Book Pavilion (II)
Xie Zhitiao lowered his eyelids, his eyes dim and unclear.
It was too early, all this happened too early. His cultivation was not high enough, and his senior sister had not yet realized her difference.
He should think of a solution.
Thinking of this, Xie Zhitiao asked curiously, "Master, why have I never heard of the name of the Demon God before?"
Lin Zhuo nodded, she had never heard of it either.
Ling Qingqiu and You Jingjia exchanged a glance. In their previous life, before his death, everyone knew that man was the reincarnation of the Devil God. Zhao Zhao might have been the one who knew, but did Xie Zhitiao really not know?
Cang He collected his thoughts, sat on the small couch beside him, and pressed his brows: "The Demon God... is a secretive person, rarely mentioned. Rumor has it that the destruction of the God Realm is related to Him."
The destruction of the divine realm? Lin Zhuo became interested.
Ling Qingqiu shook his head: "Master, you also said that it was a rumor."
You Jingjia's eyes rolled around, and she suddenly understood something. She then said, "If it's a rumor or not, we can find out by checking it out. Maybe there's a record of it in the library."
Xie Zhitiao lowered his head and chuckled softly, saying to Lin Zhuo, "Senior Sister, let's go and look through it. It's not easy to come to the library."
Lin Zhuo nodded. "Yes, the library is only accessible to those with the Immortal Alliance Leader's token. Since I've finally come here, I should definitely look through something interesting, right?"
She put aside the worries caused by the demon god, walked to the original bookshelf, and began to search for information related to the divine realm.
Xie Zhitiao followed her, but his mind was not on finding the book. His master and fellow students were looking at his back, and the corners of his lips raised.
Now, he's being very obvious, right?
You Jingjia stared at Xie Zhitiao's back, lost in thought. Coming back to her senses, she heard Cang He ask:
"Qingqiu, Jingjia, is there anything you want to tell me?"
You Jingjia: ...
She stiffened and laughed subconsciously: "What is Master talking about? I don't understand... I won't say anymore, Master! I'm going to look for the book too!"
Ling Qingqiu was about to ask if they could go together, but You Jingjia had already rushed out. He opened his mouth, but was speechless.
Cang He looked at him indifferently and said nothing more: "Okay, you go too."
"Yes, Master."
Cang He put the book in his hand aside and watched the four disciples busy with their own things, his thoughts gradually drifting away.
Lin Zhuo searched for a long time and finally pulled out a book about ancient times. She was delighted and wanted to share it, but when she turned around, she saw Xie Zhitiao leaning against the bookshelf, looking at her with a smile.
She pursed her lips, turned away unnaturally, and looked to the other side: "Senior Sister! I found it!"
As she said that, she took the book and went to find You Jingjia.
Xie Zhitiao couldn't hold back this time, and a muffled laugh escaped his throat. Senior Sister is so cute.
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In ancient times, before spiritual energy flowed into the human world, there were no cultivators in the human world. At that time, the four realms of humans, demons, ghosts, and devils did not interfere with each other.
The Way of Heaven was born with this world, and since the day the world first appeared, the Way of Heaven has been alone.
Over time, Tian Dao began to feel bored. He could travel back and forth between the four realms, but there were no one like him in the four realms. The feeling of loneliness was too unbearable.
Gradually, the Heavenly Dao came up with the idea of raising gods.
But raising a god would cost him too much, and perhaps he would fall into a deep sleep before the new god grows up.
Tiandao felt bored, so he came up with a solution.
Among the four realms, only the human realm is the most peaceful and harmonious. Humans are creatures that are born very similar to Him, but are also extremely fragile.
After observing for several days, He decided to grant the human world an opportunity. If a person's reputation in the human world reached its peak and spread among the people, they would be able to transcend to the ghost world after death and gain the opportunity for eternal life.
The prerequisite is that this person must be able to withstand the test. How can an ordinary person coexist with Him?
But He did not realize that even if one becomes hateful enough, one can still gain eternal life.
He began to travel back and forth between the human world and the divine realm, and became increasingly curious about human beings.
After seeing many palaces and buildings of the royal families in the human world, He built a divine palace in the divine realm; after feeling that communication in the human world was troublesome and that it was impossible to preserve memories, He created writing and allowed it to flow into the human world.
He began to favor the human world.
Slowly, new gods ascended from the human world and began to appear, and they were no longer alone.
The new gods all followed the lead of the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao should have been at ease, but, unfortunately, He thought of the other three realms.
He is the Way of Heaven, yet He is partial to the human world. If the new God also favors the human world, then in a few years, where will the other three worlds have a place to stay?
He began to treat the four realms equally, learning to be a qualified Heavenly Dao. Due to the Heavenly Dao's decisiveness, the new god was not allowed to contact the four realms.
But the new gods were human after all, and as humans, they were always greedy. They began to covet the status of the Heavenly Dao, completely forgetting who had given them eternal life.
The ancient war is about to break out. The gods fight and the four realms are in chaos.
Lin Zhuo stroked the book gently and looked at the last page.
"The divine war is over. All gods have perished, the heavens have fallen, and the divine realm has been destroyed. Spiritual energy overflows the four realms, and cultivators emerge."
"As time passes, the spiritual energy of the four seasons grows stronger. People's ability to absorb spiritual energy increases day by day, and their spiritual cultivation skills also improve with each generation."
"However, the origin of the ancient war remains unknown; the cause of the gods' fall remains a mystery to this day."
"Whether the Heavenly Dao will awaken remains to be seen."
She was a little distracted, staring blankly at the last sentence. The book clearly stated that it was unknown whether Tiandao would awaken, but she had an inexplicable premonition.
The Heavenly Dao really hasn’t awakened.
Cang He's voice came from the other end: "What did you find out?"
Lin Zhuo didn't know whether to speak or where to begin. Ling Qingqiu took the book from her and pretended to flip through it.
You Jingjia stepped forward, took her arm, and comforted her, "What's wrong? You seem to have lost your soul."
She pulled Lin Zhuo to Canghe's side and pressed her to sit on the small couch.
Lin Zhuo was still a little confused.
She felt that all this happened too quickly. First, something happened in the Demon Tower, then she discovered that the illusion she had entered originated from the Demon God, and now she knew that the God's Realm was destroyed for no reason and the Heavenly Dao was still asleep.
It was as if there was a hand behind her pushing her forward and forcing her to face these things.
Sensing her uneasiness, Xie Zhitiao kicked You Jingjia's heel, signaling her to speak and comfort her.
You Jingjia glared back at him, sat beside Lin Zhuo and hugged her, but didn't know what to say, so she could only pat her back gently.
Cang He: "One more thing."
Several people looked at him. He picked up the teacup, twirled it in his hands, and then put it down again. "A demon has escaped from the Demon Tower. The situation is urgent. I've asked Qingqiu to notify those inside to prepare for defense. You should also be careful outside."
A demon...escaped?
Xie Zhitiao's heart skipped a beat. "...May I ask, Master, who is the demon that escaped?"
Cang He glanced at him and said in an inexplicable tone: "The seventy-ninth patriarch of the ancient snake clan, the tiger-skin python."
Lin Zhuo was shocked and took a small breath.
She still remembered seeing this passage in Qingsang's memories. In ancient times, the Snake Clan was in turmoil, and the 79th leader, Tiger Python, led his men to migrate to the northern border.
The tiger-skin python was imprisoned in the Demon Tower, and the Northern Frontier Snake Clan had long since disappeared. She suddenly had an inexplicable premonition and looked up and asked:
"...Why did that tiger-skin python enter the Demon Tower?"
Cang He replied, "He sacrificed his own people for his own cultivation, causing the Northern Frontier Snake Tribe to be almost extinct. He brought disaster to the human world, and the people of Northern Frontier suffered greatly."
Xie Zhitiao sighed almost imperceptibly. Hundreds of demons and monsters were being controlled by demons. Without a mastermind, how could the demon and devil worlds, which had always kept to themselves, join forces?
It was obvious with a toe that this tiger-skin python was either the mastermind or the mastermind's right-hand man. Presumably, the riot in the demon tower was also to cover his escape.
Seeing that the time was almost up and that she had told Lin Zhuo everything she wanted to know through the library, You Jingjia couldn't bear to see Lin Zhuo so uneasy and couldn't help but suggest:
"Master, it's getting late, shall we go back?"
Go back and rest, there will be a big battle to fight in the future.
Cang He nodded, put away his teacup and the book on the table: "Let's go, come back later if you want."
The most urgent task is to make them grow up quickly so that they can withstand future hardships.
Lin Zhuo was still feeling a little dizzy, and was pulled out of the library by You Jingjia.
Today, Cang He was busy suppressing the demon tower, and the four of them also contributed a lot to repairing the formation. Ling Qingqiu thought for a moment and said, "Jing Jia, where is your flying boat?"
You Jingjia also realized that since they were all exhausted, they might as well take the flying boat back. She quickly got out of the flying boat.
Cang He was the first to board the flying boat: "Go and rest, I'll drive."
He had obviously spent more energy and concentration, but now he acted like a master and took the initiative to take on the task of driving the flying boat.
Ling Qingqiu frowned slightly: "Master, how about I..."
Xie Zhitiao tugged at him, signaling him to stop refusing. The master was feeling rather bored at the moment, so finding him something to do would save him the trouble.
The flying boat was not going fast, and when it returned to the sect, the sky was already dark.
Cang He agreed to Rong Si's request. He had to go to the Immortal Alliance to discuss the tiger-skin python issue the next day, so he returned to the main hall early to rest.
You Jingjia accompanied Lin Zhuo all the way. Now she had a smile on her face and looked a lot more relaxed.
The four of them chatted and laughed all the way back to their respective courtyards.
The slanting moon crept up the treetops, but Lin Zhuo sat up from her couch. She felt vexed and restless, with an inexplicable anxiety that made it impossible to sleep.
She rolled over, got off the bed, put on some clothes, and sat at the table, lost in thought. After a while, she sighed, prepared to get dressed, and go to the back hills to practice swordplay.
If you can't sleep, find something to do.
Just as he was about to change into lighter clothes, the jade slip on the table rang. Lin Zhuo picked it up and saw Xie Zhitiao's message pop up:
"Senior Sister, are you asleep?"
Lin Zhuo tapped his finger and replied. A few seconds later, the other end replied again:
"Senior Sister, I can't sleep either. Can I come find you?"
As if afraid that she would refuse, he asked several times: "Is it okay? Is it okay? Is it okay? Is it okay?..."
Lin Zhuo was also feeling a bit lazy and didn't really feel like practicing swordplay. She couldn't sleep anyway, so it would be nice to have him talk. She reasoned with herself.
Xie Zhitiao came quickly. He had changed his clothes into a white shirt again, but his hair was not combed, which made him look more harmless.
Lin Zhuo was sitting at the table with a lamp burning on it. Xie Zhitiao came in and smiled when he saw her:
"Why? Are you waiting for me?"
Lin Zhuo felt his face getting hot, and he turned his eyes away from him: "...you are being sentimental."
Xie Zhitiao was in a good mood. "I was being sentimental. To make amends to Senior Sister, I came here to coax her to sleep, didn't I?"
Lin Zhuo's face became even hotter, and she couldn't help but glare at him: "Who asked you to coax me to sleep? Didn't you say you couldn't sleep and wanted to chat?"
Xie Zhitiao interrupted with a smile: "Alright, alright, Senior Sister, don't bother with me. Go to bed and get some rest."
Lin Zhuo frowned. Men and women shouldn't touch each other, especially since they were already at an age where they should avoid suspicion.
Seeing her concerns, Xie Zhitiao took the initiative to turn his back and said, "Sister, go ahead. I won't look at you. You can lower the curtain and I'll sit outside."
Seeing him insist, Lin Zhuo felt a little itchy in her heart. How could she not know that Xie Zhitiao probably knew that she would not sleep well and came to comfort her.
She stopped being coy, took off her coat, climbed onto the couch, and lowered the curtains. Since she had said she wanted to spend more time with him and give them a chance, she couldn't go back on her word, could she?
Xie Zhitiao turned around when he heard Lin Zhuo calling him softly. He moved a small stool and sat beside the couch, chatting with her in a low voice.
Lin Zhuo slowly relaxed, and the uneasiness in his heart faded a little.
The moonlight outside the window grew brighter, casting his silhouette on the curtains. Lin Zhuo saw his hand and placed it on the edge of the couch.
She suddenly remembered what he said that night.
He has loved her for a long time.
To be fair, Lin Zhuo hadn't been around many men. She was as pure as a blank slate when it came to emotions, and having always been cared for by those around her, she didn't know what love felt like.
There were also senior brothers and sisters in the inner sect who were talking about love. When she saw their happy faces, she just felt curious.
After reading the storybook in the fantasy world, as Chang Junning, enjoying the privilege brought by "Qiu Ji's" love is her most concrete experience of love.
Xie Zhitiao's voice gradually faded away, and all that remained in her mind was his eyes that grew brighter and brighter as he looked at her, and his repeated calls of "Senior Sister" in her ears, sometimes with joy, sometimes with sorrow.
His presence permeates every aspect of her life.
Lin Zhuo felt that she seemed to know what love was.
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