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Chapter 31: Difficulties Against Heaven
Underwater, Qingyi grabbed Ye Hong's collar and swam in the lake. She made a "water-avoiding gesture" with her hand, and the lake water seemed to actively avoid her and flow away from her body.
Soon, the two arrived at the Jiaolong Cave, but the rocks at the entrance of the cave had collapsed, blocking the entrance.
Qingyi was slightly startled, pursed her lips, and said silently in her heart, no wonder I used my spiritual sense to scan every corner, but still couldn't find the nest here, it turns out that there is no place to hide.
However, this boy had extraordinary luck and found it as soon as he arrived.
She blasted the cave open with one palm, then moved the pile of rocks with a wave of her hand. Holding Ye Hong in her hand, she took him down into the dark and steep Jiaolong Cave, performing water escape techniques and moving very quickly.
As long as you have the spiritual "Qi" in your body, you can achieve the state of not breathing in and out, and you will have no difficulty surviving in water or in high altitudes.
Ye Hong suddenly remembered something and hurriedly tugged at Qingyi's dress. A cold look came over and he suddenly panicked.
However, at this moment, something strange happened. Soon, a strange fish about 12 feet long, dark blue in color, and looking like an eel jumped out.
Qingyi took a closer look and discovered that the aura of this strange fish was close to that of a pill. This could be said to be the biggest gain from searching the lake in the past few days.
She casually protected Ye Hong behind her, but she didn't expect that he would take advantage of her unpreparedness, directly put his arms around her slender waist and press his body very close to her.
Qingyi was so angry that her body was shaking and limp. She crushed the strange fish to death with one finger, then gritted her teeth and turned her head back, glaring at him with a frown, as if she was about to explode.
The fright she had suffered at the hands of that beast was not as great as that caused by this traitor who was a traitor to his teacher!
So she got really angry, which was rare for her. Even her martial arts technique "Ice Heart Sutra" seemed to have lost its effect. She was so angry that she just wanted to kill him with a sword.
Qingyi is devoted to Taoism, her mind is clear and as quiet as flowers, and she is extremely obsessed with cleanliness. It is inevitable that she would regard being hugged as a great shame.
Ye Hong was stunned for a moment, and was so frightened that he let go of his hand immediately. Then he felt from the bottom of his heart that he was doomed this time.
However, whether it was the timing of the fish's appearance, or the fact that he, a great cultivator in the Spirit Transformation Realm, had broken through the protective Qi of his body and directly hugged her tightly...all these things seemed too logical, as if everything had been destined, as if it was arranged by heaven, deliberately created by fate, a dilemma for her.
At the same time, it was getting dark outside, and the monks near the lake suddenly felt an earth-shaking sensation.
Flocks of birds were flying in panic, golden scales were leaping, and beasts were running, all of which looked like ominous signs before some disaster.
"What's going on? Is the earth dragon going to turn over?"
"No, this astonishing pressure is probably caused by the wrath of the God of Transformation, filling the sea and creating land!"
"You're full of jingles, you want to be a pedant!"
Those with low cultivation bases could hardly control their legs and bowed down one after another, "Senior, please calm down!"
The shaking of the earth lasted for a long time before it completely subsided. Later, everyone guessed who the culprit was, but they could not imagine why that angel-like figure would be so angry.
……
Looking around, all I could see was withered wild wormwood, with not a single leaf on the brown branches.
Qingyi threw Ye Hong and the wet dead fish to the shore with one blow. Her whole body was shining with a faint light. She looked at him coldly with a flash of cold light in her eyes. "If I don't kill you, you owe me a life."
Although Ye Hong was frightened, he did not hesitate and agreed without hesitation.
"...Okay, I'll give you my life in the next life."
Qingyi frowned slightly, her beautiful face filled with a murderous chill, not just directed at him alone, but also at this damned life. Hearing this, she couldn't help but sneered, "Next life?"
"My life was given by Ye Wanqing, twice. I'm afraid I will never be able to repay it in this lifetime." He panted and said, "Even if you have great cultivation, you still have to wait in line."
If a person is not afraid of death, he will dare to say anything.
Qingyi sneered: "You are a truly filial person."
Somehow, after Ye Hong heard her say this, the feeling of suffocation in his chest disappeared, so he raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth.
In fact, she didn't use any force at all, otherwise Ye Hong would have died long ago.
Qingyi turned away and was about to leave, but then turned back and said something coldly.
"I will not break my promise. I just advise you to stay away from me in the future and don't become a pawn in the hands of others. If you do it again, I will kill you without mercy!"
After she left, Ye Hong fell to the ground, looking up at the sky, feeling terrified. Then he thought of the chess pieces and couldn't help but think of the most famous line in the novel "Heaven's Game" - playing against heaven, winning by half a move. He murmured, "Is there really a will of heaven in this world?"
According to the settings of many novels about cultivating immortals, everyone appears with a mission. Once that person completes the mission assigned by heaven, or completes the will of heaven, it can be considered a complete success.
It is said that everything is determined by fate and no one can control it. No one can escape fate. A person's life is arranged and cannot be changed. All they can do is to let fate take its course and go with the flow. This is the evil fatalism.
"Tsk~" He sat up from the ground with a slight tremor, twisted his hair, took off his shoes and poured out the water inside, "If you really say so, I'm still an alien."
Anyone who has a little understanding of materialism will know that things must rely on a series of conditions to exist and develop. Contradictions determine the development process and direction of things, and human subjective will has a lot of room to play in it, so it can "win half a step over nature."
After calming down, I felt a little annoyed. Why did I have to hug her? What was I thinking at that time?
"You've ruined my life. I can't get along with decent girls!"
After a while, it was already completely dark, and he felt himself slowly recovering. He put the dead fish into his Qiankun bag, and walked slowly towards the Qiuye Zong's camp, stepping on the muddy ground by the lake, one deep step and one shallow step.
Murong Yun and a group of monks were very surprised when they saw him.
"Junior brother, what happened to you? You look so embarrassed. Didn't you go to visit Elder Liu? Could it be that..."
"Don't say anything, Senior Brother. It was that difficult one. She gave him a hard time."
Ye Hong forced a smile and said, "I will treat you to a fish feast tomorrow. Remember to introduce a good chef to me."
Chapter 32 In the Human World
The next morning, Ye Hong found Elder Lin and handed over the strange fish that Qingyi had killed.
Then he used half of his contribution to exchange it.
Elder Lin looked at the strange fish carefully and said that it was probably equivalent to two spiritual medicines in the foundation-building period. Then he asked him why he should do so since Qingyi didn't want it.
Ye Hong replied with a smile, All we need in life is peace of mind.
After coming out, he found a place to meditate and practice.
At noon, Murong Yun asked for leave from Elder Lin and went to look for Ye Hong with two friends.
"Junior brother, let me introduce you. This is the inspector of Tiandao Pavilion, Chen Yangeng, and this is the inner disciple of Xuanhuo Sect, Wei Xun... Both of them are Jindan cultivators, call me senior brother."
Ye Hong knew that his senior brother wanted to introduce him to his circle of contacts, so he immediately greeted them.
The four of them traveled together, talking and laughing, and arrived at the nearby Zhenze Ancient Town.
This place has been a Feng Shui treasure land where humans and immortals live together since ancient times. As soon as you step onto the bluestone road leading into the town, you can see the water town style with small bridges, flowing water and people living there. Various kinds of boats are drifting on the rippling lake, and these are all fishermen.
Chen Yangeng picked a familiar pleasure boat and said, "The cooking skills of this restaurant are very good."
Wei Xun laughed and said, "If it's not tasty, I'll just start scolding you."
Murong Yun said: "When will you change your hot temper?"
Ye Hong didn't say anything, but looked around and found that there were two types of cruise ships on the lake, one was a large ship and the other was a small ship. This was naturally not nonsense.
The shape of Daxia's large ship is very similar to the flower boats that once floated on the Qinhuai River. It has a very large space, with carved railings and jade bricks, like a pavilion on the water. Generally speaking, it can accommodate more than ten to twenty people.
A classic question suddenly popped up in his mind: "Is there a woman here?"
……
The four people boarded the boat and entered the cabin. The layout here can be said to be very exquisite. There is a rectangular table in the middle for drinking and eating meat. There are jade decorations on the table. There are calligraphy and paintings hanging around it, and vases are placed. In addition, there is a large kang bed.
Strictly speaking, the kang bed is not actually a bed, but a sitting couch similar to a sofa, with a small table in the middle and people can lie down on both sides.
The boatman came up to greet them with a smile. Murong Yun and Wei Xun sat down first, while Chen Yangeng took Ye Hong to the kitchen. After all, he was the protagonist of today's dinner.
The chef was a cultivator in the late stage of Qi training. He couldn't help but be surprised when he saw the ingredients Ye Hong took out. He said frankly that he had never cooked such delicious food and didn't know how to start.
In the Tianji Division, the Supervisory Commissioner was already in a high position with great power. When Chen Yangeng heard this, he immediately became angry and said, "You just said whether you can do it or not? If you don't do it, there are plenty of people who will do it..."
Ye Hong felt amused when he heard this, and based on his previous experience of watching videos on the website, he reminded him, "This fish is very oily. You need to cut off the skin, shave off the bones, brush it with sauce, and grill it and eat it with white rice."
The chef had no choice but to assure everyone that there would be absolutely no problem.
Only then did Chen Yangeng feel satisfied and took Ye Hong back.
……
When it was time to eat, the dishes served were very exquisite, including steamed crabs, fish ball soup, turtle stewed with tofu, fried prawns, etc.
Everyone was toasting each other, not in a hurry to pick up their chopsticks, and chatting slowly. The most valuable thing in life is to have a few like-minded friends to talk about everything under the sun.
Ye Hong was young, so the others did not force him to drink the whole thing. It was not a bad idea for him to drink some spiritual fruit juice.
After three rounds of drinking, all three of them were a little drunk.
The topic also became women, which is the most talked about topic among men. They talked about the new fairies on the Mingyu list, each of them was so beautiful and charming.
Chen Yangeng pointed to a place not far away and said calmly, "Have you seen those small boats? Recently, Hua Zong has closed the big lake, and the fishermen can’t catch any fish. In order to survive, they have to let their wives work as boatwomen."
However, doing it in the cabin with the swaying feeling is a different kind of experience.
Ye Hong suddenly felt a feeling that could not be expressed in words.
Only then did they know that Chen Yangeng was not only an immortal official, but also a glutton who indulged in wine, women, money and power; and Wei Xun had a goddess whom he pursued but could not get, named Fairy Jinghong.
Haha, dog licker!
"Senior Brother, what about you?" Ye Hong asked with a smile.
Before Murong Yun opened his mouth, Chen Yangeng smiled and said, "Your senior brother already has a fiancée, so he is naturally not as good as me."
The former seemed not to want to talk about it any more, so he coughed twice and said, "The elders arranged it since I was a child, and I haven't met him many times."
Chen Yangeng turned his gaze to Ye Hong and chuckled, "Junior Brother Ye, you are still young, so you probably don't know how cultivators like me can achieve twice the result with half the effort in our practice, right?"
Wei Xun frowned slightly when he heard this, and scolded with a smile: "Go away, just practice on your own, don't lead my junior brother astray."
Chen Yangeng didn't take it seriously. He took out a scripture from his Qiankun bag and handed it to Ye Hong solemnly, saying with a smile: "This is a secret method of cultivating immortals left behind in ancient times. It is my treasured collection."
Ye Hong took the scripture, opened it and saw some men and women drawn on it, with "yang" on their heads and "yin" under their feet, and stars dotted around them. This was the method of practicing Qi.
Wow, he really doesn't treat him as an outsider at all.
Ye Hong laughed dumbly, "Senior Brother Chen is indeed a man of temperament."
Murong Yun patted his shoulder gently, as if brushing off the dust for him, and admonished him: "You are only ten years old this year. You should not get involved with women before you are twelve, otherwise you will lose your virginity and vitality too early."
After hearing this, Chen Yangeng and Wei Xun were both a little surprised.
Murong Yun smiled and said, "You can't tell."
In fact, whether or not Ye Hong’s virginity is broken has little impact on his cultivation.