It was daybreak and Jiang Yuebai went outside to get some fresh air.
He muttered, "Liar, you said goodbye and called me Xiaobai, but you didn't even say a word to me."
Jiang Yuebai stood under the tree, picking at the bark, muttering something as he picked at a piece. He just felt unhappy.
At this time, the old manager of Shanhai Tower walked from the outer hall to the backyard. Seeing that Jiang Yuebai had almost peeled off all the bark, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"Master, please stop pinching it. If you do, the tree will die."
Jiang Yuebai came back to his senses and found that there was a bald spot on the tree. He casually cast a magic spell of transformation, which absorbed the vitality of other plants and trees around it and gave birth to new bark on the old tree.
The old shopkeeper of Shanhai Tower walked up to Jiang Yuebai holding the scroll in his arms and said, "The matter that Master asked me to inquire about this afternoon has been resolved."
Jiang Yuebai opened his eyes and said, "It's been less than half a day, and you found out so quickly?"
As for the last person who appeared in the dream of Taixuan Stele, Jiang Yuebai initially suspected that it was Shen Mingjing's doing, because he was the one who put both Taixuan Stele and the dream demon there.
But later, after careful consideration, she still felt that being sucked into the Taixuan Monument was an accident. It was impossible for Shen Mingjing to have anticipated this and deliberately set her up with such a trap whose purpose was unclear.
So in the end, when he married her, he had to tear off her veil to make her remember that the bastard must have been someone else.
The old shopkeeper opened the old yellowed scroll bit by bit, and a man in green clothes and holding a sword appeared in front of Jiang Yuebai. He stood on the top of the mountain, with bright moon and fresh breeze, and his demeanor was unparalleled.
Although it was only the side profile, Jiang Yuebai's eyes twitched and he was sure it was this person.
"Who is this?"
"Guiyuan Sword Sect, Wind-Chasing Sword Master!"
"Who are you talking about?!"
Jiang Yuebai's voice was out of tune because of surprise. He grabbed the scroll and looked at it carefully, inside and out, as if he wanted to dig the person out of it and look at him with a frown.
The old shopkeeper said, "Wind-Chasing Sword Master and your sect's founder were heroes of the same era. There are not many portraits of them circulating in the world, and there is only this one scroll in the storeroom of Hongyan Tower. If it weren't for the fact that an old man guarding the storeroom of Hongyan Tower was once a disciple of Guiyuan Sword Sect and recognized the portrait given by the True Master at a glance, it would be impossible to find it so quickly."
"You mean, Guiyuan Sword Sect can find other portraits of Wind-Chasing Sword Master?"
The old shopkeeper nodded, "Guiyuan Sword Sect and Jingangtai are the two oldest sects in the Earth Spirit Realm. Jingangtai will cast Buddha statues for the monks who have ascended from this world in the past generations. Guiyuan Sword Sect also has a place where they keep the portraits of the sword masters who have ascended from this world in the past generations."
Jiang Yuebai tightly grasped the scroll. It was outrageous enough that she met Lu Xingyun when she was a child. Why did she meet Zhufeng again now
Didn’t these two ascend to the immortal world
Why do they all appear in the Earth Spirit Realm and the Upper Realm
Are you bored and want to play with her
Jiang Yuebai was completely confused. After closing the scroll, he wanted to go to Guiyuan Sword Sect immediately to find out what was going on and what exactly was going on with Lu Xingyun and Zhufeng's ill-fated relationship.
There was a noise coming from the back room. Jiang Yuebai turned around and saw Lu Ying standing at the door. He opened his mouth and wanted to call her, but no sound came out.
The old shopkeeper nodded to Jiang Yuebai and left first.
Jiang Yuebai put the scroll into his storage ring, temporarily suppressed his chaotic thoughts, and asked Lu Ying, "Have you thought about it?"
Lu Ying nodded, "I want to send Xia'er to the Yiren Country to find her father. If possible, please give Tao Nian a chance to join the Tianyan Sect. Maybe the people in Shanhai Tower have already investigated for you. Tao Nian is Tao Fengnian's junior, so it's fate that we met."
"I know. Even if you don't mention it, I will help Tao Nian arrange a good place. In the Yi Ren Country, I have some friendship with the master of Fufeng Mountain. I will have someone send Lu Xiaer to him. He is also a very good doctor and can teach Lu Xiaer to control the toxins in her body. What about you? Go to the Yi Ren Country with Lu Xiaer, or return to Tianyan Sect?"
Lu Ying took a breath and finally looked up at Jiang Yuebai, "I'm sorry, I overestimated myself. I thought that after so many years, I would be able to meet you again without any grudges and still treat you as my childhood playmate, but I found that I am still exactly the same as I was back then."
"There's nothing to apologize for." Jiang Yuebai whispered.
Lu Ying pinched the corner of her clothes and said, "Although I am over 70 years old, my damn self-esteem has not diminished at all. I really can't change it. I am too ordinary, so ordinary that there is no outstanding point on me that can give me a little confidence."
Jiang Ziying was also ordinary, but she later discovered that she was proficient in planting. After learning the method of grafting spiritual plants, she developed it in Huaxi Valley. This was also the source of Jiang Ziying's confidence.
Yun Shang is proficient in taming beasts, Xie Jingshan is rich, Lu Nanzhi is an excellent swordsman, Ge Yuchan, He Wangchen and others, each of them has something they are good at that makes them proud.
Only Lu Ying is a truly ordinary person among the countless people.
Lu Ying continued, "You and I are not on the same path. Our meeting was just an accident and a cruel joke of God. I can only be a cheerleader behind you legendary figures without even a name."
"Now I don't want to think about what I don't understand, and I can only accept my fate. I have lived for so many years, and it is enough to live a simple and plain life. What is left is only fatigue."
Jiang Yuebai's heart trembled, "What do you want to do?"
Lu Ying smiled bitterly, "I will follow the will of heaven and stop fighting. I will just go back to my hometown and be a rich man for the rest of my life. If there is an afterlife, maybe I can become a more extraordinary person."
This thought has been lingering in Lu Ying's heart for many years. From the repeated failures in forming the elixir, she gradually and deeply realized that there are some obstacles that she can never overcome in her entire life, and this is her fate!
It's not that she didn't try hard, but sometimes hard work is not worth mentioning in front of talent, it's futile! Things that defy fate and change fate will not happen to an ordinary person like her, and she doesn't want to cling to others' thighs and live like a burden.
So she accepted her fate, and even though she had the life-extending elixir, she never took it.
If she hadn't accidentally adopted Lu Xiaer, she might have closed the shop and returned to her hometown long ago.
Now that Jiang Yuebai has appeared and arranged a place for Lu Xiaer and Tao Nian, she can now have nothing to worry about.
Jiang Yuebai clenched his fists. Lu Ying was different from Shi Xiaowu. Shi Xiaowu still had hope in his heart, so she could help Shi Xiaowu overcome the foundation-building stage.
But Lu Ying was truly indifferent and gave up. Even if she had extraordinary abilities, it could not extend her life.
The golden crow rose in the east, and the rosy rays of light shone into the courtyard, lengthening the shadows of the two people.
"Well, I have something else that I need to do at Guiyuan Sword Sect. I will write a letter to the sect and the master of Fufeng Mountain and have Shanhai Tower send someone to escort you there."
After saying that, Jiang Yuebai turned around and left.
"noob!"
Lu Ying suddenly called her, Jiang Yuebai stopped and turned her back to Lu Ying.
She still remembered that Lu Ying had said that when they met again, she should call her Xiaobai, and if she didn't respond, she would spread her childhood embarrassment everywhere.
"Um… "
Jiang Yuebai responded indifferently, but did not turn around.
Lv Ying's eyes were filled with tears. "I have never regretted meeting you. The most proud thing in my life is that I met you. Just don't look back. Just keep going and keep moving forward."
Jiang Yuebai clenched and unclenched his fists, and his nose felt sore.
"good!"
After saying that, she strode out of the yard.
Everyone has his or her own destiny. Giving up sometimes requires more courage than persisting. Lu Ying at least dared to face death, but Jiang Yuebai could not.
She respected Lu Ying's choice and also wished Lu Ying that she could get what she wanted in the next life, start over, and become a brilliant genius.
But she, Jiang Yuebai, doesn't want an afterlife, she only wants this life!
Fourth update, that’s all, see you tomorrow~
(End of this chapter)