Volume 2 Chapter 73 Reunion

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  The bonfire crackled and popped, burning the wood with a loud snapping sound. Chen Jian sat by the fire, watching intently, completely unaffected by his surroundings.

  Squeak!

  The mouse demon, who had been shrinking to one side, suddenly perked up its two small ears and stood up straight, as if it had discovered something. It looked around cautiously, its expression very vigilant.

  "Master, I sense something is amiss."

  It sprang up and jumped onto a rocky surface.

  Chen Jianchen hummed a response, stood up, and looked around. In the trees to his right, he caught a glimpse of white flashing by, and then Yining's beautiful figure appeared, running quickly towards him.

  "Master, be careful!"

  The loyal and devoted mouse demon, unaware of the situation, arched its small body and was about to pounce over to block the fox.

  "Steady, it's one of us."

  One of us?

  Xiao Yi's brain short-circuited for a moment, and the next instant, she saw the fox pounce into Chen Jianchen's arms, rubbing against his chest in a very intimate manner, as if it was being coquettish.

  The mouse spirit watched with eyes wide open, almost popping out of its head. It quickly turned its head to the other side and muttered: "Don't look at what's not supposed to be seen... Don't look at what's not supposed to be seen..."

  He couldn't help but sneak a peek at what was going on, despite the master's warnings not to snoop on Chen Jianchen.

  The mouse demon opened its spiritual aperture, and with a keen sense of touch, it soon felt that the fox was just like itself, having become a demon. However, the opponent's aura was far stronger than its own, and gave it an extremely pure, mellow, and harmonious feeling. From this, it could be inferred that the opponent was no ordinary demon, but rather one who had received orthodox Taoist teachings and walked the righteous path.

  Envy...

  Xiao Yi's first feeling was envy.

  Whether human or demon, being able to be enlightened by orthodox Taoist methods is a rare opportunity. This is also the main reason why Mouse Demon insists on following Chen Jianchen, as it thinks this is the best way out.

  Now seeing the fox spirit, it is even more certain that the master is not simple.

  At this time, the fox and the master finally separated, sat by the fire, spread out the four treasures of the study, and wrote to communicate with each other.

  It turned out that the fox couldn't speak yet.

  Thinking of this, the mouse demon couldn't help but feel a little proud, thinking that he had finally surpassed his opponent. However, looking at the fox demon sitting upright and concentrating on writing with a very serious and respectful attitude, not a single stroke out of place, it was clear that she had been practicing for a long time.

  Xiao Yi couldn't help but sneak over, stretching her neck to take a peek. She saw the fox demon's handwriting on the paper, each character perfectly upright and evenly written, with a delicate and elegant style that made her think of the messy, tangled characters she had scribbled under her paws, and she couldn't help but feel ashamed to death...

  "Yin Ning, how did you know I was coming."

  "Hehe, young master, don't forget I've learned Taoist magic."

  "So it was, I was remiss, the ingenuity of Tao is far beyond the ordinary."

  "Hmm, young master, why have you suddenly come to see me?"

  "It's not sudden, I've always wanted to come, but didn't have the chance. Today the college is on holiday, so it's just right to come out."

  "Really? I thought you had forgotten about me long ago."

  Seeing this sentence that seemed to be both angry and not angry, Chen Jianchen was suddenly covered in sweat, and wrote: "How could it... uh, come on, I'll introduce you to a little friend."

  He turned back and shouted: "Xiao Yi, come here and pay your respects."

  Upon hearing this, the mouse demon on the other side immediately performed a nimble front flip and landed steadily in front of Ying Ning. It placed its two small paws together, imitating human etiquette with a slight bow, and opened its mouth as if to speak but hesitated, unsure how to address her.

  The baby's mouth curved into an arc as she picked up her pen and wrote: "Call sister."

  The mouse demon was overjoyed and Ma Tian Tian sweetly called out: "Sister is well."

  He is not very talented in reading and recognizing characters, but he is quite experienced in human relationships and social etiquette, far surpassing Yining.

  "Yining's eyes blinked in surprise and she wrote: 'You can actually talk?'"

  The mouse demon's humble little heart suddenly regained its dignity, swelling slightly, and immediately poured out its own experiences.

  Yin Ning listened and wrote: "So that's how it is. Since you've followed the young master, I have some Taoist skills to pass on to you."

  Upon seeing this sentence, the mouse demon's heart burst with joy, almost doing a 300-degree spin on the spot or performing its signature mouse dance. Ma Bai fell to the ground, kowtowing and thanking her: "Thank you, sister, for your guidance."

  Even the word "cultivation" came out, Chen Jianchen was both angry and amused, these two little demons were quite compatible.

  "Sir, it's late and frost is heavy, why don't you follow me to the cave mansion to rest?"

  "Good."

  Since Yinniang has arrived, she must go to the Wusong Cave. I just don't know how far away the cave is. If the road is rugged and treacherous, it might be difficult to walk.

  Just as he was worried, he saw Yin Ning spit out an object from her mouth.

  It was originally only the size of a finger, but after coming out and encountering wind changes, it suddenly grew longer and larger, with mottled colors, looking like a rolled-up scroll.

  Nor did she see what incantation Ning had chanted, but the scroll slowly unfolded, revealing characters and paintings that floated as if they were dynamic, like ripples on water, with an irresistible attraction, once her eyes landed on it, she didn't want to move them away.

  This is...

  Chen Jianchen was overjoyed.

  Yinniang wrote: "This is the 'Kunlun Jade Clear Formula', which has been practiced by Master into a Taoist form, with all kinds of wonderful effects. After refining it, one can swallow and spit out at will..."

  After its detailed explanation, Chen Jianchen finally understood the subtlety within it——

  Wò Sōng Dòng was originally the cave of Kunlun Taoist "Yī Yè Zhī Qiū". After his death, he left behind a complete Taoist lineage, which was inherited by Yīng Níng. Therefore, although they had never met before, Yīng Níng always showed great respect to Yī Yè Zhī Qiū, addressing him as Shifu (Master). The "Kunlun Yuqīng Fǎzhòu" is a true and orthodox Taoist scripture, recording many mysterious skills of the Kunlun School, profound and unfathomable. It's not comparable to the "Yǐnshēn Shù" secret book that Guō Hán Dào Cháng casually gave out. One is in heaven, the other is on earth, the difference is too great.

  No wonder the wolf demon was willing to go all out to fight for it.

  This move has been fixed in the Wosong Cave, taking the cave mansion is equivalent to taking the Tao. At that time, Yining had not yet refined the Tao into a usable form and could not take it away, so after being taken over by the wolf demon, he secretly learned a simple technique. However, this technique was broken by Chen Jianchen's Demon-Expelling Brush on that day, and as the two clashed, the Demon-Expelling Brush was sharpened, which led to the creation of the "Three Stanzas of True Magic" later on.

  After many days of hard practice, Yin Ning finally refined the "Kunlun Jade Clearing Mantra" and was able to store it in his dantian. However, as for the various techniques of Taoist magic, he had only grasped about one-tenth of them, and most were relatively superficial.

  After finishing speaking, Chen Jianchen and the Mouse Demon jumped onto the path, followed by Yin Ning who started chanting a spell. The path then fluttered like a flying carpet and drifted away to the back of Qing Shan Mountain.

  The night is dark and obscure, with stars and moon shining faintly.

  The path is like a boat, shuttling through the dense mountains and forests, forming a strange and wonderful silhouette...