Chapter Eighteen: The Good Are Not Spiritual, The Bad Are Spiritual

  Yu Chen Xuan Emperor in the courtyard sensed the abnormal movement of the law array, just about to step forward, when suddenly a purple black light surged inside the house, and an unexplained strong gust of wind howled and shattered the doors and windows, and someone was thrown out!

  It was Cheng E, his mouth bleeding profusely as he rolled on the ground for a distance, crawling and wailing: "Master!"

  The guards immediately surrounded Yu Chen Xuan, guarding him and advising him not to move forward, drawing their swords and being vigilant of the movements in the room.

  Yu Chen Xuan Huang waved his hand and dismissed the attendants who were getting in the way. With a flick of his sleeve, the smoke and dust dispersed, revealing the situation inside the room.

  The law array no longer exists, the house is like a hurricane all things are crushed into powder, the immortal doctor and his assistant fell to the ground in the dust, already dead.

  Xuan Yi still sat upright as before, but a dark aura spread around his body. Upon closer inspection, his expression was icy and resolute. This had never appeared on Xuan Yi's face, which was always calm and gentle. For a moment, not only the many guards, but even Yu Chen Xuan Huang was startled.

  But everything was just a fleeting moment, the ominous aura vanished in an instant, and Xuan Yi fell down softly as if he had been drained of all his energy.

  "I, oh no, your humble servant..." Cheng Fu knelt in front of the hall, sobbing uncontrollably, seemingly at a loss for words.

  Yu Chen Xuan Huang's face sank like water, seeing Cheng Fu's grief unceasing, he said in a warm voice: "I have always not required these empty courtesies, directly calling you and me is fine, now tell me the situation at that time in detail."

  Cheng Fu cried so hard that she was gasping for breath, and upon hearing this, she wiped away her tears and snot, sobbing: "Master led the three uncles to set up the formation, it was going well until halfway through, but then the formation stopped working. Master said 'hold steady!' and suddenly saw the evil energy in Xuan Yi's heart meridian surge out of control along the formation. The evil energy seemed to be alive, and the formation and incantation couldn't suppress it, striking Master and the uncles on their crowns. Several uncles spat up blood and died on the spot, Master used his last bit of strength to throw me out, he...he...wuuu..."

  To be honest, Yu Chen Xuan was very surprised by this situation. Upon careful consideration of Xuan Yi's words today, they seemed to hint at something ominous everywhere. At the time, he thought that Xuan Yi wanted to give up his immortal position and wander freely in the clouds, and he had some dislike for it in his heart. Later, when he heard him say "between life and death", but looking at it, it didn't seem like that, so he just thought that Xuan Yi's wisdom was abundant but his determination was insufficient, and he never expected it to be so serious.

  "Don't cry first, when you went to Mount Tiantai with your master, what was the situation?"

  Cheng Fu thought for a moment and said, "At that time, there were too many people, we arrived late, and Master couldn't get close to the front. Later, I heard from the disciples of Tiantai Mountain outside that Xuan Yi Shangxian had already given his last words, and it's probably hopeless."

  "Is it really so?"

  Cheng Fu was so scared that she almost cried again, sniffing her nose and saying: "Master took me to guard for two days, on the third day in the afternoon someone sent something from the mountain below, saying it could save Xuan Yi's life. Indeed, by midnight Master had taken a look and said the situation had improved somewhat, so we returned to report back. Today when we came, Master was still surprised that he didn't expect him to be able to go out so soon."

  "Go ahead."

  Xuan Yi was sleeping on the bed, looking at his thin face, Yu Chen Xuan Huang suddenly felt a pang of regret.

  "If it weren't for me insisting, he might have been reunited with his disciples by now."

  He was clear in his mind that the formation laid down by Xian Yi would not go wrong, but the timing was not right. He had not realized that it had been less than a day since he woke up, and the damage to his heart pulse was the most difficult to recover from. At this moment, he should be extremely weak, but he did not show any signs of weakness at all!

  Before coming here, he had already been through several hardships and should have listened to the immortal doctor's suggestion to let him go back and recuperate. How could he bear the blow of the magic array again? Xuanyi must also be clear in his heart, but still chose to obey. Was it because of his strong and persistent personality willing to take a gamble, or was it simply that he had no more attachment left? If not for being in the Upper Clear Heaven, where the pure and thick air of clarity was present, and if he hadn't been exerting great self-control, the consequences would be unimaginable.

  Dongyue's morning rain gradually stopped after Xuan Yi walked away, Lu Jian sat in the courtyard with his wet hair, depressed and ignoring Duanmu Chengyang who was chattering beside him.

  Duanmu Changyang was originally a talkative person, and this time he finally got to see the elegant demeanor of Xuan Yi Shangxian, so he was excited beyond self-control, jumping around the stone table in the courtyard, and people who didn't know thought he was performing some sort of witchcraft.

  "Did you say he came on a cloud, or riding a carriage, or on a sword?"

  “……”

  "I've heard Master say before that his ceremony is particularly grand, and I'd like to see it for myself. Eh, why aren't you speaking? In the past, whenever we mentioned Xuan Yi Shang Xian, weren't you always very interested?"

  “……”

  "I bet his mount is definitely stylish, the Dragon Brother is quite good, and it's only a substitute. I really don't know what kind of place Jinting is, is it better than Tongchen Palace? It can't be better than the Royal Palace, right?"

  Lu Jian finally couldn't bear it, jumped up and retorted: "Okay okay okay, you just know a good one, why don't you ask him in the evening if he wants this mountain goat as his mount?"

  Duanmu Chengyang raised his neck to look at Lu Jian, who was standing on the stone bench, and said with his hands on his hips: "What's wrong? Can't do it? My master is also a god, I already know where he is. Wait until evening when Xuan Yi takes Dao Jing away, then go find Master?"

  Lu Jian stopped talking.

  "Both of you have masters, isn't it infuriating to hear that?" Meng Mu appeared from who-knows-where in the corner, wearing a neat and refreshing light yellow outfit, with a two-foot-long black gold short sword hanging at his waist, looking much better than his disheveled appearance yesterday.

  Du Mu Yan hated his ambiguous attitude, and couldn't argue with him, so he threw out a sentence: "I'm going to see Dao Jing" and slipped away.

  "Hey, what's wrong with you? Come down, what kind of behavior is this for a young lady from a good family?"

  Lu Jing continued to sulk, sat down and twisted the two purple ribbons on his body, remaining silent.

  Mengmu sat down on the stone stool at the table with a big stride, looking like a knowledgeable elder brother, and said: What's wrong? Tell me.

  "He paused for a moment and then added: 'I don't know either.'"

  "Really? Then I'll take a guess." Meng Muyu's big round eyes rolled around, and she smiled mischievously: "You're not one of those people who falls in love at first sight with that immortal, are you?"

  "What are you talking about, you're so bad!" Lu Jian turned around with a huff and refused to look at him.

  "Really not?" Mengmu stretched his neck to look over, but Lu Jian only had a tangled face, and there was no blush or shyness at all.

  "Too naive." Meng Mu defined her in his heart.

  Lu Jian organized a half-day language, with a worried look, and sighed: "If Brother Nai was also here, it would be great. I don't know when that godly officer will let him out."

  "What's going on?" Mengmu was skeptical.

  "Do you have a way?" Lu Jian suddenly turned his head, his eyes shining with stars, full of expectation.

  "Nothing, even if there was, it wouldn't matter."

  The deer arrow suddenly withered, and silently lowered its head to twist the belt away.

  "Considering we've known each other for ten years, I'll give you a sincere piece of advice: only look for people when things arise, don't look for trouble; take care of what you can handle, and don't ask about what you can't. Remember that."

  "Who said that?"

  Meng Mu nodded towards the main house: "That old man."

  Lu Jian nodded: "Well, I'll go ask Yu Gong Zhu, maybe he has a way."

  "Almost fell off the stone table: 'I was right, you're killing me!'"

  Lu Jing stood up with a thoughtful expression and paced back and forth in the courtyard, carefully considering this idea.

  In the end, people who want to take the initiative can always find a way.

  Half an hour later, Lu Jian and Duanmu Chengyang were riding their horses, galloping on the main road to Ming Shui.

  Meng Mu used his injuries as an excuse and hid back in the quiet room, refusing to participate.

  Duanmu Chengyang thought about it and didn't want to see him anymore.

  And this person is also too strange, where did he come from? What's his purpose here? How can he be everywhere? The more he thinks about it, the more suspicious he feels. During rest time, he can't help but ask Kojirou for information.

  Lu Jingyu had only just started riding a horse and was already thrown off, now she was rubbing her legs. Hearing Duanmu Changyang's question, she didn't think carefully: "Didn't I tell you before? We met at Yushan in the past."

  "That's not right, no matter where he was known, he had a name and a surname, he should have a family..."

  After he finished speaking, he himself felt that it wasn't like this. At the time of Tiantai Mountain, he had seen Mo Mu turn into a tree. Could it be that he and Lu Jian were not ordinary people?

  Lu Jing nodded and said, "It shouldn't be, before I transformed into a human form, I couldn't understand any language other than that of the grass and wood spirits. He came to find me and talk to me, and I could understand him, so he must also be one of us."

  Du Mu Yang has been through a lot lately and can't help but be suspicious and think too much, at this point he has imagined countless possibilities, the more he thinks the more chaotic it becomes.

  "That's not necessarily true, if he is a spirit of grass and trees, where did he come from? And why does he always follow us?"

  "This one..."

  Lu Jing gazed at the white clouds drifting lazily across the sky and murmured, "Perhaps he's also searching for someone, just like us."

  Upon arriving at Tongchen Palace, it was already past noon. The master of the palace, Yu Gong, was delighted to see them and, noticing that the two children were covered in dust, hastily ordered his attendants to take care of them and have them washed up.

  It was a while later when Lu Jian and Duanmu Chengyang appeared before him, looking like two young apprentices.

  He helplessly said: "Although there are many people here, they are all disciples of our sect. I really can't find any other clothes."

  However, the two of them didn't seem to have much of an opinion, and they appeared to quite like it.

  One of them pulled over and asked: "Have you eaten yet?"

  Honestly shaking head.

  "Someone's coming, prepare food!"

  Two children were eating voraciously, and Yu Gongzhu accompanied them at the table, carefully refilling their soup and dishes, while also reminding them to chew slowly.

  I haven't seen Dao Jing, I suppose he must have a way to treat it by now.

  Don't put down your bowl and chopsticks yet, Lu Jian said: "The road is still not good."

  “……！”

  Duanmu Chengyang added another knife: "Tian Yu wants to catch us, the immortal doctor old man ran away."

  “……”

  Yu Gongzhu hastily summoned the gatekeeper and instructed him a few words.

  After the gatekeeper left, Lu Jian expressed his intention to him. He didn't answer directly, but said that there was no movement in Tian Yu's place for the past two days. Because Tong Chen Palace doesn't belong to Xianjing's jurisdiction, he can't ask too much about official business.

  "It wasn't Nangong who did it, we thought it was Huashe but she said it wasn't her either, this Zhu Long can be a witness."

  This string of words spoken by Luo Jia is unclear and confusing, ordinary people who hear it will definitely be bewildered.

  But the palace master was clearly not an ordinary person, he nodded slightly, but still did not express his opinion, only advising Lu Jian not to worry, the Heavenly Law is strict and fair, and will not wrong the innocent.

  He didn't expect Lu Jian to be skeptical, but Duanmu Chengyang nodded in agreement, which surprised him a bit. It's not that the Heavenly Law is chaotic and people are suspicious, but rather that young people's nature tends to prioritize things related to themselves, as long as it's related to themselves, good or bad, it's all good, and it's hard to understand the grand principles of law and order.

  It's no wonder that the Du Mu family has a strict family tradition and upbringing, which resulted in such a well-behaved child.

  Following rules is a good thing, but if you don't understand and stubbornly stick to them, it's not necessarily suitable. Observing words and expressions and following the crowd is even worse!

  His thoughts had strayed a bit too far, he lightly shook his head and asked Lu Jian: "There's something I don't understand, please tell me the truth."

  Lu Jian's expression turned serious, and he immediately reined in his smile, dryly saying: "Ask away."

  "Why are you so concerned about everything in Tiantai Mountain?"

  Duanmu Chengyang still wanted to make up for his previous panic, but was stopped by a glance from the adult beside him and didn't dare to interrupt.

  Lu Jing thought again and again, but Yu Gong Zhu didn't rush him, quietly waiting for her answer. In fact, he still had a good impression of Lu Jing, although they hadn't spent much time together, this natural closeness was sometimes hard to explain.

  No matter what kind of answer I hear, I have already prepared a way to respond in my heart.

  After a long time, Lu Jian raised her small face and said seriously: "I want to see Xuan Yi brother again!"

  “……！！！”

  "How can you utter such frivolous words at your young age!" The mistress of Yu Palace almost crushed her tea cup.

  Lu Jing felt wronged by the rebuke and apologized in a low voice: "Sorry, we deceived you before, but I didn't mean anything else. At that time, I was about to die, it was Brother Xuan Yi who saved me, and I haven't had a chance to thank him yet."

  Duanmu Yan's face showed a hint of guilt, and he felt that Lu Jian's words were not clear. At this moment, he honestly explained the ins and outs of the matter in simple terms.

  Yu Gongzhu also fell silent for a long time after listening.

  "Now that I've heard the Upper Immortal is safe and sound, you can consider this kindness repaid. Why do you still want to continue helping him?"

  "I didn't think that much. Dao Jing has been missing for so long and suffered a lot, Nie Ge is also a good person, I just want to help. Xuan Yi Ge has reunited with Dao Jing, if Nie Ge can also be there, it would be perfect."

  "It's really a kind silly child." Yu Gong Zhu stroked her head and said softly, "The superior immortal has his own way, why worry that he can't save his own disciple?"

  Duanmu Chengyan hastily chimed in.

  Lu Jing was stunned, and said in a low voice: "The goat is going to find his master, and the others will also return in the evening. Then, where can I go?"

  The soft voice of the little girl was filled with innocence and childishness, and those who heard it sighed softly.

  "If you want to go with Shang Xian, then tell him, he might take you along."

  Lu Jing bit her lip and didn't say anything.

  Afraid of hurting her feelings, he added: "Of course, if you're willing, you can also stay with me, I'll take you as my apprentice, how about that?"

  "Thank you." Lu Jian forced a slight smile and whispered a thank you, but as for where to go or what to do next, she still hadn't thought it through.

  Duanmu Chengyang came over and patted her shoulder comfortingly, displaying an air of elder brotherly maturity.

  Yu Gongzhu found it amusing yet heart-wrenching, and softly said: "Don't think too much, fate will have its own arrangement, if there's a destined connection, we'll meet again."