Min Xian's mentality obviously hasn't completely changed, but his body's reaction is already reminding him to face the cruel reality.
Just a glance outside, the abyss beyond the peak made Min Xian dizzy. He subconsciously leaned towards the inside, and his steps were extremely careful, because there was not much space to move in front, behind, left and right. The weak feeling of his body made him extremely uncomfortable, and he was afraid that he would lose his balance and slide off the cliff if he was not careful.
But Min Xian obviously overestimated his current balance ability. His feet slipped, the gravel rolled, and he immediately fell forward.
"ah… "
With a "bang", Min Xian bumped into the golden armor in front of him. With lingering fear, he looked up at the golden armor. The latter did not move, raised his head forward, and just glanced at Min Xian with the corner of his eyes. He did not even lower his head. There was no smile but a silent mockery.
"Min, I'm sorry..."
Min Xian stepped back and saluted, but Jin Jia still stood there, neither saying a word nor returning the salute.
Ji Yuan saw all of Min Xian's reactions, but did not mock or scold him.
"Not to mention that your sect will have a hard time finding you. Even if they could find you, even if you have supernatural powers, you will not be able to practice cultivation again."
As he said this, Ji Yuan stretched out his hand and pointed down the mountain. The spirit of the spring tree was inspired and two branches with tender leaves flew down from the bottom of the mountain. When they reached the top of the mountain, the bark and excess parts had automatically fallen off, revealing two smooth wooden poles.
As Ji Yuan unfolded the painting in his hand, two wooden tubes automatically wrapped around the upper and lower ends, forming a simple mounting into a scroll, which was then slowly rolled up by Ji Yuan.
During the whole process, Min Xian, who had calmed down a little bit of his anxiety, just stared blankly at Ji Yuan rolling up the painting. With reluctance and more confusion, he wanted to reach out, wanted to speak, but in the end he held back.
Some of the talismans and cultivation items that Min Xian had on him had already been confiscated by Ji Yuan, and now he had nothing to rely on.
After Ji Yuan put the scroll in his hand directly into his sleeve, he looked at Min Xian, who seemed to have lost his soul.
"Let's go. We can't let an old man climb down from this cliff by himself. I will give you a ride."
After saying that, Ji Yuan waved his sleeves, and clouds rose under his feet. He slowly ascended into the air with Jin Jia and Min Xian, and then headed towards Tongzhou Dayun Mansion at a relatively slow speed.
It was obviously only less than 200 miles away, and Ji Yuan could have arrived in a moment, but he deliberately flew slowly, and it took him more than half an hour to reach the sky above Dayun Mansion. This was also to allow Min Xian to adapt more during this period. However, from the other party's somewhat dazed expression, Ji Yuan felt that he still could not adapt for the time being.
Although Dayun Prefecture is not the capital of Tongzhou, it can still be ranked among the top. Compared with the entire Dazhen, it may only be considered average, but compared with Zuyue, it is definitely a prosperous and wealthy place. Before Ji Yuan landed, he could hear the hustle and bustle of traffic below in the sky hundreds of feet away.
The clouds slowly descended, silently without attracting anyone's attention, and finally landed on a relatively quiet street on the edge of the downtown area. There were only a few stalls in the distance and not many pedestrians.
When the clouds and mist dissipated, Ji Yuan, Min Xian and Jin Jia were already standing firmly in the center of the street.
The weather is not too warm now. When the cold wind blows, the excitement gradually subsides. The long-lost chill makes Min Xian the first to experience what it means to be old and weak. He can't help but shrink his body and rub his arms.
Ji Yuan looked at Min Xian's rather thin clothes. He did not change the clothes, but they were not some extraordinary robes. They were just a piece of silk satin fabric. After losing his cultivation and strong physique, it could not provide an old man with enough warmth in this temperature environment.
"Min Xian, there are many rules in the mortal world. It's not as free and easy as the immortals. I will leave you something in the end."
As he spoke, Ji Yuan extended a hand towards Min Xian, who hurriedly took it with both hands. When Ji Yuan let go of his hands and pulled them back, there were only a few small pieces of silver in the palms of the old man's hands, which were already half a string of copper coins.
"If you use this money wisely, I can guarantee that you can survive. As for how to choose, it's up to you."
"Junior... Thank you Mr. Ji..."
Although he knew that Ji Yuan could not give him any hope, Min Xian still felt depressed when he saw that it was just a small amount of money.
"Well, go buy some cotton clothes to keep warm, but remember not to show off your wealth. Ji is leaving."
Min Xian was still staring at the money in his hand, but when he heard Ji Yuan's last sentence, he suddenly felt abandoned, and his panic and fear suddenly reached its peak.
"Sir, Mr. Ji! Sir..."
Min Xian really wanted to say something to keep Ji Yuan, but found himself at a loss for words and couldn't find any reason to keep Ji Yuan.
The old man took a jog and started to chase them, but Ji Yuan and Jin Jia's backs were getting farther and farther away on the street. He chased them for more than ten steps, stumbled and almost fell. When he steadied himself and looked up again, Ji Yuan's back was already a blur in the distance.
'I can't catch up, I can't catch up...'
Min Xian stood in the street, holding the money in his hand without moving. His fellow practitioners, his respected master, and the bizarre world of immortal cultivation seemed so far away. A cold wind blew, and his body shivered, bringing him back to reality. Two lines of tears flowed out uncontrollably.
"Hey, why are you crying alone on the street, old man? What's the matter?"
A voice came from the side. Min Xian turned around and saw a middle-aged farmer who was carrying a load and looking at him. Although his cultivation was completely lost, he just glanced at the man's face and subconsciously cupped his hands, laughing miserably in a hoarse voice.
"It's nothing, it's nothing, it's just my own fault, it's just my own fault, it's nothing, hehehe..."
As he spoke, Min Xian walked forward with a slightly staggering step. Although he knew that he could not catch up with Ji Yuan, he did not want to go the opposite way. The city was so strange, the pedestrians were so strange, and the rest of his life would be like this too.
"An old lunatic..."
The middle-aged man muttered something and looked at Min Xian's back a few more times, especially at his hands, but after hesitating for a while, he finally carried his burden and left.
In fact, Ji Yuan had already ascended to the sky after he left. He watched Min Xian slowly walking forward in the air. The immortal who was once high and mighty, now had lost his immortal body, and even his immortal heart collapsed so quickly.
Which comes first, the immortal body or the immortal heart
At this time, Min Xian not only no longer had any magical powers, but even his face was different from before. His originally withered face now had more flesh, making him look less scary.
"Take care of yourself!"
Ji Yuan sighed and suddenly turned to look at the golden armor beside him, and the little paper crane that had been standing on top of the golden armor's head at some point in time.
"What do you think?"
The little paper crane subconsciously lowered its head to look at Jin Jia, who was also looking up. Their eyes met, but neither of them spoke.
Ji Yuan shook his head and smiled.
"I was actually thinking, what if one day I become like Min Xian, with no magical powers? Well, think about it, I am just an ordinary half-blind person, and my life will be even harder. I hope my ears can continue to work well."
"Chirp..."
The little paper crane cried out and flew from Jin Jia's head to Ji Yuan's shoulder.
Ji Yuan didn't say anything more. He patted the little paper crane, took a last look at Min Xian who seemed to be wandering aimlessly on the streets of the city, then waved his sleeves, turned his back, and rode the cloud to the north.
He took out the scroll containing Min Xian's artistic conception alchemy furnace again, unfolded the painting in his left hand and held the white jade thousand-bucket pot in his right hand. Ji Yuan poured a mouthful of wine into his mouth in mid-air and laughed heartily.
"This technique is wonderful, and the painting is very good. It's worth drinking three buckets of wine. Hahahaha..."
This time, Ji Yuan combined the art of dream wandering with Min Xian's ability, and when Min Xian let go of his own state of mind, he directly took away his spiritual power. Although it cannot be said to be a resounding magical power, it is definitely a magical technique.
Different from Ji Yuan's mood at the moment, in an unknown and distant place, Min Xian's master could not feel Min Xian's existence. They only knew that Min Xian was not dead, but it was unknown whether he was trapped or for some other reason.
…
The weather has gradually warmed up, and the war that was slowed down by the severe cold will probably become more intense soon. At the current situation of the war, the three axes of the Zuyue Kingdom have all been used in the initial stage, and Dazhen, which has come to its senses, is sending more and more manpower and resources to the border areas.
Ji Yuan no longer needs to worry too much about the war. In fact, he didn't think Dazhen would lose. If someone hadn't been "cheating" repeatedly, he would not have been willing to take action.
After leaving Tongzhou, Ji Yuan had returned to Zuyue after most of the day. Although what happened before was not a small episode, it did not interrupt Ji Yuan's original idea. However, this time he did not go to Nandao County, but went across some distance and landed in a place further north.
That night, Ji Yuan had already set foot at the original Wei family manor outside Luping City. Ever since the incident that happened to the Wei family and their actions were exposed, this place has been completely deserted. Members of the Wei family either ran away or were arrested, and all the servants in the house had long since run away.
In addition, some people spread the rumor that the Wei family manor was an ominous place, haunted and possessed by demons, so no one dared to pass by during the day, let alone at night. So when Ji Yuan arrived here, the huge manor had already been overgrown with weeds and no one was interested.
It’s just that Ji Yuan’s ears were very sharp. Although he came from outside, he had already heard some noise inside when he was in the front yard of the manor. He was not afraid of ghosts or monsters, so of course he walked straight in without any taboos. The man in golden armor with a small paper crane on his head followed behind him without saying a word.
As they walked towards the inner courtyard, the sounds of bustle and hustle and bustle became increasingly obvious, and Ji Yuan could even see lights faintly in the distance.
"Interesting, what do you think?"
Ji Yuan turned around and asked Jin Jia a question. The latter had a blank expression on his face, but because it was Ji Yuan who asked the question, he still managed to say a few words.
"Your Excellency, I have no opinion."
"how about you?"
"Chirp~~"
The little paper crane cried out, then flapped its wings and flew away into the distance.
"Okay, that's useless."
Ji Yuan smiled and continued moving forward.
"Let's go and join in the fun. It looks like a good time for a party."