"Lin Shao, how could you do such a thing!"
Outside the house, dark clouds rolled in and heavy rain poured down with roaring thunder. The only thing left in the pitch-black sky was the roaring flames of lightning. It was clearly a midsummer afternoon, but the sky was as dark as midnight and one could not see one's hand in front of one's face.
In the Golden Tripod Hall, lights flickered and the atmosphere inside the hall was as gloomy as outside.
The elder monks of very high seniority and great prestige stood in two rows like an array, all with frowned brows and ferocious looks.
The elder standing at the head with the most seniority spoke in a voice as loud as a bell: "Lin Shao! You have disgraced our sect and ruined our reputation! You are not worthy of ascending to the immortal path again! Today, I will serve as the head of the peak and clean up the sect, and expel you from Xinglin Peak!"
Every word the old man said was heart-piercing, and his voice was as deep as the echo in a valley, leaving no room for maneuver.
The woman named Lin Shao was kneeling in the hall with her knees on the ground and her head bowed, looking very dishevelled. She had a pretty face, her thin lips were tightly pursed, and she remained silent with a stubborn expression.
She was silenced by a Taoist spell and could not defend herself.
At the same time, the accusations and comments from other elders in Xinglin Peak also fell heavily on her.
"She is so highly regarded by the master and the peak master. I thought she was a rare and outstanding disciple, but I didn't expect that she is such a corrupt person in private!"
"We in the apricot forest pursue the path of immortality through medicine. We are supposed to save the dying and heal the wounded. How dare she cheat on the prescriptions and medical skills!"
"Now that I think about it, the so-called unique magic she used before might have been faked through some crooked means. Otherwise, why did she always say that she would teach everything she knew, but no one of her disciples could learn it?!"
"When she was admitted to the peak, the magic she displayed during the assessment meeting might have been unorthodox..."
"If it was just an ordinary crooked path, it would be fine, but what Lin Shao revealed today made us unable to raise our heads in front of other Taoist immortal friends!"
In just a few words, the crowd had completely convicted the woman. There were so many people present that some people actually felt that a careful investigation should be conducted before reaching a conclusion. However, their voices were quickly drowned out by the excitement of the crowd, and some people found it difficult to speak when they saw the situation.
There were a lot of guests coming and going today, and Xinglin Peak was really embarrassed when the incident happened.
Lin Shao was quickly dragged to the peak.
Because of the heavy rain, most of the elders had left, leaving only the girl's master.
The master was a haggard old man. He looked at the woman and sighed, then leaned over and untied the seal that had sealed her body.
As soon as Lin Shao was able to speak, she coughed several times. The long-term restraint made her throat extremely dry and her body was very stiff.
She immediately squeezed out the words from between her teeth with difficulty: "Master... I didn't... I have never done anything bad... Why..."
The old man sighed sadly again: "I believe you."
He said, "But the winner is the king, and the loser is the enemy. There is always competition in this world. Shao'er, you may not have the intention to compete, but you are blocking the way for others! Blame me, blame me for not teaching you these."
Xinglin Peak is a Taoist place for cultivating immortals. All the people in the peak practice medicine. In addition to making elixirs and medicines, they also understand Taoist magic and can fight in the air. They are considered to be both civil and military.
The old man did not have much power in Xinglin Peak, he was just the master of a small peak in a remote corner, so he was so surprised and excited to receive such a brilliant disciple like Lin Shao, but he did not expect to end up like this.
The old man leaned over and placed an umbrella in front of the woman, saying, "Things have come to this point. Even if I wanted to keep you, you couldn't. Shao'er, when you go somewhere else, don't be like this again."
The old man turned around with a hunched back and disappeared at the top of the mountain.
Not long after, the woman slowly picked up the old umbrella, barely propped herself up, and walked to the other side into the dark rainstorm.
Although the elders of Xinglin Peak had all dispersed, many disciples still gathered at the peak entrance to watch the fun.
They didn't dare to get too close to avoid being noticed by the masters, so they had to stand far away and stretch their necks. Naturally, they couldn't hear the conversation clearly, but the crowd was chatting and laughing.
"Senior Sister Lin Shao was so glorious back then! Who would have thought it was all fake!"
"I told you, how could a normal person perform such medical skills? If she really had such ability, why would she still be training at Xinglin Peak? She should have ascended to heaven long ago!"
"Once Senior Sister Lin Shao leaves, the most outstanding person in Xinglin Peak will be the Senior Brother of Shoufeng again!"
There were two others who were talking quietly in low voices.
A disciple said, "You clearly knew that the so-called evidence did not belong to Senior Sister Lin Shao, why didn't you say it?"
Another disciple replied: "Why should I say it? What's wrong with Senior Sister Lin Shao leaving? Let's talk about it later..."
At this moment, before the disciple could finish his excuse, a beam of white light suddenly appeared in the clouds. The light was so bright that it almost hurt the eyes of everyone present.
"Varied-"
The disciples cried out in surprise and used their hands and umbrellas to block out the light. However, soon after, they actually saw a group of figures walking out from the bright light among the clouds.
When they saw the figures clearly, they suddenly fell silent.
There were about ten people in this group, both men and women. They came like clouds and easily broke through the nine-day void that they could never understand in their entire lives. The men wore silk sleeves fluttering in the wind and walked lightly in the blue clouds, while the women had faces as clear as the moon and walked lightly on water.
A group of people came in a radiant glow, with an air of immortality, and landed easily in front of the gate of Xinglin Peak. There was a torrential rain in all directions, with no place for people to hide, but only around them was it safe and sound, with light sleeves and no water on them.
It's a god!
It's a real god!
They have practiced Taoism for many years, so they can naturally distinguish what is the genuine immortal energy.
The disciples of Xinglin Peak were almost going crazy. Even though they usually called each other "Daoist friend" and "Immortal friend", to put it bluntly, they were still mortals seeking immortality after all. They were far inferior to real immortals. Not to mention seeing them, even hearing a little immortal music was a great honor.
At this time, the disciples of Xinglin Peak didn't care about the umbrellas and the rain at all, and they all knelt respectfully on the extremely wet ground.
The elders of Xinglin Peak who had gone back earlier also hurried back. Not only them, but also the guests from other sects who came to visit today all arrived after hearing that a real immortal had descended, and gathered hurriedly at the entrance of the peak.
The chief of the first peak bowed respectfully, not daring to look up, and asked tremblingly: "I wonder why you saints are here today?"
The fairy standing in the front asked humbly, "Excuse me, is Fairy Lin Shao here?"
No one expected that the real immortal would ask Lin Shao right away. The peak master was so nervous that his fingertips trembled. In a panic, he asked unconsciously: "I wonder why the saint wants to find Lin Shao?"
The fairy replied: "It is for my young master."
As she spoke, she took a step slightly to the side so that people could see behind her.
I saw a male fairy beside the fairy, holding a boy carefully in his arms. The boy looked only two or three years old. Although he was mostly a human, he still had snow-white ears and a tail that looked like a wolf's tail. He was in a deep sleep, his face was pale, and his breathing was rapid. The male fairy held him carefully in his arms to prevent him from getting cold again.
The fairy said, "Lin Shao is the reincarnation of the fairy Shao Yin from the Ninth Heaven. She was transformed from an ancient snow lotus that can bring people back to life. She is naturally proficient in medicine and can cure all kinds of diseases. Before our young master was born, my wife was seriously injured in a decisive battle with a demon beast. She also suffered from the cold and frostbite, which caused the young master to be ill from birth and sleep for a long time. This kind of severe cold disease is rare in the fairy world. Only the snow-melting technique of the fairy Shao Yin, who was born in the high cold snow and transformed from a medicinal lotus, can cure it. Unfortunately, the fairy Shao Yin has been going through tribulations in the mortal world in recent years, and it is hard to predict the secrets of the heavens. It took us more than two years to barely figure out that the mortal body of the fairy Shao Yin should be here, and her name is Lin Shao. I wonder if you can let the fairy Lin Shao come out and let her take a look at our young master?"
The peak master was originally concerned about the wolf tail and wolf ears of the little fairy master. Even though they, the immortal cultivators, had heard of the various forms of the immortals in the fairy world, it was still a different feeling to actually see them. However, after hearing what the fairy said, he immediately trembled like a sieve.
Not only him, but all the disciples who were laughing and watching the fun before could no longer laugh.
Experience disaster
After all this time, could it be that to Senior Sister Lin Shao, they are just mortal tribulations
The fairy noticed that the atmosphere was not right, frowned and asked, "What's wrong? Where is Fairy Lin Shao now?"
The peak master trembled with his hands, pointed forward in fear, pointed at the dark rain, and said: "You are one step too late. She, she is gone..."
…
On the other side, a woman was walking alone in the endless rain.
The rain was pouring down like a curtain. The violent thunder and rain almost extinguished all life. The loud noise of the raindrops hitting the umbrella made the woman unable to hear her own footsteps.
The cloth shoes she had worn from indoors were already soaked in mud. She had only the old umbrella her master had given her and this thin summer shirt, which was also soaked by the rain and felt cold and sticky.
There is nothing left.
She walked in the rain for a long time without realizing it. Her heart was cold and her steps were heavy.
She was extremely disappointed with everything that happened in her master's sect and could not believe that this was the Xinglin Peak where she had lived since childhood.
Desolation, coldness, despair, unwillingness, it is hard to say which emotion prevails, but looking at the road ahead at this moment, I feel more confused.
I don’t know where I am or where to go.
"Woo woo..."
Just at this moment, she heard a faint cry in the rainstorm, which sounded like that of a baby or a small animal.
"Woo, woo, woo..."
After walking a few steps, Lin Shao saw an exquisite bamboo basket on the hillside that shouldn't be there. It was shaped like a cradle and was left alone in the forest, without any shelter.
She walked forward and took a look, and found a snow-white little fox in the bamboo basket.
It was obviously still very small. Not only was it a cub, it seemed that it couldn't even open its eyes, and it didn't even have the ability to climb out of the bamboo basket.
The little fox cub was already extremely weak in the rain, her soft fur was all wet, and her voice was as thin as a mosquito. She tried her best to curl up in the soft blanket placed in the bamboo basket, but the blanket had already been soaked and was of no use.
If this continues, death is only a matter of time.
They were both desperate.
Lin Shao pursed his lips and forced himself to harden his heart.
She had nothing now, and when she left Xinglin Peak, of course, no one would let her pack her luggage. She had no money, no food, no place to go, and she didn't even have a medical kit to make a living. After she did something like that in public, no sect would keep her. Now that she herself was in danger, how could she have the spare time to take care of others
Besides, this wasn't even a human baby, it was just a little white fox.
Lin Shao walked away holding an umbrella.
“Wu-hing… Wu-hing… Wu-hing…”
The sound behind me gradually became weaker and weaker, and finally there was no sound at all.
Lin Shao had already walked a long way.
She suddenly stopped walking, turned on her toes, and finally turned back, held the umbrella above the bamboo basket, and squatted down.
"Alas. You wouldn't be very happy if you met me... After the rain stops, I'll see if I can find something to eat for you."
Lin Shao gently lifted up the little white fox. The little fox's body was already cold because of the rain, but she felt the warmth of Lin Shao's palm and moved slightly. She wrapped her little paws around Lin Shao's fingers and licked her palm gently with her tongue.
Lin Shao originally just wanted to hold the little fox in his arms to preserve its body temperature, but when he did so, he discovered that underneath the bamboo basket that contained the little fox actually lay a round jade pendant the size of a palm.
She took out the jade pendant in confusion, only to find words engraved on it and a divine fox pattern painted on the back. The jade pendant felt warm in her hand and had a spiritual light flowing through it, clearly not an ordinary object.
Lin Shao frowned and was about to take a closer look, but when he picked up the jade, the edge of the jade pendant slightly rubbed against the little white fox. The next moment, before Lin Shao could react, he saw a flash of light on the jade pendant, and the light immediately pierced through the rain curtain and illuminated the forest!
Then, Lin Shao suddenly felt a huge fluctuation of immortal energy! This level of immortal energy surge was completely beyond the ability of a mortal with her level of cultivation to resist and understand. She hurriedly protected the little white fox in her arms, posing a protective posture, and felt a huge gust of wind whistling past her ears -
When everything calmed down, Lin Shao opened his eyes again and saw a crack suddenly appeared in the scene before him, and this was the entrance to a fairyland!
There were still strong winds and heavy rains in the mortal world, but inside the rift, there was a beautiful scene with birds singing and flowers blooming.
Lin Shao was stunned.
This fairyland was obviously related to the little white fox in her arms. However, the little white fox was already on the verge of death and extremely weak. There was still heavy wind and rain around them, and Lin Shao had nowhere to go. Without much thought, she strode into the fairyland.
The little white fox curled up a little and whimpered, as if it was dependent on others.
The door to fairyland closed behind her and disappeared silently.
… Almost the next moment after Lin Shao and the little white fox disappeared, the gods who came here from Xinglin Peak appeared one after another in the sky.
"The breath is gone!"
One of the male fairies chased to the place where they disappeared, stopped for a moment, turned around and said to the leading female fairy.
The fairyland and the mortal world can be said to be two completely separate things at different levels. When Lin Shao and the little white fox entered there, they did not find that there was a fairyland here. Fairy Shao Yin naturally disappeared from the earth, and there was no more clue.
The fairy felt a little flustered and stepped over to check herself. As expected, she found that Shao Yin seemed to have disappeared out of thin air. A rare hint of anxiety appeared on her calm face.
Before she could order others to search the surroundings carefully, at this moment, a childish cough was heard from the arms of the immortal following behind her.
"Cough, cough, cough..."
"Young Master!"
The fairy immediately became nervous and walked over to check.
The young master, who had rarely woken up since birth, woke up at this moment. Everyone was shocked and quickly turned their attention to him.
But the young master sniffed slightly, as if he smelled something, slowly opened his eyes, and said with a little confusion: "Can you put me down?"
The immortals did not dare to neglect him and hurried him down to the ground. However, even so, they still surrounded him three times inside and three times outside, fearing that something might happen to the young master.
The boy with wolf ears and wolf tail was just a very young child, but he vaguely felt that he smelled some strange scent. He had never smelled it in the fairy world, but he didn't find it disgusting.
After a while, he bent down and picked up a small tuft of white hair that had fallen at some point from the mud wet by rain.
The color of this small tuft of fur is lighter than the fur on his body, and it seems to be younger than him, but it is difficult to tell its source.
The Little Snow Wolf Master paused for a moment and said, "There was another person here."