Chapter 76 Xiaoxiang Autumn Rain
Chapter 76 Xiaoxiang Autumn Rain
Su Yanjun is indeed well-informed and an ultimate foodie. The food she recommends to Liu Sheng has never been a dud.
The mutton soup she took Liu Sheng to drink this time was indeed delicious. Liu Sheng was not satisfied with just the mutton soup, so he ordered braised lamb, roasted lamb kidneys, and cold-mixed lamb tripe. He ate three pancakes before returning home happily under the moonlight.
Then, as he entered the hall, he saw Miss Wen's extremely resentful face. Liu Sheng was so scared that he took a half step back and stepped out of the threshold.
"Are you finally willing to come back?" Wen Weilan said coldly.
"We agreed to meet when the moon is above the treetops. Now, the moon has passed the treetops."
Liu Sheng quickly apologized, saying that it was indeed because she was too greedy that she delayed for a quarter of an hour. She quickly took out the mutton buns she had bought specially for Wen Weilan and Cuicui to divert her attention.
Fortunately, the meat bun was indeed fragrant and tempting. Wen Weilan immediately forgot about blaming Liu Sheng and just took it and ate it.
"Oh, it's getting late, let's go." Wen Weilan reluctantly put the two buns left for Cuicui on the table in the hall, took out a disguise charm and handed it to Liu Sheng, "Change your face first."
It was the first time for Liu Sheng to use a disguise talisman, and it was quite novel. He looked left and right before using his spiritual energy to activate the talisman.
Suddenly, a cool feeling flowed out from the talisman and attached to Liu Sheng's face.
Wen Weilan placed the mirror in front of Liu Sheng. Liu Sheng looked at the mirror and controlled her spiritual energy to slightly adjust her facial features, turning into a mature and ordinary-looking woman. She nodded with satisfaction.
People always desire what they don't have, just like the baby-faced Liu Sheng always wants to have a mature face.
Now she finally didn't need the talisman activator anymore. Instead, Wen Weilan needed it. She took out the talisman activator without any psychological burden, and in a few strokes she disguised herself into a round-faced woman with dark skin.
Originally, Liu Sheng had mentioned to Wen Weilan that he had another method of cultivation and asked her if she wanted to try it.
Since Wen Weilan has lost his spirituality, he can no longer communicate with gods.
And it is tough enough.
If Wen Weilan had not been so resilient, she would have lost her mind in the torture of those illusions long ago. Just look at the reactions of the people who fell into the illusion for the first time.
Therefore, Liu Sheng thought, why not give it a try?
But after Wen Weilan learned the details, she actually rejected Liu Sheng's kindness.
"Although I don't know where you got this method, it sounds like you need to go to the outside world to communicate with spiritual energy, which feels very strange. This can only mean that the spiritual energy in this world cannot be used by you, and the spiritual energy comes from the gift of the Supreme God. Can we guess that the Supreme God does not approve of this method of cultivation?"
Wen Weilan's deep-rooted beliefs from childhood to adulthood made her not mentally prepared to betray the Supreme God.
I don't know why Liu Sheng chose this path to escape from the Supreme God so readily. Maybe it's because Wen Weilan has never felt the fear and doubt of the Supreme God like she did? She didn't know.
"You should also be careful and don't tell other people about your method of cultivation casually, otherwise you will definitely get into trouble." Wen Weilan also advised Liu Sheng.
Liu Sheng knew that Wen Weilan was giving a good reminder, and she also understood this logic.
If Wen Weilan and she didn't have a deep relationship and they didn't trust each other, she wouldn't have revealed this matter so easily.
"I have already thought about my path, so you don't have to worry." Wen Weilan said firmly.
Since Miss Wen already has her own ideas, Liu Sheng naturally stops worrying about it.
……
After both of them changed their appearance, they were ready to set off.
The night was clear and the streets were filled with divine light. Liu Sheng followed Wen Weilan through the streets and alleys until they came to Qinghe Tavern Street.
This is also the busiest place in Qinghe at night.
Seeing the bustling crowd here, Liu Sheng couldn't help but look at Wen Weilan with some suspicion: "Is this the place you mentioned? It doesn't look like it at all. Didn't the storybook say that it was a desolate place in the middle of nowhere, pitch black in winter?"
Wen Weilan smiled calmly and said, "Just follow me."
Afterwards, she led Liu Sheng through the crowd like a fish swimming in the water, until they came to the door of a two-story small wine shop that looked a bit greasy and dirty. Hanging at the door of the small wine shop was a yellow wine flag splattered with oil stains, with three crooked characters "Xiaoxiang Tower" written on it.
Maybe because of the storefront and unhygienic conditions, there were few people sitting inside. There were only one or two elderly people sitting in the dim shop, drinking wine tremblingly.
But Liu Sheng noticed that from time to time people walked in together or alone, and some even went up to the second floor.
So he whispered to Wen Weilan, "It's a bit like that this time."
The waiter at the tavern was sitting at the table. When he saw the two people come in, he didn't even raise his eyelids, leaned his body, and asked lazily, "Would you like to drink?"
Wen Weilan said, "Don't drink, come take a boat ride."
Liu Sheng listened with a puzzled look in his head.
"Have you applied for a card?"
"I did it, but she hasn't." Wen Weilan pointed at Liu Sheng.
Upon hearing this, the guy opened his palm towards Liu Sheng.
Liu Sheng didn't understand.
"Give him three spiritual essences." Wen Weilan reminded quietly.
Hiss, rob money!
Liu Sheng took out the Three Spiritual Essences with heartache and placed them in his hand.
The clerk took the money, then lazily stood up, walked behind the counter, rummaged around for a long time, and took out a greasy wooden token and gave it to Liu Sheng.
Liu Sheng took the token and wiped it quietly with his sleeve. Only then did he see the words "Xiaoxiang Autumn Rain No. 387" engraved on it. On the other side were the words "No high jumping", and he didn't understand what they meant.
Then the guy leaned back on the table and pointed upstairs with his index finger.
Although this person had a bad attitude, Wen Weilan still thanked him and took Liu Sheng up the narrow stairs to the second floor.
Surprisingly, there was no furniture on the second floor, only a person-high ink-and-wash landscape scroll hanging on the wall.
Even the two people that Liu Sheng had clearly seen going upstairs just now were nowhere to be seen.
"This painting looks too deliberate." Liu Sheng complained. The painting seemed quite elegant, with a landscape of lake and mountains, misty rain, and a small boat floating in the middle, with the inscription "Xiaoxiang Autumn Rain" in a chic manner. It just seemed out of place in this filthy little tavern.
"The owner of Xiaoxiang Tower... does have a bad taste..." Wen Weilan had already felt this way.
"Let's go."
Wen Weilan took Liu Sheng and walked towards the painting.
I saw the ink flashing, and the ink on the painting of Autumn Rain in Xiaoxiang suddenly became dripping, spreading towards the four corners, and slowly formed a circular hole that only one person could enter.
Liu Sheng and Wen Weilan stepped in one after another, and the ink slowly gathered behind them, turning back into the original quaint painting of Xiaoxiang Autumn Rain.
As soon as he entered the painting, his eyes lit up. Liu Sheng found that he and Wen Weilan were standing on a small boat floating on the river. Both of their faces were covered with a layer of ink. At the stern of the boat was a man rowing the boat with a straw raincoat and a face as black as ink.
The sky was dim and yellowish. Beyond the boat was the broad river. In the distance were stretches of blue and white mountains, hazy and picturesque in the mist and drizzle.
No, it is in the painting.
As for Miss Wen’s path of cultivation, it has been planned before, and she will have her own path. Thank you all for your suggestions and ideas!
(End of this chapter)