From a Zhengyi Taoist Child to a Master of All Laws

Chapter 241: Invite Master Li to Come Down the Mountain

When Li Yang returned to Yuchan Hall, Chi Yanhong had already returned to his room to rest. Various recorded cultivation techniques were neatly arranged in the hall.

Li Yang sat cross-legged in meditation, practicing the Jade Toad Qi Eating Method at full power, but his efficiency was less than half of the usual.

Silent all night.

Everything went on as usual in the next few days. Li Yang's heart was in turmoil for a long time, but since that moonlit night, Chi Yanhong's attitude towards him returned to normal. When they met, he bowed and called him fellow Taoist, and his behavior was proper without any inappropriateness.

Yubao still lived in the front mountain and got along well with Zhu Ling. Through Zhu Ling, Li Yang also learned a piece of news.

Mr. Xie once considered letting Yubao bring Jijian with him to attend the World Meteorological Summit, but when Yubao tried to fly out of the country holding Jijian, he clearly felt that the power of Jijian had dropped drastically.

This is a regional magic weapon. To be on the safe side, Yubao and Jijian were kept in the country.

Finally, the person who would attend the meeting with Mr. Xie was decided to be Li Yang.

In Li Yang's words, if he can't solve the problem himself, then there is no point for others to go. Things that require several people to solve, he can solve by himself.

Taking into account that Qi Qiansu was in seclusion and Li Yang was away, in order to prevent any foreign evil cultivators from coming in to cause sabotage during the World Summit, after discussion among all parties, in the end only Li Yang and Mr. Xie would attend the summit.

On January 2nd, an incident happened in the Taoist Alliance. Zhang Miaofa, the head of Mount Longhu, failed in his hundred-day foundation-building breakthrough and nearly died. Although he was eventually rescued by Zheng Zhaoyuan and Chen Xiyan who rushed over, his head of black hair turned white overnight and he looked twenty years older in an instant.

Li Yang and Zhang Miaofa have some friendship, and he felt a little emotional when he heard the news.

The road of cultivation is not always smooth. Although Zhang Miaofa had some enlightenment after receiving his guidance that day, breaking through the realm and transforming into an ordinary person is like walking on ice on the sea. No matter how thorough the preparation is, it cannot guarantee the wonderful realm that one can hope for.

After recuperating, Zhang Miaofa felt that he had no hope of breaking through, so he volunteered to be transferred out of Qingcheng Mountain and assigned to a Taoist temple in Suzhou, where he served as the dean of the branch.

Thinking that he was about to break through, Li Yang's originally calm and confident heart became more cautious.

Yubao lived in the front yard and had an epiphany. On January 5, he bid farewell to Baiyun Mountain and returned to Yuanjun Guanzhaojian Pagoda to meditate in seclusion.

They were leaving anyway, and Li Yang was happy that this stubborn woman took the initiative to suggest going back, but the few words she said before leaving still confused Li Yang.

"Master Li, I am very happy to communicate with you these past few nights. I always feel a little empty if you don't come over the next few nights. Thank you for your hospitality. I will come to Baiyun Mountain to see you again."

After saying that, without waiting for others to react, Yubao went down the mountain in a flash.

Li Yang was very sure that the emptiness that this Taoist fanatic talked about was definitely not what he thought!
Although he knew what Yubao meant, the other guys in Baiyun Mountain didn't think so. Among the three little ones, Wang Xin and Zhao Ziyao's eyes were as big as copper bells, and even little Zhu Ling gave him a questioning and scrutinizing look.

Li Yang knew from looking at Chi Yanhong's half-smile that it would be a long time before he could recreate the scene under the moon that night.

Li Yang felt bitter in his heart. After bidding farewell to Yubao, he simply finished his meal and said, "I will go to Shiyang Village tomorrow to see Aunt Li."
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"You mean, you are a Taoist immortal?"

"Well, the authorities have been handling public opinion before, and I can't tell you. Now the information will be made public soon, and it's okay for ordinary people to know."

In the grocery store in Shiyang Village, Aunt Li looked at Gu Yu without much surprise.

Li Yang was stunned and asked curiously: "Auntie, do you know my identity?"

"I don't know. What's the point of knowing it?"

She sat down on the chair and leaned back against it. A few elderly people from the village came to her store to buy wine and get change. They smiled and said:

"Your aunt is not a fool. She helped you sell those magical rice and wine and so on. She had already guessed it."

When Baiyunshan first started to build a store in Shiyang Village and connected with the government, it invited Aunt Li to run the business for a while. Later, when it connected with the government, the government sent people to take over directly.

"Then, Auntie, do you want to go up the mountain with me?"

"No, why should I go to that mountain and suffer? You have enough people on the mountain now, so you don't need me."

Well, Aunt Li really has no interest in going up the mountain.

Li Yang also had a sudden idea. When he heard the news that Taoist Master Zhang Miaofa had failed to break through the barrier and was dying, he immediately thought of Aunt Li who had treated him like her own son when he was a child. Ke He, the little girl, was practicing Taoism in Yuanjun Temple and could rarely come back in a year. After all, Aunt Li was old, so it would be better to take her to the mountain to take care of her.

However, Aunt Li has lived in Shiyang Village all her life, and this convenience store has been open for decades. She chats and brags with the villagers who come to drink all day long, and she also plays mahjong when she has nothing to do.

Life is so good these days, why go up the mountain and talk to a bunch of little kids without saying a word for a long time?

Li Yang stopped trying to persuade her, and before leaving, Aunt Li told him that Granny Song had passed away last month. Granny Song treated him well when he was a child, and asked him to go and burn incense when he had time.

Granny Song, a very distant word.

A few years ago, it was Granny Song who wanted to match a ghost to her son Song Chao. Li Yang saw the clues on the mountain, so Li Yang took action and rescued Jin Ying and her group.

That was also the first time he was exposed to the official public.

Time flies by, and it seems like a lifetime ago.

In front of Grandma Song's tomb, Li Yang set up an altar and performed a small ritual, and also used up several precious talismans given to him by Chen Xiyan.

Grandma Song is not a bad person. She was one of the elders who loved Li Yang the most when he was a child.

When we returned to Baiyun Mountain, Chi Yanhong, dressed in white, was already waiting in the Yuchan Hall.

Li Yang discovered that Chi Yanhong seemed to like wearing white Taoist robes, which was unorthodox in the orthodox Taoist sect. Almost no Taoist robes in the orthodox Taoist sect were white.

"Why are you feeling so down? If you didn't get the invitation, then you didn't get it. I'll ask Wang Xin to go down the mountain to donate rice every month. Aunt Li's living standard won't be bad."

Li Yang shook his head: "I just feel that time flies so fast. I have at least 500 years to live. As I practice, the number of people around me will inevitably decrease. When I can no longer see the familiar people, the loneliness of being alone will become more and more intense."

Chi Yanhong looked at the sad Li Yang and comforted him:

"Practicing cultivation is lonely. You and I both know that there are differences between immortals and mortals. The vicissitudes of life are the natural law. People like us who practice hard to achieve immortality are heretics."

Li Yang nodded: "What's the point of dying? Just let your body rest in the mountains. I understand."

"It's good to understand. Besides, I'm here with you."

Chi Yanhong's eyes flickered: "The road to immortality is long and arduous, and I don't know what kind of scenery lies ahead... But you and I will move forward. Although the road is long, just call me 'fellow Taoist' and I will always be here."

Li Yang was about to speak when two soft lips covered his lips.

But this time Li Yang did not hesitate any more. He hugged the white Taoist robe with both hands and pressed his body forward.

When he was still thinking about the next move, Chi Yanhong in his arms broke free like a swimming fish or flying bird.

"Friend Li, you still owe me a pot of Baiyun Liquor. When you come back, I hope you will not break your promise and make it up to me."

Li Yang recalled that he had indeed made a promise to Chi Yanhong when they were both drunk after drinking Baiyunli wine for the first time.

Chi Yanhong smiled and went back to the room without waiting for Li Yang's answer.

For the first time, Li Yang hoped that the meeting date could come soon.

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There was no sun or moon in the mountains, and soon it was January 11th, and there was heavy snow at the foot of the mountain.

The mountain light was dim, the sky and the earth were white, and the snow on the eaves fell down.

A special car slowly drove into Shiyang Village. Xie Yu wrapped in a cotton coat went up to Baiyun Mountain - the World Climate Action Conference was about to open, and the real person was invited to come down the mountain.

(End of this chapter)