Chapter 218: I'll Just Die
Chapter 218: Kill Yourself
By the time the five courses were completed, it was already completely dark.
"Excuse me, which senior brother would be so kind as to help me out of the academy."
The fat man who was nearly possessed by the elder teacher shouted. Although he was now "alive", the aftereffects seemed to be quite serious.
At this time, not only was his head and eyes crooked, but he was also drooling uncontrollably.
Seeing his unfortunate appearance, someone couldn't help but laugh and said, "Fatty Xu, you are a foundation-building cultivator after all, can't you bear such a small injury?"
The fat man cried and sobbed:
"God have mercy on me. I don't know what the elder teacher has gone crazy for to come and teach in person. At that time, I was crying and it was obviously Junior Sister Zuo who was laughing, but he slapped me in the face——"
"Who told you that you are not the son of Elder Zuo? Just consider yourself unlucky."
The little girl who had been frightened to tears by the teaching elder earlier couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when she heard them talking like this.
Her face turned red, and she went up to support the fat man: "Brother, don't be angry with me. When you died, I cried for you."
Some people started laughing and left the school one after another.
The sword-bearing people outside the academy had already brought lanterns or whirlpool lamps, and Tian Lin spotted Yu'er in the crowd at a glance.
Just as Tian Lin was about to leave with Yu'er, Zhou Jin came over with his sword and said:
"Since the teaching elder is here to teach in person, the monthly exam at the end of this month will be extremely strict. He specifically mentioned your name in class today, which shows that he has high hopes for you.
Junior Brother Tian, you have a heavy workload this month."
When Tian Lin thought of the fat man's experience, he was also shocked.
"Brother Zhou is right. I am deeply honored by the kindness of the teaching elder. I can only study hard and live up to his expectations."
Tian Lin said a few words, and Zhou Jin smiled and waved to him with his sword in hand.
Bao Jian then handed a small paper bag to Tian Lin. Although Tian Lin did not look at what was in the bag, he remembered that it was the Lengxiang leaves given by Wang Yanyu.
"This is what Senior Sister Wang gave to you, Senior Brother Zhou. How can I take it?"
Tian Lin didn't think that Ju Yunhai had such a great reputation. Even if Ju Yunhai had such a great reputation, Zhou Jin wouldn't treat himself so well just to make friends with Ju Yunhai.
You know, Ju Yunhai and I are just brothers. He treats me the same way as he treats others, so Zhou Jin doesn't need to be so friendly with me.
Tian Lin was alert, and Zhou Jin seemed to have sensed something.
He smiled and said, "This thing is of no use to me. If it's just to improve my spiritual awareness, I have better elixirs to help me. The reason why I accepted the gift from Junior Sister Wang during the day was because I didn't want others to misunderstand your relationship with Junior Sister Wang."
Tian Lin said "Oh", not hiding his doubts.
Zhou Jin said, "Junior brother, do you remember that I advised you not to go after Junior Sister Wang? It's not because I have any feelings for Junior Sister Wang, but because Junior Sister Wang is already engaged to Senior Brother Qu from Class A."
When Tian Lin heard the word "Class A", he thought of Zhai Xingzi. He didn't know who was stronger between Senior Brother Qu and Zhai Xingzi, but the fact that they were both Class A disciples showed that Senior Brother Qu was also a young genius.
The two did not chat for long. After Tian Lin and Yu'er left, Zhou Jin's Bao Jian asked Zhou Jin in confusion, "Why are you so polite to him? Does our Zhou family also need to curry favor with others?"
Zhou Jin shook his head. "I don't know the origin of this Tian, but since Ju Yunhai asked me to befriend him, I will make friends with him. It's just a meal and a bag of Lengxiang leaves. Besides, the Lengxiang leaves were paid for by Junior Sister Wang."
"Since Master Ju thinks so highly of him, he must be your rival for the spot in Class C."
After hearing what his own master Bao Jian said, Zhou Jin laughed loudly:
"You think too highly of him, and you also think too highly of me. If I am outdone by someone who has just joined the Dao Sect and has no foundation in the left way, then what's the point of cultivating immortality? I'd rather die."
While he and his servant were talking in secret, Tian Lin and Yu'er also returned to the cave.
The cave was filled with the aroma of food, and on the table there was not only juicy rice but also juicy meat.
This meal was naturally luxurious in the eyes of ordinary Hua Hualang, but in the eyes of other outer disciples of Wendao Sect, it seemed shabby.
While Tian Lin was eating, Yu'er picked fish bones for him and said, "I noticed that the way the students in the academy looked at you, Master, seemed a little unusual. Is there something going on behind the scenes?"
Tian Lin shook his head and said:
“Although the academic atmosphere in the Dao Sect is very strong and disciples don’t seem to care about their backgrounds, that’s only because everyone’s identities are similar.
I don't know why the teaching elder paid attention to me in class. Maybe it was a whim, or maybe it was because of Elder Yu?
I think that after a while, other disciples will approach you with swords in their arms. As for other things, don't tell anyone that I am Elder Yu's disciple. "
Tian Lin was thinking the wrong thing. The teaching elder was taking special care of him entirely because of Elder Xue.
After the meal, Cui Er also spoke:
"The food in the Daoist sect is too expensive. If we continue to eat like this, I'm afraid that ten mid-grade spirits will be used up in half a month. Master, you have to think of a way."
Tian Lin asked them to buy the spiritual meat in order to find ingredients that could be used to cultivate the Five Elements Dharmakaya from among the many dishes.
Tian Lin asked them to find fresh dishes in the kitchen every day, so that every day's dishes were different. Although Cui Er and her sister followed his instructions and bought cheap ones.
But Tian Lin was too poor, and the monthly allowance of ten medium-grade spirit stones issued by the sect was of little use at all.
Besides, Tian Lin now needs to buy animal skins, stones for engraving arrays and other things, and there are many places where he needs spirit stones.
"I'll figure out the matter of the spirit stones."
He said he was poor, but the copper coins, ferry boats and bamboo poles in his storage bag were all scarce items and could probably be sold for some spirit stones.
After the meal, while Yu'er and Cui'er were cleaning up the dishes, Tian Lin took a bath and went out.
He still remembered what Zhou Jin said during the day. Regarding the cause and effect between him and Zhaixingzi, he must tell Elder Xue as soon as possible and ask Elder Xue for help and advice.
It was already night time, obviously not a good time to visit anyone.
But Tian Lin was a student in Class D and could not skip classes without reason.
Only at this time could he spare some time to visit Elder Xue at the Taoist temple.
Tian Lin had prepared himself for not being summoned, but he did not expect that the door of the Taoist temple would be opened as soon as he arrived at it.
The Taoist boy and Tian Lin performed the ceremony and continued, "The elder knew that Senior Brother Tian was coming, so he invited Senior Brother Tian in."
Tian Lin was only slightly surprised, then simply returned the greeting and entered the Taoist temple.
The main hall of the Taoist temple was brightly lit, and Elder Xue, dressed in a yellow Taoist robe, was sitting on a cushion.
There were many white candles placed around him, and the flames on the candles flickered and flickered with the movements of his hands.
The Taoist boy placed a cushion for Tian Lin outside the candles in the main hall, but Tian Lin did not dare to take the initiative and sit down.
It was not until Elder Xue threw the ox horn in his hand to the ground and nearly half of the candles around him were extinguished that Elder Xue looked up at Tian Lin.
At this time, most of the candles were extinguished, and the hall was no longer bright. Elder Xue said in a hoarse voice, "You came to me to pick the stars, right?"
Tian Lin bowed with admiration, "Elder, you are wise. Is this also the power of divination?"
Elder Xue shook his head and pulled out a piece of letter from his sleeve: "Your teaching elder told me, he said he is very concerned about your studies -"
Tian Lin was speechless and could only say:
"During the day, I talked with Zhou Jin and my senior brothers about Senior Brother Zhuang's Goddess Tree. Only then did I realize that Senior Brother Zhuang's favor was unacceptable.
I think it was probably Senior Brother Changxue who told the Elder Teacher. The Elder Teacher was worried about my safety, so he came to ask Elder Xue for advice. "
Elder Xue said:
"I was just divining for your Senior Brother Xue, so I didn't see your teaching elder. He delivered a letter, but the content of the letter was not much."
At this point, he asked Tian Lin, "You are here to beg me, hoping that I can help you settle the karma between you and Zhaixingzi, right?"
Tian Lin performed the ceremony again, and Elder Xue said:
"Since you and Zhaixingzi have a karmic relationship, the sect should not interfere in your affairs. This is related to Zhaixingzi's Tao. Even if you are Elder Yu's disciple, the sect will not ruin Zhaixingzi's Tao for you."
Tian Lin heard this and said, "Brother Zhuang and I are from the same sect. Why would he use my life to prove his way and practice his way? Isn't this killing each other?"
"If we have different beliefs, how can we be considered as fellow disciples?"
Elder Xue said: "You are new to the Daoist Sect, so you don't know the rules of the Daoist Sect. I have learned that there are more than a hundred Daoist sects in the Daoist Sect, and the Daoist methods practiced by each person are different.
In order to prove the truth, it is common for people to debate with each other. If they really can’t win the debate, then fighting each other is also acceptable.”
Tian Lingan was confused by Elder Xue's words. He suddenly remembered that when Ju Yunhai was giving a lecture, he had a debate with an elder who was a formation master.
"So, the sect will not interfere with the cause and effect between me and Senior Brother Zhuang? Even if I die in the future because of protecting him from disaster, the sect will not care? Or, if I kill him in the future to prove my own Dao, the sect will not blame me?"
"You can't beat Zhaixingzi. He has his own Taoist name when he is only a teenager, which shows how powerful he is."
Elder Xue spoke very straightforwardly. After thinking for a while, he said, "How about this? You enter Class B as soon as possible. For Elder Yu's sake, I can help you talk to Zhai Xingzi and ask him to let you go."
After hearing this, Tian Lin knew that this was Elder Xue's biggest concession.
The other party was an Yuanying elder. He could tell him so much and explain so much only out of respect for Elder Yu.
At this moment, Tian Lin deeply realized that Elder Yu’s status in the Wendao Sect was definitely not bad.
But the more this happens, the more cautious you should be.
"Just now the elder was asking about Senior Brother Xue's fortune. I wonder if Senior Brother Xue will have good or bad luck?"
After expressing his gratitude, Tian Lin didn't want to leave Elder Xue with the impression that he was too utilitarian.
Although he didn't know who Senior Brother Xue was, he still asked out of concern.
"Most of the candles are burnt out. No need to ask, your Senior Brother Xue is dead."
(End of this chapter)