"
Yuan Tianjing said, "Then I can only walk around here. If you don't believe me, just walk another ten meters. You won't be able to get out."
Fearing that Hua Xiangyun wouldn't believe him, he floated forward a short distance, and sure enough, at the location he indicated, he was immediately bounced back.
"It's like an invisible prison, and I can only move around in the vicinity."
Moreover, this mountain was exceptionally deserted, and he usually dared not play tricks on the people who came up the mountain, for fear that he would be frightened like the previous feng shui masters, causing no one to enter the mountain for many years afterward.
At least he could follow these people into the mountains and hear about the outside world from their conversations.
Hua Xiangyun had only been learning about formations for a few days, but she had a little understanding of them. It was likely that someone had set up a formation on this mountain to trap Yuan Tianjing.
Hua Xiangyun: "That is indeed quite tragic. What's the story behind your grave? How could a rabbit make a burrow in the middle of it?"
That shouldn't be the case. It's been a thousand years since it was born; it should be able to protect such a small thing as a grave.
Yuan Tianjing said, "I'm just bored. There are so few people coming up the mountain that I'm afraid of scaring them away. If no one comes up the mountain in the future, I can only tease those little rabbits."
The little rabbit, "..."
Hua Xiangyun, "..."
"After all this talk, when are you going to help me investigate? I promise you the reward I gave you on the mountain, and I'll make sure you get it." Yuan Tianjing had been staying down the mountain for a while and was starting to feel uncomfortable, as he felt the yin energy on his body slowly dissipating.
Hua Xiangyun said, "This matter cannot be rushed. I need to check your Yuan family's ancestors first. Tell me the detailed address, and I will go there when I have time."
But in the meantime, please don't scare anyone.
Even without Hua Xiangyun's explanation, Yuan Tianjing wouldn't have done that. "I only wanted to test you because I sensed that you had spiritual energy."
Sometimes I wish the mountain would be more lively; then my life would be easier.
Hua Xiangyun felt some sympathy for the old ghost who had been imprisoned for a thousand years. "I'll come to see you again when I have time. Tell me your address first."
"Just then..."
Hua Xiangyun memorized the address, withdrew the array she had set up, and was about to turn and leave when Yuan Tianjing called out to her, "Wait, Master, you've gone to so much trouble to make this trip, I should at least pay a deposit. I know the rules of this world."
Hua Xiangyun raised an eyebrow at him, "You actually understand these social niceties?"
"You're looking down on me. Back in the day, even though I was living in seclusion behind the scenes, I was still a wealthy man in my own right."
Besides, you are the only person I've spoken to in nearly a thousand years, so it's only right that this old man gives you a small token of our greeting."
After Yuan Tianjing finished speaking, he felt that he should not only give a deposit, but also add a gift. "Wait here for a moment, and let your family's cauldron come up the mountain with me to get it."
Hua Xiangyun said, "No need to trouble yourself. I'll go get it myself next time I go up the mountain." Hua Xiangyun glanced at the sky. This time, she had already been delayed for so long. If she rushed back now, she could take a nap. Anyway, her things couldn't escape her now, so there was no rush.
Yuan Tianjing didn't insist, "Then it's up to you. Remember to come and visit when you have time..."
Hua Xiangyun had already leaped far away, and Yuan Tianjing also turned back to the mountain.
"Why didn't you let me go up with him to take a look?" the Nine Lotus Cauldron roared from within the spiritual platform. "I've been wanting to see what's so special about his tomb for ages. After all these thousand years, does what he promised you still exist?"
Hua Xiangyun: "How would I know? Didn't you say he's a liar? What do you think?"
Nine Lotus Cauldron, "...You humans are really strange. Even as ghosts, you don't forget to scheme. Could it be that he saw through my existence as a celestial artifact and wanted to lure me to the mountain to take possession of me..."
Hua Xiangyun nearly stumbled. "Did you sneak out to read some storybook? What use is a ghost to you? To use the Samadhi True Fire to refine a ghost pill?"
Nine Lotus Cauldron jumped excitedly in the spiritual platform, "You actually know about Ghost Pills? Do you know the pill formula?"
Hua Xiangyun said, "In a few decades, there will be many related novels available. I'll buy them for you to read when I have the chance."
Nine Lotus Cauldron, "...I can't read."
“Oh, so you’re an illiterate cauldron…” Hua Xiangyun said with a look of sudden realization, then shook her head regretfully, “Then there’s nothing I can do about it.”
The Nine Lotus Cauldron was speechless. Was it being mocked? Or was it being ridiculed...?
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Lying on the warm kang (heated brick bed), Hua Xiangyun didn't even want to move, but the arguing in the courtyard grew louder and louder, and even covering her ears couldn't block it out.
"What's all this noise about?" Hua Xiangyun asked as she rubbed her eyes after getting dressed and went into the yard.
Hua Zhian, who had just gotten up, with messy hair, said, "I don't know! It's the middle of winter, and it's not even dawn yet. Instead of staying home and sleeping, everyone is so energetic."
Sometimes I think the countryside is better; the houses are so far apart, you can't even argue with each other if you want to.
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