Mu Lin did not end up without any gain, as she received a piece of Xiuyan jade from Qi Cang.
Mu Lin read a lot of books about the human world in the East Pavilion and knew a thing or two about precious jade. Xiuyan Jasper is solid and warm, delicate and round, mostly green to lake green, among which the dark green, transparent and flawless ones are the most precious. The piece Qi Cang gave to Mu Lin, although only the size of a fingernail, is a dark green and translucent top grade. What's even more rare and precious is that there is a faint spiritual energy flowing in it.
Perhaps it was because of it that Qi Cang could listen to the immortal music as a mortal. When Mu Lin saw him take out the jade, her mind moved, and she actually deduced that the jade was destined to be with her. Although she didn't understand why the time was not right, she still carried it with her.
As expected, Mu Lin and his partner were wanted. The portraits on the lists in various places were 70% similar, and a reward of 100 taels of silver was offered. Mu Lin simply removed the sleight of hand and dressed as a woman, and asked Ming Yijian not to show up for the time being.
Ming Yi told Mu Lin to buy a veil and then went back to her hairpin to catch up on some sleep. Her strength was getting higher and higher, but she was suffering from sleepiness.
Mu Lin thought to himself that he should give her some treatment.
When we reached the outskirts of the city, it was the late autumn magnolia season, with large trees of flawless white jade, tender yellow, and gorgeous purple and pink complementing each other. Mu Lin's hair was caught by the drooping branches, and she took off the jade hairpin, and her black hair fell smoothly... She studied how to tie her hair for a long time in front of the water, and finally sighed in frustration, put away the jade hairpin, and walked on.
After two and a half days of living in the open air, they finally passed through another city. This time, Mu Lin prepared in advance and spent half an hour carefully forging a pass, thinking that he could enter the city gate smoothly this time.
"Stop! Show your face. Yes, it's you. You're hiding yourself and looking suspicious..."
A pair of slender white hands lifted the white veil of the hat, and the atmosphere around them suddenly became quiet. The waterfall of black hair set off the fair and tender face, the delicate facial features, the eyebrows and eyes were smiling, and the voice was clear and ethereal like fairy music: "Is it okay?"
“… O-Ok, that’s enough, please go in, young lady!” The guard slowly came to his senses, his face burning like a monkey’s butt, and he quickly stepped aside to make way.
Mu Lin nodded and went into the city.
"I have never seen such a beautiful girl in my life..." the guard muttered to himself, but there was still silence around him and no one responded to him.
It turned out that everyone was still in a daze.
Ming Yi yawned and said lazily, "Why did you enter the city again? Isn't it better to go to a place with fewer people?"
Mu Lin shook his head. "It takes a lot of time to go around the city, and we have to walk a lot. Besides, there are people and there are right and wrong. Isn't it interesting to meet people in the human world?"
"That makes sense." Ming Yi saw him yawn again, but didn't care much.
Mu Lin walked into a large inn, booked a top-notch room, and asked the waiter to bring up some of their signature dishes.
After entering the room, she opened the window to let in some fresh air. There were few pedestrians on the bluestone street. She looked for a while, and then she saw Ming Yijian lying on the table with half-closed eyes.
He was lazy all day and had no interest in finding enemies.
Mu Lin looked at her: "You want revenge, but you don't look like you are seeking revenge."
Ming Yi perked up a bit after hearing that and rolled his eyes. "Do you think I can find him just by shouting on the street: 'Lin Chaosheng, come out!'? After several reincarnations, his appearance and memory are gone. Even if he appeared in front of me, I might not recognize him."
It turned out that Ming Yijian also knew that seeking revenge was not an easy task. Mu Lin looked at her with a smile, his tone ambiguous and dangerous: "That's true - then why did you instigate me to come to the human world?"
Ming Yi immediately came over to give her a shoulder massage, "Don't you miss the human world? Besides, it would be good for you, Alin, to gain some insights in the human world..."
At this time, the waiter came in to serve the dishes. Ming Yi cast a spell to hide without leaving any trace.
Mu Lin knew that she was hiding something, so she didn't ask any more questions. She didn't have the control that her master had, and she wasn't interested in controlling everything. And even her master didn't pay attention to, care about, or judge things that had nothing to do with him.
After the waiter left, the delicious Cantonese cuisine attracted the attention of the two. After years of fasting, it was a great pleasure to taste the food of the human world.
After the meal, the two of them rubbed their round bellies and collapsed on the chairs. Mu Lin burped and suddenly said, "You will follow me to the Ming family's old house in a while."
She had already found out that the Ming family's bloodline was still alive after hundreds of years, and that they were now running an escort business. Their old house was in the south of the city.
Ming Yijian went from being confused to being extremely surprised: "What? This is... We have already arrived at Qingyou City?"
Mu Lin looked at her speechlessly: "You don't even know that you are in your hometown now?"
Ming Yijian: “…” In fact, she fell asleep.
"Let's talk while we walk." Mu Lin didn't give her time to hesitate. He went out with the hairpin. Ming Yi could only follow him in stealth.
The rain on the streets is as soft as butter, and the grass looks green in the distance but not near. It was still good weather when I entered the city, but now the streets are dark and the drizzle is like a needle thread.
"I have inquired about it. The Ming family experienced a catastrophe of extermination, and you should be the only one left in the direct line. However, the second daughter Ming Yihui and the youngest son Ming Rushong of the youngest son of your father's second half brother were spared because they were on the farm. Later, it was these two siblings who killed their enemies and re-established the Ming family..."
As Ming Yi listened to Mu Linfeng's calm words, the bitterness in her heart gradually spread like ripples on a lake.
Just think about it, it is not easy for the powerless and even helpless brothers and sisters to seek revenge, and it is also very difficult to restore the glory of the Ming family...
Ming Yijian, as the daughter of the leader of the martial arts world, was depressed after suffering the tragedy of her family being wiped out. She depended on the scholar's protection and indulged in ignorant love. She did not have the courage and responsibility that a member of the Ming family should have. Instead, her distant cousins, whom she usually despised, took on the family responsibilities for her.
Mu Lin said calmly: "Ming Yihui never married, and the two siblings supported each other. After three generations, the Ming family regained its glory in the martial arts world..."
Ming Yijian looked at her ancestors above the tablet in the ancestral hall and even found her name, but there was an unnamed tablet next to her, which seemed a bit strange. She looked away and found the tablets of the siblings leaning against each other in the middle. Looking down, she saw younger generations she didn't know.
The people who rebuilt the ancestral hall must have thought that Ming Yijian also died in the disaster, and it would have been better for her to die at that time...
Ming Yi saw Mo Ran standing there, his eyes dimmed gradually, his heart was filled with cold regret, and finally he said slowly: "I am unworthy to be a member of the Ming family."
She lit the incense, knelt down, and bowed solemnly three times.
After leaving the Ming family's old house, Ming Yijian was in despair: "Alin, I feel so ashamed of my ancestors, my parents and the people who loved me. In the face of natural disasters and man-made disasters, I couldn't shoulder the honor and disgrace of the family, and only knew how to evade responsibility. I blindly resented Lin Chaosheng, who ultimately let me down. In fact, the person I should resent the most is myself!"
Mu Lin didn't say anything. What Ming Yijian said made sense, and she was not good at comforting people.
After thinking about it, she turned around and took Ming Yijian to the cemetery of the Ming family.
Ming Yi was depressed for several days after he came back.
Seeing a ghost drinking to drown his sorrows all day, Mu Lin felt that it was about time, so he comforted him: "You are now an earthly immortal. If you go to the underworld to serve one day in the future, you can accumulate merits and transform them into blessings. You can also choose to benefit your relatives in your previous life."
"Really?" Ming Yi saw surprise in his eyes, but suddenly his eyes dimmed again: "I am a fugitive ghost, and a terrestrial immortal who came from a wild way. If I meet Lin Chaosheng in the future, I will inevitably be involved in human deaths. I am afraid that the underworld will not accept me."
Mu Lin actually sighed, "Not necessarily. The fact that you haven't been reincarnated must be a mistake in the underworld. Although you are possessed by the jade hairpin, it is wrong for the underworld messenger not to bring you back in time. You have practiced in Yingzhou for many years and your strength is not bad. With my master's face, the underworld will not make things difficult for you. As for the grudge between you and Lin Chaosheng, the karma and merit pen will judge it, so there is no need to worry too much."
What she didn't say was that Ming Yi, seeing that the Merit Pen was stained with the blood that had been refined by her, would not make things difficult for her.
Ming Yijian was hit by the words "my strength is not bad", thinking that my lack of strength would bring shame to Yingzhou, so he solemnly promised: "I will practice hard in the future and not bring shame to Yingzhou's reputation!"
"Well, I'm glad you think it through." Mu Lin smiled slightly when he saw her fighting spirit rising. It was worth all her words.
"By the way, A-Lin, once I understand the grudges, how should I go to the underworld to serve?"
"..." Mu Lin was silent for a moment, looking at her with a blank but sincere look.
"You're a big liar!!"
The change of dynasties did not affect the prosperity of the martial arts world, and the upcoming martial arts conference made the entire martial arts world unprecedentedly lively. Mu Lin's life in the human world became more and more like a fish in water, his state of mind changed imperceptibly, and his realm seemed to loosen slightly.
It only took her a moment to decide to take part, but the journey was long and the date was approaching, so she rented a bullock cart.
The Wulin Conference, held every five years, is a grand event for the entire martial arts world, attracting countless people from the martial arts world. Due to the mixed crowd of participants, Mu Lin encountered two murders and robberies along the way.
The criminals wanted to rob not only the money but also the women, but they hit a wall unexpectedly and all died under Mu Lin's wooden sword.
“Tsk tsk tsk, they are too weak…” Ming Yi looked at the corpses on the ground with no mercy at all.
They were all extremely vicious people, and countless innocent people had lost their lives. Mu Lin's action was also to enforce justice.
Mu Lin wiped the blood off the wooden sword and said casually: "Master said that I really have no talent in swordsmanship. I didn't expect that they are worse than me..."
There was a sound of clapping coming from the woods behind him, "The only martial arts in the world that cannot be defeated is speed, and you have great skills, girl!"
Mu Lin was secretly surprised that she had not noticed anyone hiding in the forest. However, when she saw the young man in white walking out of the forest, she remained calm.
The young man in white looked to be about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, handsome and suave. Half a step behind him followed a guard in black who walked almost silently.
They both carried long swords, but they were not wooden swords that Mu Lin had casually cut, but iron swords used by martial artists.
"I am Lin Ruxing from Linjiazhuang. I was resting in the forest when I heard the sound of fighting. The girl is very skilled and Ruxing cannot compare to her. May I ask your name and who taught you?"
The two men couldn't see Ming Yijian and just bowed to Mu Lin.
Mu Lin did not take off his veil, but just bowed his hands in return, saying calmly: "Mr. Lin, you are too kind. My swordsmanship is just so-so, not worth telling others. I will say goodbye now."
After saying this, he walked straight forward without mentioning anything else.
Lin Ruxing: “…”
For the first time, his ever-present beauty was ignored! He couldn't help but feel a little resentful. This girl was so heartless...
In fact, Mu Lin and Ming Yi had just been struck by Qi Cang's beauty a few days ago. In comparison, a handsome man of his level, well, it was okay that they were completely immune.
"Hey, girl, please don't leave! Ru Xing is forcing you to do something that is beyond your reach. It doesn't matter if I don't say anything. I sincerely want to make friends with you, so please listen to what I have to say..."
This person is so noisy.