Chapter 135: Purified Water
The word "no-traditional-thoughts", as a Chinese character name, is often used by Taoist elders in Taoist poems. Seeing these three words, Jiang Luo knew that this was definitely the residence of Wei He, the Taoist master of the Lian family.
They have a large family with this style.
Lian Xue went up and knocked on the door, after a few moments, a young boy opened the door. He was about fifteen years old, and was not surprised by the group's arrival, calmly saying, "Senior brothers and sisters, please follow me in. The Taoist Master is waiting for you inside."
The boy led them through the gates of the house, and shortly afterward they saw the Taoist Master Wei He seated and waiting in the quiet room.
Wei He is over fifty years old, there are several deep scars on his eyebrows, he seems to be a serious and upright elder. After seeing Lian Xue three people returned safely, Wei He Taoist Master's face slightly slowed down, he will be a few people back and forth to look on once, "the mountain a few days ago, said you took advantage of the snow stops when you ran up the mountain, but the blizzard came immediately after. In these few days, I don't know how many people worried about you, fortunately you arrived in front of me in full, otherwise I would have to be nagged by your master's uncle to go away with half a life."
Lian Qiang said with a smile, "Uncle, if you're worried about us, just say so."
"What am I worrying about you assholes for," Taoist Master Wei He blew his beard and glared, "I've told you that I won't be coming down the mountain for those days, so can't you wait patiently at the bottom of the mountain?"
When he said this, he also looked at Jiang Luo a few times.
Jiang Luo is still in the pleasure and excitement of poking the evil spirits to like him, after noticing Wei He's line of sight, he hardened his brain to quickly calm down, and recalled Wei He's words.
Wei He Taoist priest in the back of the mountain retreat, originally said a week after the mountain. But after a week and then inexplicably delayed for three days, three days arrived, the blizzard came, the snow closed the mountain.
The time difference was too coincidental, and the Lian Xue trio didn't have the habit of reading the heavens, but did Taoist Master Wei He, the Lian family's mountain-conquering stone, also fail to predict the arrival of this blizzard?
Jiang Luo tends to think he predicted it.
Predicted, but deliberately dragged not down the mountain, Wei He master's meaning is very clear, he does not want to get involved in Jiang Luo tainted in this matter. So borrowed the snow to avoid going down the mountain, just did not expect, Lian Xue surprisingly led them to take the initiative to go up the mountain at risk.
If Jiang Luo hadn't gone up the mountain, they wouldn't have come across the chalet, and therefore wouldn't have entered the world of mirrors.
But there is another possibility, Jiang Luo thought differently.
Doesn't Taoist Master Wei He understand Lian Xue's character? When he was in the back of the mountain and didn't come down, what Lian Xue would do when she was anxious, would anyone who knew her well not be able to guess?
When you think about it that way, it's like they were lured up the mountain instead.
Jiang Luo does not know what kind of situation Wei He is, but he can be sure that this snowstorm and the villa in the mirror formation, most likely and Wei He is not related to the Taoist priest.
Even if he didn't do it, there's a good chance he knows something.
Maybe Lian Xue ...... isn't so innocent after all.
After thinking so much, Jiang Luo face is still smiling look, no one can not see that his heart has begun to suspect the presence of Wei He Taoist Master and even Lian Xue a few people.
Lian Xue gave a brief account of the accidents they encountered on the way, pointing at the three Duanzi people who were placed on chairs and collapsed, ''Senior Uncle, after theirs died in the mirror world, they couldn't wake up no matter how much they screamed in reality. You quickly look at what happened to them, besides them, Lian Bing also suffered a lot of injuries in the mirror. There is also Feng Heavenly Master's disciple ......"
Lian Xue turned to Jiang Luo, who shook his head and said humbly, "Let's show the seriously injured first."
When Taoist Master Wei He heard this, the frown on his brow eased a bit, Jiang Luo seemed to have a kind and friendly temperament, which made his heart feel a little bit more at ease.
He had a bottom in his heart and was much relieved. Taoist Master Wei He got up and took Duanzi's three people's pulse one by one, he pondered for a long time and his face gradually became grave, "The three of them are not in a good condition, if they are a little bit careless, they won't be able to open their eyes in this life. Lian Qiang, you take two children and send them to the pharmacy first, I will go over later and take a closer look."
Lian Qiang carried them out, and Li Xiao, worried about his classmates, followed them out of the quiet room.
Taoist Master Wei He showed Lian Bing again, "Go and soak inside the holy water, you'll need to soak for at least seventy-seven or forty-nine days to get well."
Lian Bing snapped, "Senior Uncle, what's taking so long?"
"It takes a long time to recuperate from injuries, half of your soul body was bitten off, it's a good thing that you can stand up now, do you still think it's too long?" Wei He Taoist Master's voice became higher, "Get lost and go soak!"
Lian Bing hurriedly rolled out, at this time, the only patient left in the quiet room Jiang Luo.
Taoist Master Wei He looked at him for a while, then Lian Xue interjected, "Uncle, Brother Jiang Luo came to us in order to remove the defilement. I once told the Heavenly Master that he would be able to restore him to his original state in a month's time, but now, there are only ten days left in the month, what can we do?"
"There's no need to rush," Taoist Master Wei He led the two of them outside, "His master will be coming up the mountain in the next couple of days, and there's no need to obsess over the one-month deadline."
Jiang Luo was a bit surprised, "My Master?"
"Yes, your Master," Taoist Wei He turned his words around, "Lian Xue, you go see your Master first."
Lian Xue glanced worriedly at Jiang Luo and obediently stopped in her tracks, "Yes."
Taoist Master Wei He led Jiang Luo out of the mansion and towards the back of the courtyard. Jiang Luo paid attention to his every footstep, making his steps precise into Taoist Master Wei He's footprints, lest he fall into some kind of formation trap.
At the rear of the quadrangle was a clump of dry, bare woods, with heavy snow falling from time to time from the branches.
Jiang Luo followed Wei He Taoist not a moment, found underfoot a brick thick snow gradually become thin, and then walk a few dozen steps forward, the shadow of the snowflakes have disappeared, wet soil, small soft grass into the eyes.
The withered branches are springing up and sprouting young shoots. It was as if we had walked from winter to late spring, and it was only when we came to a pool of hot air and white mist that Taoist Master Wei He stopped and said, "There are two springs outside the Tian Bi Pond, the one in the ancestral home is the big spring, flowing from a cold and refreshing spring. The small spring is deep in the mountain, flowing is hot spring, your Lian Bing master brother in the room is soaked in the hot spring water carried over from here. Lian Xue says that the defilement on you is thick, so go down and let me see how bad it can be."
Jiang Luo politely declined, "That's not very nice."
Although he also wanted to take a dip in the hot spring, Jiang Luo was afraid that he wouldn't be able to walk out of the Lianjia if he directly stained the eye of the spring.
This meaning of his was plainly laid out on his face, and Daoist Wei He naturally saw it. This fifty-something year old master laughed out loud and said with a bit of pride, "You can go down as you please, this small spring will definitely not be stained by you."
Since he said so, fine.
Jiang Luo shrugged, put down the things on his body, took off the heavy clothes again, and went down to the spring with only a thin sweater.
As the heat came on and the water reached Jiang Luo's waist, he found a place to sit down, leaving just above his shoulders above the water, and let out a sigh of comfort.
Although the water of the Tian Bi Pool can make the area it flows through bloom with spring flowers, it cannot change the winter temperature. Jiang Luo's body aches and pains were eased by taking a dip in the hot water in this vibrant environment in the middle of winter.
He used the palm of his hand to disperse the mist that filled the water and began to watch the water change.
The Taoist priest Wei He, who was standing by the bank, was also watching.
However, he was not too worried. Although the small spring eye was only the size of this tiny kitchen house, its utility was much more powerful than the large spring eye.
The reason why the elders of the Lian family liked to retreat in the back of the mountain was because of this small spring pool. Wei He Taoist Master spends his days on the mountain all year round, and is incredibly clear about the utility of the small spring pool, even if twenty people infested with evil spirits are thrown into the spring pool at the same time, as long as they can stand, the small spring pool will be able to wash all the filth from these people's bodies in a quarter of an hour.
It is no exaggeration to say that Taoist Master Wei He feels that there is no one in this world who cannot have his body cleansed and purified by the Little Spring Pool.
In addition to the point of washing away dirt, the water from the small spring has a more important function, which is to wash away one's greedy desires layer by layer.
Whenever in the small spring pool after soaking, people will become clear, relaxed, desire to reduce. It is also easy to let go of the pent-up dissatisfaction that is entangled in the heart, and if you soak for a long time, you will be able to achieve the "no desires, no wants" that the Lian family is pursuing.
Wei He The Taoist Master slightly walked away, but when he looked back into the pool again, he couldn't help but widen his eyes in disbelief, "How is this possible!"
A circle of pure black filth slowly overflowed from Jiang Luo's side in the crystal clear spring water. The filth was spreading outward at a slow but unchanging pace, and instead of dissolving the black filth, the small spring pool was continuously eroded by the filth, and in the midst of Taoist Master Wei He's astonishment and dismay, half of the spring water was swallowed in an instant.
Wei He The Taoist priest couldn't believe his eyes and muttered, "How is this possible ...... This is the water of the Heavenly Bi Pond, but a small spring ......"
The black water whaled and swallowed, not slowing down in the slightest because it was water from a small spring.
Jiang Luo coughed twice in embarrassment, and as he watched Daoist Wei He's hands shaking with anger, he took the initiative to say, "Daoist Wei He, I'd better get out of the spring pool?"
Wei He Taoist Master took a deep breath, he waved his big hand and stared at the pool water tightly, "Don't move, keep soaking, at least enough for a quarter of an hour."
Waiting for fifteen minutes, Taoist Master Wei He looked at the spring, which was already so black that it didn't have a single ripple, and was speechless, "......"
His beard shivered, Yu Guang saw across the room but suddenly froze and suddenly composed himself, "Fated One, you're here."
Jiang Luo followed his gaze.
In the midst of the lush greenery, like a layer of white snow covering the predestined man slowly walked over, his skin was pale, it is reasonable to say that such a white skin can easily see the blue and purple blood vessels under the skin, but Jiang Luo has never seen these on the body of the predestined man.
The Fated One's long hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes were also so white that he was almost a snowman, and the pupils of his eyes almost lost their color when he looked up at the person.
He doesn't seem like a person.
The Predator walked to the edge of the spring and looked down at a pool of black spring water.
The heat was so intense around him that Jiang Luo almost felt as if he would melt in the hot water.
The Fates are actually here?
Isn't he supposed to be at the Heavenly Master's house?
Taoist Master Wei He sighed, ashamed, "A quarter of an hour, and this water is like this."
Jiang Luo himself felt that the filth on his body seemed to be more serious than at the bottom of the mountain.
Among the barrels at the bottom of the hill, he was also able to blacken a barrel of fresh water in fifteen minutes. By the time it was the turn of this larger spring pool, it was also no more or less than fifteen minutes.
The water has changed more, but the time hasn't changed much.
The Fates nodded gently.
He wore a white Taoist robe, as if he could follow the wind when a gust of wind came. Jiang Luo did not know what he was going to do, but the next moment, the predestined man lifted his steps and gently stepped into the ebony spring.
Taoist Master Wei He immediately said, "Predestined Man!"
The predestined man said, "No harm done."
He went completely under.
The Fated Man's movements caused the black water to ripple, and the finely fluctuating pool of the spring began to sway from the side of his waist. The Fated One raised his eyes to look at Jiang Luo and walked slowly towards him.
Jiang Luo's entire body's muscles involuntarily tightened, his guard instinctively rising.
Half of the Fated Man's robe was wet with water, but he didn't care.
Between his walks, the sewage on his side suddenly began to purify, and the sewage instantly receded from its black color, changing back to a clear, transparent hue.
Every time he took a step towards Jiang Luo, the clear water followed him forward to purify the black water, and in the end, only the black water on Jiang Luo's side was still lingering.
The Fates have come to Jiang Luo.
He stretched out his hand towards Jiang Luo, his light-colored pupils that seemed to hide the vicissitudes of the world contained a gentle smile as he said, "Come."
Jiang Luo's fingers twitched underwater for a moment, then he raised his hand with a grin and placed it in the hand of his nemesis.
At the moment when their hands touched, Jiang Luo's fingers darkened the water droplets that remained in the Fated One's hand. The Fated One looks down and closes his grip on Jiang Luo's hand.
In a flash, starting from Jiang Luo's fingertips, every drop of blackened water on the young man's body quickly became clean and transparent, and in the blink of an eye, not a single drop of blackened water could be seen in the pool.
Jiang Luo's eyes flashed and suddenly became reverent and admiring as he took the initiative to say, "You are so powerful."
The predestined man smiled and said, "That's nothing."
He lowered Jiang Luo's hand, his face condensed with droplets of water from the mist, and the sense of distance so far out of reach abruptly drew in so much that it even made the predestined man look a little softer, and he said, "You come to the middle of the pool."
Jiang Luo obeyed him and walked to the middle of the pool.
The Fatalist left the pool, and the moment he did, the black water on Jiang Luo's body rose again. The Fated Man raised his hand, his slender fingers dangling. A bead of blood spilled from the tip of the middle finger of his left hand and dripped down into the pool water.
The Tian Bi Pool, which was powerless to resist the black water, seemed to have infinite strength as if it had been given an infinite power, and began to continuously devour and purify the filth from Jiang Luo's body.
Published at: 07/29/2024 05:00