NFBE Chapter 109: He has good sense, but not much foresight.
Chapter 109: He has good sense, but not much foresight.
With the great battle at Luoxia Mountain imminent, the grand competition for disciples of the Xuanhuang Sect has also come to an end.
Because Lian Chuan was restricted from using the Myriad Snows and Thousand Mountains and the Wolf Clan's secret techniques by Dao Xuanzi in the first half, he only managed to secure a second-place finish. The first-place position was taken by a disciple from Longsword Mountain.
Xue Lan vaguely remembered that person; he was Long Siyin's junior brother, named Yu Chenxing.
This child loves following Long Siyin around, calling her "Young Sect Master" all the time, and practically wants to hang on to her.
After the competition ended, all the sect leaders brought out the prizes they had prepared, among which Master Hengyang's prize was the most precious.
It was a set of armor that could withstand the burning of strange fire, made of the hide of a top-grade demon-devouring crocodile, and some of the magic arrays engraved on it were things that even Xue Lan had never seen before.
Xue Tong looked at the armor: [Let me make a bold guess: although fighting the demons might involve encountering demonic flames, how could they possibly compare to a different kind of fire?]
Xue Lan encouraged her: "Take a bold guess."
Xue Tong was no longer afraid. She cleared her throat and said, "This armor was probably made to retrieve the Golden Crow's essence. You intercepted it halfway, rendering it useless."
Xue Lan thought Xue Tong's reasoning was flawless, practically perfect.
For a moment, I felt a pang of sympathy when I looked at Master Hengyang.
After the elders finished distributing the lucky charms they had prepared, it was Xue Lan's turn to perform as the senior disciple.
A light rain fell in the Xuanhuang Cave Heaven early in the morning, and Xue Lan guessed that this was the last autumn rain of the year. After the autumn rain, a long winter would begin.
A girl in black robes stepped past the seats in front of her and stood before the children who were about to embark on their journey to immortality. Her bright eyes curved into two little goldfish, making her appear exceptionally gentle and approachable.
The girl's voice was like a mountain spring, clear yet flowing slowly.
"Gentlemen, at this very moment we ascend to the clouds, where the clouds disperse, the rain ceases, and cranes welcome us."
"From now on, may you all be free and unfettered, and may you sweep away all evil with a single sword."
"The path of seeking the Dao in this life is always open and clear, soaring straight up to the heavens."
May you have peace and happiness every year.
This is Xue Lan's wish, and also the wish of all the elders.
There are no expectations, only wishes.
May these children have a bright future and live a good life.
May all this suffering and its origins end in our own hands. This is the wish of all elders for their descendants.
These children in front of us are the torchbearers, the most important people.
After speaking, Xue Lan bowed deeply to everyone in front of her.
The children quickly returned the greeting.
Several cranes flew across the sky, their wings cutting through the low-lying clouds.
The sky was clear and bright, like a deep blue mirror.
The future of Yuanming Realm is becoming clearer.
……
The grand ceremony came to an end. Xue Lan, along with Du Tao, arranged for the various sects' flying boats to depart, and the Xuanhuang Sect returned to its previous quiet state. Xue Lan returned to her weapon-refining cave under the evening glow, only to find a one-armed youth standing in front of her half-open gate.
Xue Lan slapped her forehead: [Forget about him.]
Lin Su is a perceptive person. A few days ago, seeing how busy Xue Lan was, he didn't dare to come looking for her. It wasn't until today that he finally came here to find Xue Lan after inquiring around with the blueprints in his pocket.
He's here! He's coming to find you with his pink arm.
Xue Lan didn't want to talk to Xue Tong anymore; she now missed Xue Tong, whose soul light was weak, terribly.
At least it wasn't as bad as it is now.
Lin Su saw Xue Lan approaching and happily walked over, carrying his blueprints. He unfolded them in front of Xue Lan.
Xue Lan glanced at it briefly, then felt like she was about to faint.
Lin Su worked alone for many days, adding a pair of wings to the pink arm. Right on the shoulder, they looked like bone spurs from a demon.
Xue Tong found it rather offensive, and the thought of this thing being attached to Lin Su made it even more offensive. She gave the man a fair assessment:
He's perceptive, but not very insightful.
Xue Lan stepped forward, stood on tiptoe, patted Lin Su's shoulder, and said slowly, "Little Lin, there's no rush. This is your first time visiting our Xuanhuang Sect, so I'll treat you to a meal at the Xuanling Peak dining hall today."
Lin Su opened his mouth as if to say something, but Xue Lan had already pulled him onto the cloud. They headed straight for the Xuanling Peak dining hall.
When Xue Lan arrived at Xuanling Peak, she was stunned. The large dining hall was packed with people, all of them sword cultivators.
She looked at the person in front of her, then at Lin Su behind her, and felt somewhat ashamed.
Lin Su noticed her predicament and said to Xue Lan, "Senior Sister, please wait for me here."
Xue Lan nodded, then watched Lin Su disappear into the crowd.
Fifteen minutes later, Lin Su emerged carrying a food box. Aside from a slightly disheveled collar, he was unharmed.
Xue Lan: Amazing!
Lin Su walked up to Xue Lan with his lunchbox and said, "Senior Sister Xue, there are too many people in the cafeteria. Let's go back to eat."
Xue Lan had been staring at the food box, and nodded stiffly upon hearing this.
The two rode the clouds back to the back of Jiyuan Peak. Xue Lan propped up the half of the door that Dao Xuanzi had chopped off in front of the cave entrance, and then took out two small stools from her sleeve.
Lin Su took the dishes out of the food box and placed them one by one on the "table." The two of them then prepared to start eating.
Looking at the dishes in front of her, Xue Lan abandoned her idea of talking to Lin Su about her arm first, and instead asked a question she was curious about.
"Junior Brother Lin, you're really good at snatching food?"
Lin Su ate his rice: "I'm used to it at the War Puppet Mansion, it's always like this."
Xue Lan deduced the grandeur of the Zhan Kui Mansion's canteen from her own cooking skills, and ultimately decided to let the matter drop. Let's get to the main topic.
Xue Tong told her that it was easier to succeed when discussing things at the dinner table.
The girl cleared her throat: "Junior Brother Lin, the design of your arm is excellent, especially the color..."
Lin Su didn't even look up, and simply uttered two words: "No change!"
Xue Lan continued to persuade her, "It's not this color."
Lin Su slammed the bowl down on the table: "No one understood me when I was in my own sect, why don't you understand me either?"
Xue Lan wanted to say, "How do I understand this? I just can't bear to think about you, a grown man, wearing a pink arm while forging iron..."
Feeling misunderstood, Lin Su served himself another bowl of rice and continued eating.
Xue Lan knew she couldn't persuade him anymore, so she buried her head in her food.
"Uncle-Master, Uncle-Master!" A child's clear voice called out from not far away. Lin Su turned his head and saw a chubby little boy carrying a bowl of medicine as he walked over.
"What is this?" the young man asked, puzzled.
Xue Lan replied expressionlessly, "My junior apprentice."
This is my karma in this life.
Xue Tong said in an eerie tone, "Da Lan, it's time to take your medicine!"
Xue Lan skillfully took the medicine bowl from Zeng Xiaoshan's hand and drank it all in one gulp, then sat down to eat her food.
After a long silence, the girl said to Lin Su, "You can use your color. But you mustn't tell anyone that I made it for you."
Lin Su nodded frantically.
Xue Tong: [So you still compromised?]
Xue Lan: "Shut up, I just want to save face."