Although Ji Yuan was sitting in front of the monks' house without moving, when the obscure fairy light rose into the sky, he subconsciously looked up at the direction of Lian Baiping, Xuanjizi and others.
Just as even a Chi Jiao like Long Nu, who has profound Taoism and a close relationship with Ji Yuan, finds it difficult to wield the Qingteng Sword, not everyone can use the Immortal Binding Rope, let alone use it well.
Relatively speaking, speaking from the perspective of Taoism and relationships, the old beggar who participated in refining the Immortal Binding Rope was obviously the one who could use the Immortal Binding Rope and use it well with Ji Yuan's permission. That's why Ji Yuan asked Xuan Jizi and Lian Baiping to bring the Immortal Binding Rope to the old beggar.
The function of this Immortal Binding Rope is, on the one hand, to be a kind of aid. In the hands of the old beggar, it may have miraculous effects. Compared with the Green Ivy Immortal Sword which is difficult for people to control without understanding swordsmanship, the Immortal Binding Rope is more useful.
On the other hand, in addition to the words he brought to the old beggar, Ji Yuan had another plan for the immortal rope. If the old beggar could really encounter that chess piece, he might have a chance to tie him up directly. At that time, there would be the true immortals of Qianyuan Sect and the long-bearded old man of Tianji Pavilion. Perhaps he could get some information about the chess player with the help of others.
Of course, as a chess piece, you may not know that you are a chess piece, but it is still okay to deduce from some relationships.
The fairy light in Ji Yuan's eyes did not go towards the direction of Tianji Cave Heaven. Apparently, without any delay, it went directly to Tianyu Continent. After the fairy light disappeared from his sight, Ji Yuan lowered his head to look at the chessboard on the table again.
After watching for a while, Ji Yuan raised his gaze slightly to the other side of the chessboard, as if staring blankly at those empty stools, as if there were people sitting on them.
Ji Yuan pondered over the reputation that had spread over the years. The scope was not too wide, and the basic label could be positioned as an immortal cultivator with high Taoism skills but who liked to live alone for a long time. He did things in an unconventional way, and his master and sect were unknown. Although mysterious, he was just a cultivator who often wandered around the world.
So who is the other chess player? Is he also related to some ancient mythical beasts? Will he move around as frequently as Ji Yuan
Ji Yuan thought of the monks who had guided the changes in Zuyue Kingdom. He thought about it and shook his head. The time information didn't match, and...
'They are not qualified yet, at best they can be pawns.'
Slowly collecting his scattered thoughts, Ji Yuan focused all his attention back on the chessboard. He tapped a corner of the board with his fingers. In addition to the black and white pieces and the grey piece visible on the board, there were many other pieces that were vaguely visible in Ji Yuan's eyes. These were all the people destined to be with him, Ji Yuan.
Ji Yuan recalled the words he had overheard during his previous trance. Those people were waiting for the world to become unstable before waking up, and they were also looking forward to the instability of the world. They were not the same kind of people as him, Ji Yuan.
"If that's the case..."
Ji Yuan stretched out his hand and lightly tapped the gray piece on the chessboard. The next moment, the chess piece did not seem to have changed much, but it had a sense of heaviness.
“Clackla… Clackla…”
The chessboard made a slight creaking sound, and even a tiny crack appeared where the gray chess piece was.
Ji Yuan frowned slightly, and removed the influence as soon as he thought about it. Then he picked up the gray chess piece and reached out to wipe the chessboard, erasing some tiny cracks.
Looking up at the sky, the sky and the earth seemed boundless in Ji Yuan's vision, and the sun was shining brightly in Ji Yuan's eyes.
'Which side are you, or you all, on?'
Ji Yuan withdrew his gaze and suddenly took out the Xiezhi scroll from his sleeve. He unfolded the scroll. The Xiezhi on it did not move. Ji Yuan stared at the seemingly ordinary painting for a long time.
"I say, Ji Yuan, why are you looking at me all the time?"
"Xiezhi, which side are you on?"
Ji Yuan suddenly asked this question out of the blue. The Xiezhi on the scroll licked its paws, and its eyes narrowed into a thin line, as if it was frowning with doubt.
"Which side?"
Ji Yuan smiled.
"fine."
After saying that, Ji Yuan reached out to tidy up the chessboard, picking up the black and white pieces in groups of three or four and putting them into the chess box. The scroll was placed beside the chessboard. The Xiezhi in the painting also looked at the chessboard, as if it had just discovered that there was a gray piece on the chessboard.
"Ji Yuan, one of your chess pieces doesn't quite fit."
"Yeah, it doesn't really fit, so just sweep it out of this chessboard."
As Ji Yuan spoke, he stretched out his hand and lightly swept it with the back of his hand, and the gray chess piece was swept off the chessboard and fell to the ground.
"This chess piece is heavy and rough. This chessboard was given to me by Master Yin. It can't break after so many years of use. Otherwise, where will all the pieces on the board be placed?"
"What are you talking about..."
After muttering something, Xiezhi said nothing more, and the portrait stopped moving. Just when Ji Yuan had put away the chessboard, Xiezhi spoke again.
"Ji Yuan, when should we go out? Those buildings and pavilions seem to have a lot of food, but this broken temple only serves vegetarian food..."
"Ha ha… "
Ji Yuan smiled. Hearing what Xiezhi said, he suddenly had immense confidence in Xiezhi.
"Okay, I heard there's a Yixuan Pavilion in this city, the dishes are the best in the area, I'll pay a little bit and go try it today."
"Take me with you?"
Ji Yuan looked at the scroll of Xiezhi.
"Did I say that?"
"Hey, Ji Yuan, you are being too polite. Just now you asked me which side I stood on, so I naturally stood on your side."
Ji Yuan restrained his smile, wondering whether Xiezhi didn't know the reason or was just saying it casually. But he didn't say much. He put away the chessboard and chess pieces, grabbed the scroll, stood up and walked out of the temple.
The temple was deserted. The three monks didn't meet any of them when they went out. Outside the temple, there were no people walking on the remote streets. Ji Yuan shook the scroll in his hand, and a puff of light smoke came out.
The next moment, a man with painted facial features appeared in front of Ji Yuan. Compared with the previous rough method of sticking the Xiezhi painting on his face, the facial features at this moment were at most a little deeper and more ink-like, but overall they still had the outline of a human.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, you're willing to help me make it look a little better this time. Why didn't you do it better for me last time?"
Xiezhi looked up and down, turned around, touched his face, and then asked Ji Yuan this question, who spread his hands.
"You didn't mention it last time. I thought it was troublesome and just hung the painting up."
"Then why don't you bother with it this time?"
Ji Yuan didn't answer, but took the lead to leave the temple gate, and a few words floated back to him.
"So much talk, are you going to leave or not?"
“Go, go, go!”
Xiezhi hurried to catch up with Jiyuan. He was just a painting now. He didn't care about others, and he didn't bother to care about Jiyuan. After catching up with Jiyuan, the two people in front started chatting again.
"By the way, Ji Yuan, where are your two little followers?"
"What?"
"Those two you folded out of paper, the little white crane and the strong man. I was drowsy all day after eating the real demon and didn't notice where they went."
Xiezhi knew that the paper crane was not on Ji Yuan’s chest at the moment, and the Hercules Talisman was not in his sleeve.
"Oh, I'm hanging around the Li family."
…
At the seashore of Nanhuangzhou, Lu Shanjun and Beimu were sitting on the edge of a cliff. Lu Shanjun was sitting cross-legged with an expressionless face, while Beimu was fishing with a long fishing rod with great interest. The long fishing line extended to the bottom of the cliff.
"Diligedangdang~~Hey! Diligedangdang~~"
Lu Shanjun slowly opened his eyes and glanced at Bei Mu, who was standing beside him and looked incredibly handsome.
"Shut up."
"Hey, Luwu, be more excited. Maybe I can catch a big fish soon."
Lu Shanjun narrowed his eyes and looked at Bei Mu.
"You seem very happy these days?"
"Is there?"
Bei Mu looked at Lu Wu with a smile. When he was in a good mood, even Lu Wu found him pleasing to the eye. Lu Shanjun grinned, closed his eyes and had no interest in saying more.
"Is it so obvious that I'm happy?"
Lu Shanjun still ignored him, but Beimu became interested now and spoke leisurely and half-jokingly.
"Lu Wu, I, Bei Mu, am quite good at judging people. You have the potential to reach the pinnacle in the future, but I, Bei Mu, am not bad either."
Hearing this, Lu Shanjun smiled and opened his eyes again.
"Oh, I can't tell."
Lu Shanjun did not hide his contempt in this statement, but Bei Mu was not annoyed at all.
"Hehe, there is a group of children, and there is a terrible father above them. This father is very powerful, he can control every child, eat the children at will, and even use the children to reshape himself..."
"It seems that only demons like you have such a father. Monsters are much better."
Beimu smiled.
"In short, there is no brotherly and sisterly bond between these children, but they have one thing in common: they are all afraid of their omnipotent father. But one day, guess what?"
"Could it be that the father is dead?"
Lu Shanjun answered casually, and Beimu looked at him with a smile on his face.
"So now I'm starting to like you, Lu Wu. You're right. Suddenly one day, the children suddenly have a feeling that something terrible has happened to their omnipotent father, or maybe even dead... Hahahahahaha..."
"Dad is dead, but there is still a family fortune. The stronger children among them may be able to obtain the fortune in the future and become omnipotent!"
Bei Mu looked at Lu Shanjun, and the latter narrowed his eyes, understanding the other party's implication.
"What good will it do me to help you?"
"Smart guy! You and I are allies, the benefits are self-evident. In the future, when we both have great abilities, we can accomplish anything together!"
Lu Shanjun's eyes flashed, and he closed his eyes and meditated again.
"That's a good idea, but your omnipotent father is still gone."
Bei Mu paused for a moment after hearing these words. He chuckled for a while and continued to fish with the fishing rod. Lu Wu didn't object directly, which made things interesting.
"We can't shirk our responsibilities at Tianyuzhou. We both have to go."
"Um."