Chapter 74: A Chance Encounter in the Back Mountains
"What are you doing?" A stern shout suddenly came from the mountain road above.
When Chen Luo heard this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and his hands loosened. Ding Yuan staggered like an amnesty, and was held by others so he did not sit on the ground.
Immediately afterwards, a white shadow flashed on the side of the sinking body, and a figure fell from the sky and fell down.
When Chen Luo heard the sound, he knew that the person coming was Bai Xiaotian. Just after looking at it, he realized that this guy was not wearing the costumes in the temple today, but changed into a snow-white robe, looking more and more elegant and suave.
"Originally... it's Junior Brother Bai, you guys... chat slowly, we'll take a step forward."
Ding Yuan covered his little finger with his right hand, sweating profusely, but he didn't dare to say anything. He hurriedly claimed the crime and left with a few people as if he was running away.
"Hmph, a bunch of dogs who bully the weak and fear the strong." Bai Xiaotian looked at the backs of the people who left in a hurry and cursed angrily.
"Young Master Bai, why are you so angry today?" Chen Luo didn't care much and teased.
"You're back..." Bai Xiaotian turned his head, looked up and down, and then a smile of relief appeared on his face.
"Why, you originally thought I couldn't come back?" Chen Luo asked with a smile.
"You guy is really not interesting enough. You don't even tell me about the backlash of practice. Do you still take me as my senior brother seriously?" Bai Xiaotian said angrily.
"I was going to tell you before leaving, but I was too anxious to see you. Now I am back, so I bought wine and roast goose, and called Senior Brother Ueta later. Let's talk about it." Chen Luo smiled.
"It's good to drink with wine, but unfortunately I have to go down the mountain right away." Bai Xiaotian showed a little embarrassed when he heard this.
"Then I'll talk about it when you come back." Chen Luo said.
"Okay, then I'll leave first." Bai Xiaotian nodded.
After saying that, he turned around and ran towards the other side of the mountain gate.
Chen Luo suddenly remembered something and quickly turned around and shouted, "Bai Xiaotian, when will you be back?"
"I'll come home in half a month, maybe I'll be back, keep the wine for me..." Bai Xiaotian's figure had disappeared on the tortuous mountain road, and only the sound came from afar.
Chen Luo watched Bai Xiaotian leave, turned around and continued to walk towards Qingshiping's residence.
When he returned to his residence on the far right of the first floor, he packed up and reported to Master Luo as usual, but he couldn't see anyone. Instead, he met Tian Tiesheng on the way back.
Tian Tiesheng was very happy to see Chen Luo coming back. The two got together and ate a roast goose completely, but no one drank, leaving them all for Bai Xiaotian.
After hearing what he said, Chen Luo realized that Master Luo had been invited down the mountain two days ago and had not come back yet.
During this period, Tian Tiesheng asked about Shen Luo's physical condition, and his words clearly showed concerns.
Chen Luo didn't think about how to tell him for a while. After all, if he told the truth, the words of the Unknown Heavenly Book would inevitably involve Yu Zheng and Wei Meng, and he could not say this at all.
In the end, I can only say that I was convinced by the Baoyuan Dan given by the temple master Feng Yang Zhenren. The situation has stabilized so that he doesn’t have to worry.
Tian Tiesheng seemed to have truly believed Chen Luo's words.
As the evening approached, Chen Luo returned to his residence.
Sitting beside the bed, smelling the familiar smell in the room, and looking at the somewhat messy furnishings, he suddenly felt a little moved.
It was obvious that from leaving the mountain to returning to the mountain, there were only seven or eight days between him, which actually made him feel like he was a different life.
What happened in these few days was even more tortuous and bizarre than his two dream experiences. Not long ago, he was a poor person with a short life, but now he is a practitioner of Taoism who has mastered the Dharma nature.
After sitting quietly for a while, he got up and took out the jade pillow hidden under the bed.
"Will you try again?"
He placed the jade pillow in front of him, gently stroked his palm across the pillow, feeling the cool touch from the jade, and a trace of hesitation flashed in his eyes.
Now, he naturally no longer resisted the jade pillow as he was at the beginning, and even developed a lot of interest.
If it weren't for this thing, how could I meet Yu Yan in my dream? Without a long old past that Yu Yan accidentally leaked out after drinking, how could I find the nameless martial arts and thus cultivate the universal nature?
Now he is a Taoist practitioner with magic power. If he tries to use magic power to activate this creature, will he have any unexpected gains?
Chen Luo thought so in his heart, and in case of precaution, he decided to draw a few talismans to defend himself first and then test it.
He came to the table, took out the yellow talisman paper and cinnabar, concentrated and cheered up, and began to draw talismans on the paper.
The first one was his most skilled little thunder talisman. After he drew two finished pieces intermittently, a thick stack of yellow talisman paper had been used up for half.
This has improved a lot compared to his previous success rate.
Chen Luo put the two small thunder talismans aside, lifted up the red pen, and began to draw the same familiar ghost-removing talisman. He used a small half of the talisman paper, and then drew three pictures with a perfect look.
Afterwards, he put down his pen and did not continue painting. Instead, he leaned on the back of the chair and closed his eyes to rest.
Although his body is far from comparable to before, the fact that he can draw talismans is still too exhausting.
After resting for half an hour, he felt that his spirit was full again, so he picked up his strokes and drew a few other talismans such as Ruyi Talisman and Evil-avoiding Talisman.
Because these talismans have never been tested and have no successful experience to learn from, they draw them very quickly. Only after trying them can you know whether they succeed or not.
Chen Luo originally wanted to copy the talisman sticking on the talisman fork, but after taking it out and taking it, he put it away again.
It was not because of something else, but the talisman was rolled on the handle of the fork, and he could not get the whole picture. He did not dare to take it out rashly, for fear of destroying the talisman, so he had to give up.
Finally, he brought all the drawn talismans and placed them next to the jade pillow in case of emergency.
After doing all this, Chen Luo used the nameless magic trick, mobilized the magic power in his body to penetrate to his right arm, and looked towards the jade pillow.
When his fingertips touched the jade pillow, a trace of magic power with blue light flowed out like a pull, flowing towards the pillow.
Chen Luo frowned slightly, carefully controlling the flow of mana, and focused on the changes in the jade pillow.
After waiting for a long time, his magic power had been injected, and there was still no movement on the jade pillow.
Chen Luo did not stop immediately, and he was patient and continued to inject mana into it.
But until he felt that his magic power was a little empty, the jade pillow did not change from beginning to end.
"It seems that I'm thinking too much, or in other words, this little magic power is not enough to make this thing react..."
Chen Luo smiled bitterly, and had to withdraw his palm, feeling a little disappointed in his heart.
He has been struggling for several days and has consumed a lot of mana at this moment, so he simply packed up his jade pillow and talismans and went to bed early.
...
The next day, early in the morning.
After getting up and washing up, Shen Luo took the talisman and the drawn talisman and headed towards the back mountain.
Now that he has begun to practice the martial arts of the nameless heavenly book, he naturally no longer has to do morning classes to practice Xiaohuayang Gong. It is just because of the special nature of the martial arts of the heavenly book, he must find a pool or stream to continue practicing.
Although he had run a lot to the back mountain in the past, he also knew where one or two streams and deep pools were located. Unfortunately, those places were too conspicuous. Once a disciple of the sight passed by nearby, he would inevitably be discovered.
Chen Luo didn't want to get the nameless book to everyone knows, so he thought about finding a more secretive and quiet place to practice, and at the same time he also wanted to try to control the talisman fork again.
The midsummer has passed and the autumn is approaching, and the morning breeze on the mountain has obviously become colder.
Shen Luo walked on the mountain road, looking at the lightly bright sky light on the top of the mountain, rubbed his palms, his eyes full of enthusiasm.
The terrain of the mountain after the Spring and Autumn Period is quite complex. In addition to the large deep mountains and forests, there are also steep cliffs that are raised from the outside. Some deep pools formed by rainwater in the mountains are distributed under these cliffs.
Chen Luo avoided the usual route, passed through a dense forest of bushes, and walked out a path among the thorny and weeds, and came to a prominent cliff.
This cliff is mostly rugged and strange rocks, which look bare, but has a very broad vision.
He planned to find a suitable and hidden place to practice from here based on high and low expectations.
At the front of the cliff is a huge rock protruding outside the mountain wall. It has been blown by wind and rain for a long time, and a layer of smooth and thick moss grows on it. It has been difficult to climb up.
He came to the front of the rock carefully. Just as he was about to look down, he suddenly heard a vague sound of verbal disputes below, as if two people were talking.
When he leaned out and looked down, he saw two figures of an old and a young man standing opposite each other under the cliff dozens of feet high.
Chapter completed!