Chapter 44: Holding the Wind and Walking on the Road
"You really have to leave?"
Seeing these three people soaking wet, like drowned rats, with their heads tilted back in fear of him, he became even more upset.
Everyone in the Fish and Dragon Wonderland respects and honors him, but these outsiders want to escape every few days. They don't know what's good for them.
Mei Wan'er had already developed some feelings for the white-haired young man, but she definitely didn't want to be left on this small island for the rest of her life. "We weren't originally from here, and we each have our own difficulties in ending up here. Please, Immortal, please show some mercy."
Yuan Jianlu had quietly drawn his sword underwater. He had buried his sword when he first came here. Now that he was leaving, it was time to find his old sword. However, he knew in his heart that he, Jiaoran, and the useless Mei Wan'er might not be enough to keep him going for half a day.
Jiaoran said nothing, and his face turned pale after being soaked in water for a long time.
"Come up."
The three of them only heard what he said.
Yuan Jianlu was getting impatient. "What good is it if you insist on trapping us here to death?"
He sneered, "It's not good at all, it's just fun."
Ripples began to form on the water surface. With a splash, a huge creature jumped out of the water, and its snake head as big as a lantern looked at them.
"ah!"
"ah--"
Yuan Jianlu and Mei Wan'er each screamed at first, then looked at each other and couldn't help but scream again.
The python surrounded him from the front and back, and it seemed that they were doomed to die today.
Yuan Jianlu wasn't that stupid. He jumped out of the water and knelt neatly at his feet. "The outside world is boring. I made a mistake today. I'm going back to wash my face and chop wood."
Mei Wan'er then followed suit, reaching the shore and kneeling down as well. "Please spare my life, sir. No, Master, please spare my life. The three of us took the wrong road today. I'll go back with my brother."
Only Jiaoran, with his head stubbornly sticking out, remained immersed in the water, with his head exposed, maintaining the same movement as the giant python.
Seeing that she was looking for death, Yuan Jianlu quickly winked at Mei Wan'er, "You go."
Mei Wan'er pushed him and said, "You go."
"well."
"Jiaoran, come up quickly. The water is so cold. This is not the way to take a bath. It would be bad if you get frozen."
Jiaoran refused and insisted on leaving today.
The python had quietly stretched its tail towards Jiaoran, wrapping around her calves and then her waist. With just a nod from the python, Jiaoran's waist would be strangled by the python, and blood would splatter on the spot.
Jiaoran lay motionless in the water. The scales on the python's body were as sharp as gold and silver. If it exerted more force, it would cut her and cause her blood to spread across the water surface.
She really was seeking death.
Mei Wan'er couldn't bear to watch any longer. "Her mother must be looking for her at home. Please be kind and let her go back."
"Aren't you sisters?" He sneered.
Yuan Jianlu knew this person wouldn't believe him, so there was no point in lying any further. "We three are junior disciples from three different sects. During an operation to steal a long-lost secret manual, we three, like many other disciples, were captured. We went through countless hardships to get here and save our lives."
"I beg you, please let Jiaoran go back. Yuan Jianlu and I both grew up in the wind and rain, just like orphans. But Jiaoran is different. She has parents. If anything happens to her, her parents will definitely be extremely worried. It's been two or three years. If she doesn't go back, I'm afraid her mother will cry herself blind."
He also had parents. When he was very young, he remembered that his mother's lips looked very beautiful when she smiled. Later, they said that he was chosen and was no longer his parents' child. They took him to the temple on the mountain to serve the gods. Since then, he has never seen the corners of her lips smiling again.
"Come up."
Hearing his voice, the python curled its tail, wrapped around her waist and placed her in front of him.
"Little mute, you must go home?"
"right."
"Even if it means death?"
"I will never refuse even if I die."
"Did you ever consider that maybe that wasn't your home?"
Jiaoran was stunned for a moment, not knowing what he meant. "It's not my home?"
"You are a talent capable of cultivating the Great Dao. You should break free from love, hate, and vengeance, and from the constants of life and death. You should make your heart your home. The universe and the heavens are all within your heart, rather than dwelling on that small piece of heaven and earth."
Jiaoran was speechless. Damn it, he was sick again and it would take him half an hour to finish talking.
"Don't you insist on pursuing the affection that mortals seek? Whether it's the affection between children, parents, husband and wife, sisters, or brothers, it's all but invisible wind. Yet, those mortals try to grasp the invisible wind, chase after elusive shadows, and seek the unattainable. You must know that all that glory and love will eventually be lost."
"I don't want anything but to go home."
"You can go, but you have to make a promise with me."
"What? I would do anything for you, even if it meant everything. You taught us martial arts and saved my life. Even a drop of kindness should be repaid with a spring. I should have stayed here as you wished, but I can't."
"Medicine lead, you are my medicine lead. I will use your blood to refine the elixir and practice. Now that you want to return to the secular world, listen carefully. Wait until your parents are a hundred years old, and you must come back."
Jiaoran was stunned, "But...but..."
"Not willing?"
"It's not that we don't want to. It's difficult for us to go out, and it's even more difficult to come back here. Didn't you say that we are the first people to come here in hundreds of years?" Jiaoran was puzzled.
"It's not difficult. If one day you have finished all your work and taken care of your parents, you can go to a Lotus Mountain. There is a dilapidated temple on the Lotus Mountain..." Jiaoran listened with one ear and let the other out, thinking distractedly, let him do whatever he wants. If she goes back home, can he still go out of this small island and pull her back?
Yuan Jianlu listened to the beginning and forgot what was going on. "What did he say was behind the temple?"
Mei Wan'er whispered, "Are you deaf? He said, 'There's a forest behind the temple, and in the forest is a stone tablet. At that time, you knock on the stone tablet three times, and then turn it left and right twice. Swift wind will come to pick you up. Follow the swift wind and return from the undercurrent. Remember to follow the swift wind.'"
The python that was about to strangle Jiaoran just now suddenly became friendly again. It might be because his master was moody, so the python Jifeng was also like that.
He said that the strong wind would carry the three of them out of this place tonight.
Just as Jiao Ran was about to thank him, he held her back. "The Central Plains martial arts world is in turmoil right now. If you die, you'll be of no use to me. Since I can't leave the mortal world, I'll teach you a life-saving move. I believe that not only has no one in the Middle-earth seen it, but no one else in the world except me can use this move. Even if you run into that traitor I told you about before, this move will help you escape."
Mei Wan'er quickly said, "Then can Yuan Jianlu and I learn it too?"
"It's up to you," he said.
Jiao Ran suddenly said seriously, "I will never forget the agreement between you and me. After I have seen my mother and taken care of my parents for a hundred years, I will give you my blood and my life if you want it."
"No need to thank me. You have a talent for martial arts practice, even higher than many disciples in the Fish and Dragon Wonderland. It is not an insult for me to teach you this move."
"I cannot accept such praise."
"Although this move is unparalleled, every move in the world has flaws. If it's broken, you must immediately find a way to compensate. So, before others break it, it's best to think about how you would break it if it were you."
After hearing this, Yuan Jianlu said, "Why don't you teach us how to break this move as well as teach us how to break it?"
When Mei Wan'er saw his brows furrowed, she knew Yuan Jianlu had said something wrong. "Haha, haha, Immortal, don't listen to his nonsense. We are not that greedy. It was just a joke."
He said coldly, "This is a puzzle for you. If you can't solve it yourself, then wait for someone else to solve it. Although there are only a few who can crack it, once they do, your life will most likely be in danger. This trick has a tiny flaw. Anyone who can crack it can take your head in a flash."
"I understand." Jiaoran said.
"Also, I'm using this move just for you to see. Although it's a lot weaker and slower, if you can't dodge it, you'll end up in a bloody disaster."
"Please give me some advice." Jiaoran only said this, and his two palms were already raised.
"good!"
In an instant, the four people and one snake present seemed to turn into four stone statues.
No one dared to blink, for fear of missing any of his moves.
Jiaoran didn't know how to use that move, and her moves were random and full of flaws. If Zhu Su wanted to attack her, she had many open areas and could be killed with just one move.
Mei Wan'er was distracted and thought that Jiaoran must be eager to go home, so how could she treat him so indifferently.
Yuan Jianlu thought to himself that no matter how perfect one's attack was, it would be useless in front of this weirdo, as he could see through all of Jiaoran's flaws. Now Jiaoran was so careless and full of flaws, so he had to think about how to attack.
Mei Wan'er's eyes were sore from staring, and just when she was about to blink, the immortal moved.
He put one palm behind his back and slowly rotated the other palm, his body also turning slightly as he did so, incredibly slowly.
His palm drew a circle in the air.
It was this arc that reminded Mei Wan'er of the water marks left by a mayfly gently on the water surface, a trace that was the most natural.
If she hadn't been here and seen it with her own eyes, she would never have imagined that there was such a move in the world.
The world was silent, with only the sound of running water filling their ears.
Suddenly, his palm hit Jiaoran. The palm was accompanied by wind, and it flashed for a moment, then suddenly stopped in an instant.
His palm stopped only half an inch away from her face.
Yuan Jianlu and Mei Wan'er were both stunned. Just as they were about to cheer, they suddenly saw Jiaoran's hand on his waist.
Mei Wan'er was so shocked that she couldn't even close her mouth. If this person's palm technique was so fast that she couldn't see clearly, then how did Jiaoran attack? She didn't even notice it.
I don’t know how much time passed.
He sighed, "You understand already?"
Jiaoran smiled sadly, "Yeah."
Yuan Jianlu interrupted, "What do you understand? That palm strike was so slow, what kind of move was it? I can't learn it even if I watch it."
Mei Wan'er seemed to have grasped some clues, but when she thought about it again, she couldn't understand anything.
"So it's up to you whether you use it or not, but remember, this is a life-saving move."
Jiaoran understood it in the split second of life and death just now. She was a roaming martial artist. If she were to use this move, her speed would be comparable to his, and this move would be a killing move. Although she didn't have a sword in her hand, it was as powerful as having one. She could take someone's life within a few steps. Anyone who saw this move would die by it.
"I don't know how to use this trick." Jiaoran said.
He was silent for a moment, then chuckled. "When my master was still alive, he said that compassion is the most precious thing. If he were still alive, I think he would like you very much. Go away, little mute."
This move is too murderous. Even if someone can break it, the method of breaking it will be a killing move in an instant.
If it is too rigid, it will break easily; if it is too full, water will overflow.
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