NFBE Chapter 233 Why are this batch of disciples so difficult to manage?
Chapter 233 Why are this batch of disciples so difficult to manage?
A dragon in the clouds slowly flew towards Golden Valley City, its enormous dark figure disappearing into the swirling mist. A moment later, a streak of dark light emerged from the clouds and landed directly in front of Xue Lan and his companion.
Amidst the flowing divine light, a dragon maiden in a magnificent black robe and wearing a golden crown appeared before Dao Xuanzi. She had two horns on her head, and her body radiated divine light, exuding extraordinary nobility.
"Li Qing, the River God of Qinglinjiang, greets fellow Daoist."
The woman bowed slightly to Dao Xuanzi, her voice steady and gentle.
Dao Xuanzi also restored the dignity of the Xuanhuang Sect leader. He pulled Xue Lan behind him and said, "Dao Xuanzi of the Xuanhuang Sect greets Li Jiangshen."
Li Qing smiled and nodded at Dao Xuanzi; the atmosphere between the two was quite harmonious.
Then she looked at Xue Lan.
The genius girl who had dared to directly interfere with someone else's tribulation a few days ago was now cowering in a corner, her gray eyes devoid of light, but Li Qing could read a strong sense of anticipation in them.
Xue Lan: Help me, help me...
Li Qing almost burst out laughing. The dignified River God tried to cover his face with his sleeve, but only made things worse, and secretly sent a telepathic message to Xue Lan:
"Don't worry girl."
Xue Lan believed in Lady Li's abilities, so she obediently followed behind Dao Xuanzi, waiting for the goddess to rescue her.
Li Qing gave her a look that said, "Leave it to me," which made her feel extremely at ease.
The elegant and graceful goddess spoke softly: "The Xuanhuang Sect is tens of thousands of miles away from here. Fellow Daoist Dao Xuanzi, you have traveled all this way, could it be because of the matter of the Demon God's son in the imperial city?"
Dao Xuanzi, with his ethereal and refined demeanor, spoke in a gentle and moderate voice: "Indeed, a junior from our sect, during her recent training, inadvertently provoked a demon. We are about to take her back to see if she has suffered any harm, and also to resolve the matter of the Great Ritual to the Underworld with the fellow Daoists from Jiyue Mountain."
Dao Xuanzi's words were clever. Although most of the mountain and water spirits in the Yuanming mortal realm were gentle and kind, they always adopted a benevolent attitude towards cultivators.
However, there are also some with strange tempers who guard their own mountain forests and waters and become sarcastic and hostile when they see cultivators.
Right now, it's best to make it clear to the dragon from Qinglinjiang that you didn't come alone, but with people from Jiyue Mountain accompanying you, and also mention Xue Lan's identity, to avoid some trouble.
Dao Xuanzi glanced at Xue Lan.
Given his nephew's talent for causing trouble, it's only natural that he would offend a righteous god like Jiang.
If Xue Lan knew Dao Xuanzi's thoughts at this moment, she would be terrified.
Listening to Dao Xuanzi's seemingly gentle but actually cautionary words, Li Qing realized that the old man in front of him was indeed not to be trifled with.
Fortunately, he still had a solution.
The woman glanced at Xue Lan, who was being protected behind Dao Xuanzi. Her beautiful eyes first flickered, then a thoughtful look appeared on her face.
A few breaths later, as if suddenly realizing something, she pointed at Xue Lan and said to Dao Xuanzi:
"Dao Xuanzi, I have met you before, young man."
Xue Lan looked pained.
What kind of stiff and rigid way is this to flirt?
Dao Xuanzi clearly didn't believe Li Qing's words. A cold glint appeared in the old man's eyes: "Oh, this old man would like to hear when Li Jiangshen and my nephew met?"
Li Qing wore a gentle and composed smile, his demeanor calm and even. There was no fluctuation in his expression.
"Fellow Daoist, you may not know this, but seven days ago, Li Qing was still a black carp in the Qinglin River. Because he was involved with the fate of the Great Li Dynasty, which was tainted by demonic energy, he was secretly harmed by a demon. The demon wanted to seize all my cultivation before I could successfully transform into a dragon. Li Qing was unwilling to become a puppet of the demon, so he summoned clouds and rain on the banks of the Qinglin River, intending to transform into a dragon..."
Dao Xuanzi smiled and said, "Judging from Li Jiangxin's current appearance, he must have succeeded."
Li Qing nodded slightly and continued, "When the aquatic creatures transformed into dragons, the water level rose rapidly and became uncontrollable. As a result, they almost got into a bloody mess."
"On the Qinglin River, there was a fishing family that had lived there for generations. On the day I flooded the river, both of their male members were on the river. The river was raging, and I was unable to spare any attention. Fortunately, this... fellow Daoist's junior intervened, and Li Qing was able to avoid being entangled in evil karma at the crucial moment of transforming into a dragon."
Dao Xuanzi glanced at Xue Lan behind him, quickly suppressing the smugness in his eyes: "The disciples of my Xuanhuang Sect are of pure and good character, which is within my expectations."
After he finished speaking, the expected polite flattery did not come. Instead, he saw Li Qing across from him sigh with pity.
"To be honest, fellow Daoist, this young friend saved those two people, but this was, after all, a cause and effect arranged by Heaven for Li Qing. She suddenly intervened during the tribulation of lightning, which incurred the wrath of Heaven, and she was struck by a bolt of lightning."
Xue Lan's silly grin, revealing her big teeth, suddenly froze.
She originally thought that Li Qing wanted to make Dao Xuanzi realize her excellence and believe that her running around outside wouldn't kill her.
but now……
Goddess, what are you doing?
Upon hearing Li Qing's words, Dao Xuanzi was struck dumb, as if by lightning. Other cultivators might not know the consequences of being struck by someone else's lightning tribulation.
How could he, as the leader of the Xuanhuang Sect, not know this?
Tribulation lightning has always been the most secretive phenomenon on the path of cultivation, directly under the Heavenly Dao, containing its own cause and effect. Although his junior apprentice is a true master of weapon crafting, and has faced tribulation lightning before while crafting weapons, can his tribulation lightning be the same as others'?
If you get involved with the karma of others, you will not only be struck by heavenly lightning at that time, but you will also be resented by the Heavenly Dao when you undergo tribulation later, and suffer double the heavenly lightning.
The old man lifted Xue Lan up in front of him like a chick. When he opened his divine sense, he saw that there was a faint connection between Xue Lan and Li Qing, and that the man also had a faint aura of lightning on him.
Dao Xuanzi felt somewhat helpless, and had an urge to grab his unreliable junior brother and drag him back, pulling his ear in front of him...
Dao Xuanzi: Your disciple...she...has been struck by someone else's heavenly lightning.
Dao Xuanzi's expression showed signs of distress, even anxiety.
He's been the head of the Xuanhuang Sect for so many years, how come this year's disciples are so difficult to manage?
He could tolerate the chaos within the sect, but he also got involved with the karma of the aquatic creatures transforming into dragons outside.
How could someone cause such a huge disaster?
Dao Xuanzi has a bad habit: he gets quite anxious when faced with situations where he can't make a decision. He doesn't show any emotion, but he always has something in his hand.
Xue Lan watched as his senior master indifferently raised his hand and touched the handle of the whip at his waist.
Xue Lan exclaimed inwardly, and quickly said, "Senior Uncle, although I am tainted by the karma of the lightning tribulation, Lady Li is right here. As long as I cultivate by her side for a period of time, make many good connections and do good deeds, this karma can be broken."
Xue Lan poured out all her thoughts like beans spilling from a bamboo tube, then looked up to meet Dao Xuanzi's gaze.
Her senior brother's expression was very solemn, as if he had discovered something.
Xue Lan had a bad feeling...
Unexpectedly, the old man looked at Xue Lan and Li Qing and waved his hand, taking back the golden threads connecting the two of them to Xue Lan: "Then you will follow Li Jiangshen to cultivate for a period of time from now on."
Xue Lan: Huh?
Half an hour later, when Xue Lan landed on Xingqing Mountain on the outskirts of Xiaoqing County, she still couldn't believe that Dao Xuanzi had let her go like that.
"Does your senior uncle really not want to investigate?" Li Qing asked from the side.
Xue Lan shook her head: "Impossible, he won't believe us so easily."
After the girl finished speaking, a silver light inexplicably rose from her fingertips, and she began to dust herself off as if she were an ordinary person dusting off dust.
Li Qing saw faint specks of light rising from the girl's body, and the silver light in his hand dimmed continuously during this process.
Half an hour later, Xue Lan discovered an embroidered golden crane on her sleeve.
This embroidery wasn't there when Ling Yuanzi gave her the clothes.
"My senior uncle is, I must say, the longest-serving sect leader of the Shixuanhuang Sect."
Li Qing was puzzled that Xue Lan did not erase the little golden crane.
"Won't he find you if you carry this?"
Xue Lan smiled slightly: "They're not enemies anyway, and they're quite cute, so let's take them with us."
After her master finished, she would definitely go to check on the Zhao family, whom she had saved, to see what was going on. If she hurriedly erased the mark now, she might alert them.
Li Qing smiled upon hearing this, thinking that this Miss Xue was quite innocent and naive. The two of them then went to Xiaoqing County together.
During this process, Li Qing recounted to Xue Lan what had happened in Xiaoqing County in the past few days.
Since Xue Lan successfully tricked the old emperor in the palace, Dan Dao and Xue Tong went to Xiao Qing County. Xue Tong told Li Qing about Xue Lan's request, and Li Qing also met the people sent by the emperor of Da Li Dynasty last night.
"I first ordered him to grant amnesty to the prisoners in Xiaoqing County, and then I ordered him to kill all the prisoners who had been mutilated. The remaining prisoners were all recorded and dealt with by the righteous men of Shaoyi County."
Xue Lan smiled with satisfaction: "Your Majesty is very shrewd."
In the dungeon of Xiaoqing County, there were several people who had nothing to do with the mutilation and killing of animals. They were first granted amnesty and then executed, and afterwards, the list was checked to fill in any omissions.
To kill in this way—by pardoning and then killing again—is to truly destroy someone's spirit.
"Everyone Miss Xue mentioned is fine, except for that Miss Ming..."
Li Qing hesitated, but the girl beside her understood her meaning and waved her hand slightly: "I have my own way."
Li Qing wondered if Xue Lan really had a way to manipulate Miss Ming's fate, but he didn't ask.
Both sides will find out.
The two had arrived at a small courtyard, from which came the sounds of children's laughter.
A little girl's clear voice rang out: "Slow down, you're going to fall!"
It's Xue Tong.
Xue Lan stepped forward and slowly pushed open the door.
The wooden door slowly opened, and Xue Lan saw that the pear trees in the garden were sprouting new buds, full of vitality, and the children under them were lively and cheerful, like spring grass.
The woman sitting in the middle, dressed in somber black, seemed destined for a tragic end, withering away like rotten wood in just half a month.
The garden is full of spring flowers, but you are the only one left in the late autumn.