Chapter 78 She came from another world, a fleeting glimpse that brought forth a hundred flowers.
The Buddhist garden in the rear hall of Jinwu Temple.
Jin Luofan suddenly opened his eyes and sat up, a sharp pain shooting through his soul. Only the scent of candles burning in the garden soothed his nausea and vomiting.
"Master, you're awake." The servant in the garden saw the figure sitting up in the dark yellow tent and immediately gave a wink to the servant beside him, "Summon the physician."
Seeing that the servant was about to leave, he called him back and added, "Go and invite the deputy head of the ancestral hall again."
Jinluo Fan pulled back the curtain, glanced at the dozen or so figures kneeling in the garden, closed his eyes, rubbed his head to calm himself, until a thin man with a huge Buddhist bead around his neck stood in front of him.
"how?"
"I've forgotten." Jin Luofan was agitated. His Nascent Soul cultivation instantly filled the entire Buddhist garden, causing everyone to tremble and break out in a cold sweat. Only the man in front of him remained motionless. "I've forgotten everything that happened in the secret realm."
"I already told you to let me go," the thin man sneered.
Where is Lord Qu?
"No news, but another group of people contacted me..."
Jinluo Fan nodded, and as he listened to the man's words, his previously agitated mood gradually improved.
It seems we need to take a longer-term approach.
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The frail old man, as thin as withered branches, sat on his tangled white hair, his feet not touching the ground, only a few strands of white hair sliding vertically down, his whole body appearing to float in the air.
The old man rested his head on his arm across his leg, his cloudy white eyes slowly sweeping over the purple crystal necklace around the girl's neck, an unreadable emotion flashing in his eyes.
Mu Jianjian was startled.
She quickly composed herself, raised the silkworm bone banner in her hand, and asked, "Who...who are you? What is the spirit world?"
The old man seemed disappointed with Mu Jianjian's reaction. He raised his chin and looked at the stone wall that was slowly losing its light. "Everything inside has been taken away. There's no use for you staying here. I'll talk to you as we walk."
After weighing her options for a moment, Mu Jianjian followed behind the old man, listening to his aged voice slowly recount his story.
"The Spirit Realm is actually the sixth level of the Vermilion Pavilion. If you are lucky and powerful enough inside, you can obtain the inheritance of many powerful beings. It's something that many people want but can't get, and you're still crying there."
The old man shook his head.
"What if we're not lucky enough?" Mu Jianjian gripped the hem of her clothes tightly.
"There's no such thing as a free lunch. They'll definitely die if their souls are taken away!" the old man exclaimed, his beard bristling. "But don't worry, I can tell at a glance that those two are destined for greatness and they won't perish here."
The girl is definitely capable, but the boy in red is another story. His fate has been disrupted by the young prince, and he will likely face extreme danger and hardship.
Alas, he, the dignified master of Zhu Pavilion, had finally managed to wake up after exhausting his life force, only to be rushed here to comfort his beloved.
"When will they leave the Spirit Realm?" The secret realm opens only once every ten years. It won't be ten years before the male and female protagonists come out.
Mu Jianjian naturally believed in the two of them, but she was still worried.
"The spirit realm is not subject to the restrictions of secret realms."
Hearing the old man's assurance, she felt a little relieved.
Passing by the dark palace where she had previously fought Shi Hu, Mu Jianjian saw a tiger's head, now formed from stone fragments, baring its teeth at her. "Sect Master! It's this female cultivator! Her soul contains boundless vitality. Take her soul, and you can—"
"Shut up!" the old man interrupted, and the white hair beneath him suddenly grew longer and thicker, binding and smashing the tiger's head.
He looked at the stone tiger, which he had painstakingly pieced back together only to shatter again, with a pang of heartache and a sense of helplessness in his heart.
This is to save you, you silly rock!
If that demon hears this, he'll probably crush you and throw you into the sea!
"You're the Pavilion Master?" Mu Jianjian asked, seeing the old man show no lingering affection for the stone tiger and turn to leave. "Aren't you going to restore it?"
"There's no need." Seemingly noticing the girl's confusion, the old man added, "Someone upstairs is waiting for you; he will tell you."
It wasn't until Mu Jianjian stood on the lakeside pavilion again, feeling the breeze and seeing the man in white, that she realized who the "someone" the old man had mentioned was.
"Senior brother." Mu Jianjian murmured. She stood there blankly and saw the incomparably handsome man slowly walking towards her.
"Jianjian." Chi Wenqing sighed inwardly when he saw the tear stains around the girl's eyes.
His orders to the controlled Jinluo Fan were to attack any outsiders except Mu Jianjian, especially the one named Ye Wuluo.
Chi Wenqing knew very well that Ye Wuluo's innate Dao body would be difficult to defeat in the secret realm by Jinluo Fan, so he drew a talisman array leading to the spirit world and even disrupted his fate to vent his anger for Jianjian.
He didn't do anything to Sang Wanyue, just because he was afraid of hurting Jianjian's feelings.
The little crybaby still cried.
"Senior brother, you took the things inside, didn't you?" Mu Jianjian asked, looking up, her tone unusually certain.
Chi Wenqing knew he couldn't fool the girl, so he nodded gently.
Mu Jianjian lowered her head and remained silent.
Waaah, her senior brother doesn't need her protection at all. She's already being kind by not dragging him down!
That's the logic, but she was still so unwilling to accept it...
When I first transmigrated into the book, my senior brother was a pitiful little guy!
"Everything in the secret realm is related to the upper realm, and what you took is no exception," Mu Jianjian said, sitting on the stone railing in a corner of the pavilion in the middle of the lake, gently swinging her legs. "Senior brother, are your enemies in the upper realm?"
The original book didn't mention anything about the upper realm at all. Chi Wenqing was a villain who turned evil from beginning to end, so she could only guess.
My senior brother has connections with the Wood Spirit Clan in the Upper Realm when he enters the secret realm, but he uses the Luogua Disc to conceal his aura and cannot use his true cultivation level. The only possibility is that he has enemies in the Upper Realm.
Chi Wenqing looked at the girl's eyes, which were backlit as she looked at him, and helplessly admitted, "Yes, Jianjian."
He couldn't hide it, but he didn't want to lie to Jianjian.
So, Jianjian, are you afraid and will stay away from him?
From the moment he was born, he had more than one enemy. The highest cultivation level on this continent was only the Nascent Soul stage, but the people above him were all more powerful than the last, and they were all eyeing him with covetous intent.
Chi Wenqing looked at the silent girl, his heart aching more and more, yet he still tried to find reasons for her.
So she really doesn't want to get close to him anymore... But then again, it's too dangerous around him, it's safer for Jianjian to cut ties with him.
But it's impossible for Jianjian to stay away from him if she wants to.
What's hers will always be his.
"Senior brother, wait for me a few more years." Mu Jianjian's clear voice brought Chi Wenqing back to his senses. "Wait for me a little longer. I am weak now, but I will not stay weak forever."
She will gradually uncover the truth behind the script's tragic ending, and then stand by his side to face it together.
Chi Wenqing looked at the girl's resolute expression and smiled slowly. His face was as radiant as a celestial being.
How could he possibly want to let go of someone as sharp as her?
In both his lives, he was a child who was rejected and cursed by the heavens from childhood, but finally the light that shone upon him was revealed.
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