eurekapd Chapter 628 Do you want me to go in?
Chapter 628 Do you want me to go in?
Jiang Li parted her lips slightly, but ultimately could only put the matter aside for the time being.
He was right about one thing: when three sects form an alliance, the worst thing is for things to change.
In the days that followed, Jiang Liqian continued her daily routine: paying respects to her master, meditating, cultivating, and teaching her junior brothers and sisters. Sometimes she would sit in the bamboo forest and play a game of Go with Tingfeng.
Every time Tingfeng saw her coming, he would hesitate to speak, which made her want to overturn the chessboard several times.
"If you don't like me coming, I won't come next time. Why do you always hesitate and stammer when you see me? Is there something I can't stand to hear?"
Listening to the wind, she tucked her sleeves into her cup to brew tea for her, her slender, jade-like fingertips appearing and disappearing amidst the serene tea steam.
"Don't be angry, it's not for you."
"Who was that for?"
Tingfeng sighed, and a piece of emerald green bamboo leaf drifted down onto his cup, like a piece of crystal-clear jade floating on it.
"Fate is unpredictable, and fortunes change. I just don't know whether the final outcome will be good or evil."
"What's the result?"
“You,” he paused, “and us.”
"Why are you talking in such a fantastical way lately? What, are you about to become a great master?" Jiang Liqian was full of confusion and could only drink her tea.
As Tingfeng gazed at her, a hint of sorrow, like a sigh, flickered across his gentle eyes.
"I always think you can..."
But it seems he can only sit quietly in this bamboo forest, watching her life and death, joys and sorrows, and then wait for her to come, waiting for the end of his own fate, powerless to do anything about it.
"Someone asked me to give this to you." He placed a paper crane in her palm.
Jiang Li blinked and cast a spell at it, but the paper crane did not reveal any words as she had hoped.
"Who sent this?"
“An old friend of yours.”
"An old friend?"
"Ah."
Jiang Liqian pouted and straightened up: "Alright, you're still as relaxed as ever. Hmm, the tea is just as delicious. Okay, I'm leaving now. I'll come back to play chess with you again next time."
"Remember to let me pass."
Tingfeng chuckled softly and got up to see her off.
As he watched her leave, the wind blew and leaves fell, instantly covering him completely.
Wisps of tea steam rise, and the shadows of bamboo fall on the green-clad figure.
The old friends came, and now they've all gone.
A lone swallow perches on the beam; spring comes and winter comes again.
Silent and speechless, we could not share life, yet die together.
She had practiced all sorts of sword techniques and moves when, out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly saw someone practicing sword techniques with a bamboo branch. Her mind went blank for a moment, and Shi Tian's sword tip grazed the edge of her palm. Fortunately, Shi Tian's sword protected its master, so it didn't cut off her entire palm.
"Senior Sister, be careful." A cold and steady voice came from her side. Jiang Liqian turned her head and saw Jiang Huaizhou standing in front of her.
"Third junior brother, didn't you lead a team to the desolate forest for training?"
Jiang Huaizhou hugged his sword and followed her like a guardian deity: "There's no danger at Wanyue Lake. With Fourth Junior Brother here, we can bring them back safely."
Jiang Li frowned slightly, strongly disapproving of his approach of casually abandoning his fellow disciples.
Jiang Huaizhou understood what she meant and immediately added, "I left a wisp of divine sense on each of them. If I can sense something immediately and rush over, they will be fine."
“But you, Senior Sister,” Jiang Huaizhou paused and looked at her, “you said that practicing swordsmanship requires concentration. If you can’t calm your mind, it’s better not to practice at all.”
Jiang Liqian was taken aback.
"Senior Sister, you would never make such a basic mistake."
Jiang Liqian didn't know what was wrong with her. When she saw that scene, she felt as if she had seen it before, but she knew very well that she had no such memory at all.
She really felt like she was acting strangely lately, so strangely that it made her feel panicked.
"Where are Fourth Junior Brother and Fifth Junior Brother? I heard from other disciples that they have already returned from Taikun Sect." Since she couldn't figure it out, she chose to change the subject.
Jiang Huaizhou looked at her with concern, but ultimately did not go against her wishes.
"They went to see Master and Sect Leader, and will come to find Senior Sister afterward."
Jiang Li nodded slightly, knowing that she would not be able to continue practicing her sword today, so she simply returned to her residence.
Her original intention was to first look through a couple of scriptures or meditate and practice breathing exercises. However, just as she calmed down, something suddenly rolled out from the corner and landed at her feet with a "clang".
She looked down in confusion.
A crystal-clear spirit pearl rested quietly at the hem of her skirt. The main blue pearl and twelve golden pearls rotated slowly together, the blue and golden light reflecting each other, weaving the most mysterious and dreamlike brocade.
She was stunned for a moment, and as the light flowed, she felt an incredibly warm temperature filling the emptiness in her heart.
What kind of spirit pearl is this?
Why is there her divine imprint here?
Is it...her stuff? But...but...she has absolutely no recollection of it.
Jiang Li bent down slightly, dazed, to pick up the spirit pearl from the ground.
The moment the fingertip touched the pearl, it suddenly flew up and flew straight through the wall.
Jiang Liqian was startled and chased after him without thinking.
The spirit pearl transformed into a stream of light and flew towards the direction of the formation peak.
Jiang Liqian immediately followed closely behind.
"and many more!"
A myriad of colors, a deep blue like a dream.
The moment she set foot on the mountain peak, a gentle breeze caressed her face. Jiang Liqian remained stunned for a long, long time before she could feel the flowing light of the spirit pearl gently surrounding her.
It sounded like a gentle and intimate comfort.
"Where are you taking me...?"
Why would this place be like this for her?
—Tears streaming down your face?
The Spirit-Suppressing Pearl shimmered with a faint light, approached Jiang Liqian, gently wiped away the tears on her face, and then trembled with blue light, leading her to a courtyard enveloped by a massive hurricane.
The hurricane's airflow was so fast that the courtyard inside was almost invisible; only the shadowy shapes of some houses could be vaguely seen.
This is the defensive formation outside Kunya Residence. She'd heard that at the Array Peak, each disciple would modify the defensive formation to create their own unique defensive array. She'd only heard of it before; she never imagined it would be so magnificent in reality.
Looking at the smooth flow of spiritual energy and the harmonious layout of the array patterns that combine offense and defense, if this weren't just a disciple's residence, she would have really thought that some powerful array cultivator had taken up residence here.
"Do you want me to go in? But how can I force my way in without the master's permission?"
The howling wind muffled her voice, and in the swirling gusts, her clothes lashed against her like blades and iron plates. Fortunately, her disciple's robes were sturdy enough to prevent them from being torn apart by the hurricane as she drew closer.
Lingzhu disregarded her principles and difficulties, and with a flash of blue light, she disappeared into the wind without any hindrance.
"Ugh!"
Jiang Liqian was getting a little anxious.
I instinctively took two steps to catch up, but the strong wind in front of me made it almost impossible for me to open my eyes.