The Spirit World

Chapter 355 Afternoon
I have obviously tried very hard.

But still can't do anything.

Nothing gets done.

Is there something wrong with my diligent attitude?
Is it that I am simply not capable of doing it?
Hero or not,
Now I simply can’t do that.

Everyone's hopes and everyone's fears.

Is it really okay for me to share all the burden?

"Then where do I sleep? Brother Yufeng, where do I sleep?" Lin'er sat next to the water platform. There were no stools in such a small place, so she really didn't know where to sit.

"What should I do? I didn't think you would come to my place so early." Chang Yufeng rubbed the apple on his body, making a popping sound.

He took a bite and the juice flowed out, so he wiped it with his hand.

He continued: "To be precise, I think it is impossible for you to find me accurately. I am on this small hill, and not many people know about it."

"Actually, I'm used to sleeping outdoors." Lin'er put her hands on both sides, propped herself up, and lazily fell back, squinting at the evening sun. "It doesn't matter where you sleep."

They cooked a meal together, and now it was after dinner and Chang Yufeng had nothing to do.

It should be to do nothing.

Reckless, hasty, and without a plan.

Gone forever.

"That's definitely different. There are a lot of monsters and demon beasts here. It's better to hide in the house I built. I can sleep on the haystack in the warehouse." Chang Yufeng nodded: "By the way, did Chun tell you anything else?"

"No. I didn't tell you anything except that you are here." Lin'er looked at the village from here: "Who is Chun? Why does she know so much?"

"Chun and I knew each other before... She was... a... monster..." Chang Yufeng bit off a large part of it in one bite. His mouth could not hold it at all, so he had to grab it with his hands and feed himself bit by bit.

"It's that simple?"

"Of course it's not that simple." Chang Yufeng chuckled and ate the whole apple in his hand.

"what?"

"She is not an ordinary monster. She is three thousand years old and is the tree god of Wenti County. She was reborn in the last two thousand years of her life and became a monster that can move freely. Now, it has been a thousand years." Chang Yufeng lowered his head and continued: "In a sense, she was saved by a mysterious and powerful monk from the East and continued to stay in the world."

"So complicated?" Lin'er looked at Chang Yufeng. The sunlight shone on her face, and her fair face instantly became bright and sparkling.

"It's not complicated. She used to be a demigod who protected children. Now she's a monster and nothing has changed. But she has to leave because of the demon in Wenti County." Chang Yufeng looked at the pedestrians not far away and followed them with his eyes until they disappeared from his sight.

"Then...what about that doctor? He won't sell us this kind of poison, right?" Lin'er looked at the medicine bag on the sink. It was just a small thing, but it was full of highly toxic powder, and it was given for free.

"His father and my father knew each other. He and I are actually of the same generation." Chang Yufeng walked down the water platform and towards the mud house. Lin'er followed him with a puzzled look.

"Peers? How is that possible? No way?"

"Well... this is very complicated. We are indeed of the same generation, and, to be precise, this is the first time he has met me. He has something to ask for, and he will leave after completing it." Chang Yufeng's voice came from the earthen house with an echo.

"Okay..." Although Chang Yufeng didn't explain it clearly, Lin'er roughly understood it.

Brother Changyu’s current status and seniority cannot be underestimated at all, and are even beyond imagination.

"There are many things that I can't explain clearly. I am also the one who is kept in the dark. If I can't get to the bottom of it, I will only cause trouble for myself." Chang Yufeng seemed to remind Lin'er: "Lin'er and I come from another world. Everything in this different world is new to us. I will definitely tell you what I know. If I don't know, I can only answer that I don't know. I won't be smart. Because it's meaningless. It will only backfire and make me..."

Chang Yufeng paused and took out some stored jam.

“I feel useless.”

Lin'er took the bowl of jam and a small spoon.

Chang Yufeng was also holding another bowl and picking up jam with chopsticks.

There are no identical utensils, so this is the only way.

It's strawberry-flavored jam, and the jam is honey.

"Ah... so sweet... sour and sweet..." Lin'er happily straightened the spoon and put another spoonful into her mouth.

"Well...if possible, I can make it into lollipops, but the syrup is not solidified enough and I don't have the skills." Chang Yufeng bit the chopsticks and took a big bite of jam.

"What is the Lord of Bai Ling that the doctor mentioned... It seems that Brother Yu Feng is calm and composed, and is not at all intimidated by such a powerful background. Are you the Lord of Bai Ling? Then what is that in Bai Ling Mountain? How to distinguish them?" Lin'er didn't bite the spoon, but took a sip lightly.

"I am indeed the Lord of the White Spirit, but that is not enough. I am not qualified. I need to gain the approval of His Majesty, not be recognized as soon as I return. That imposter must have thought of this as well. So, if I am not mistaken, what they are going to do is much more terrible than I imagined."

"What?" Lin'er looked at him and ate jam.

"His Majesty will definitely meet with Lord Bai Ling when Young Master Bai Ling receives the title. At that time, even a mighty army will be unable to stop such a close-range attack." Chang Yufeng bit his chopsticks again.

"You mean! No way!" Lin'er certainly knew who the emperor was talking about.

Close range assassination.

In this world today, how many people dare to think, how many people dare to speak?

"Nothing is impossible. Oh! By the way! Just in case, we need to confirm what we know now, no matter what happens in the future, we need to confirm what we know now." Chang Yufeng's eyes turned, he looked at Lin'er, Lin'er also paused and looked at Chang Yufeng.

"What? Oh! Okay!" Lin'er nodded.

"Do you know how many rabbits I caught yesterday?" Chang Yufeng looked at Lin'er very seriously.

"Well... I don't know..." Lin'er shook her head, feeling a little regretful.

"I caught five rabbits yesterday. One had a crooked ear, one had a lame leg, one had no tail, and one had no eyes. Only the other three were normal." Chang Yufeng said, speaking all at once as if he was telling a secret.

"Okay, I'll remember that." Lin'er put down the bowl obediently. She also stopped and quietly said something that belonged only to her: "When I came here, Chun gave me a chestnut. There is only one chestnut in the world. I hid it in the pocket of my heart. And this chestnut only has half a wing."

"No, they can't imitate you at all. Your Wanxiang Hand is unique and there is only one of its kind." Chang Yufeng continued to eat jam: "I'm afraid that they will use the same trick to deceive the people here. I think he looks the same, and the way he speaks and the tone of voice shouldn't be much different. Now there is no comparison object, even the prime minister will be fooled, let alone you. The doctor only knew about it because of my father's secret request, otherwise, he would never know."

"Is that so? Are you and the person who imitated you enemies?" Lin'er continued to pick up the bowl and ate a little spoonful at a time. Then she thought for a moment and tilted her head and said, "No, the person who imitated you and stole such an important position must not be an ordinary bad guy. Brother Yufeng must be facing an extremely powerful villain."

"Well, if his target is the emperor, then he is very likely to succeed. I'm just afraid that his target is not the emperor." Chang Yufeng pondered, and the chopsticks turned a circle in his hand.

"What? Is there anything more terrifying than His Majesty being disturbed?" Lin'er was a little surprised.

His Majesty was attacked by the young master of Bailing Mountain at close range. This kind of attack is likely to be hard to defend against. It is not like taking the enemy's head from thousands of miles away, but an assassination at close range. If you want to defend against it, you can only be aware of it and protect your whole body. His Majesty cannot take this risk, so there are only two options: get hit or not.

Among them, the consequences of being hit are the same, whether you are frightened, injured, or even stabbed.

The entire empire would fall into chaos, or even be completely closed. Then the assassination would have achieved its purpose. It didn't matter whether the person pretending to be alive or dead. Because life and death were not important to them.

Secondly, their target is not the emperor at all, but the entire Wutong Division, and even everything that Young Master Bai Ling has taken over.

The successive heads of the Bailing family have shared the authority of the Wutong Division with the emperor, and the divine halberd of the god of thunder has been kept basically intact, which can be said to be a reliance on the respect and sense of belonging to the emperor.

If the authority is used to destroy the entire Wutong Division, or even if an irresistible collapse order occurs, then everything will lose its original function, and a thousand years of operation will be in vain.

It will be even more difficult to resist, and even an uncontrollable war will occur. The consequences are disastrous.

The advantage called inheritance, which humans have always been proud of, will only become weaker and weaker, or even disappear completely.

This is even more terrifying and we must be vigilant.

Once a war breaks out, no one will be the winner.

"This matter is also very complicated. I don't know if you can understand what I am saying. However, you still need to know that I am a person who will be absolutely gentle to you at all times and will not lose my temper with you. If I accuse you of doing something wrong, that person must not be me. You need to be careful." Chang Yufeng looked at Lin'er, hoping to see her eyes and confirm with her.

"Hmm..." Lin'er responded to Chang Yufeng, but soon she lowered her head shyly and ate the jam silently: "You are telling me this, are we going to Bailing Mountain?"

"Yes, but it has to wait until my spiritual power recovers. Before that, let's rest here. It will be possible and a time for change when Bai Ling's memorial ceremony is held." After eating, Chang Yufeng placed the bowl on the water table, lifted the water with his hands and poured it into the bowl, stirring it with chopsticks, and let the water flow away like beating egg soup.

"Then... when will Brother Yufeng's spiritual power recover?" Lin'er looked at Chang Yufeng's skillful movements. Perhaps, for a long period of time, Brother Yufeng must have often been alone at some point in time, eating the jam he made, roasting the food he caught, sitting here alone, watching the passage of time and the coming and going of people.

This little room is so lonely.

Are you, a thoughtful person, afraid at night?

You who are so brave, will you cry at night?

With the stars and the moon as your companions, do you miss home at night?
"If nothing unexpected happens, my cousin will send me the last medicinal herbs. I just need to ask for money to boil them today, and then drink them, and my spiritual power will be restored." Chang Yufeng washed the bowl and put it away, and also washed the chopsticks. The water in the water platform was reduced, so Chang Yufeng needed to fetch water from the stream. The clear spring water flowed through the stream and came to Chang Yufeng's water platform, returning to stillness and peace.

"Are you going to use those poisons to make it?" Lin'er asked slowly, as if she was saying each word.

"Yes... This is a special medicine. Only our Ning family will not die after taking it. If anyone else touches a drop of it, they may all rot."

"Ah..." Lin'er was almost done eating the jam and put the spoon away. Chang Yufeng stretched out his hand and motioned for him to give the bowl and spoon to him.

"You don't have to worry." Chang Yufeng was washing Lin'er's bowl and spoon, and the spoon made a clear clanging sound in the bowl.

Gently scratching it, there is the crisp sound of iron and porcelain.

Lin'er looked at Chang Yufeng. He said not to worry, but this medicine... is extremely poisonous if the dose is too high.

"Really." Chang Yufeng looked at Lin'er and said happily: "I've eaten it before, so don't worry."

"No... I was thinking... the hardships that Brother Yufeng must have experienced since coming to the spirit world... must have been... a lot..." Lin'er said with some heartache, sitting on the water platform, looking at her legs, where there was a very obvious scar.

"What's the big deal... Suffering is my best mentor. Without it, I can't even survive, let alone chatting and laughing with you here. No matter what, I am the last one to be smart. It's not because I can't, but because it's impossible. I know clearly what I am capable of now. I can face anything bravely and will never retreat in disgrace. The things I face bravely will never be beyond my ability. I know my limits, don't worry." Chang Yufeng picked up the bowl, shook off the water, and walked straight into the house.

"Yeah... I know..." Lin'er nodded and smiled as she watched Chang Yufeng go to the inner room.

"So... I am definitely trying to find joy in suffering now. Don't worry or be afraid for me. It's nothing." Chang Yufeng walked out of the house and locked the door.

"Shall we just sit here and wait? Your cousin."

"Apart from this, there seems to be nothing else to do. Would you like to watch the sunset with me?" Chang Yufeng sat down on the water platform next to Lin'er.

His eyes were fixed on her.
Her height was about the same as mine, and she was even taller than me when she sat. What I could see now was her face looking down, with delicate features and expectation.

"Of course I would...even though it's only afternoon now."

"That's a real honor."

"But is this okay? Doing nothing."

"Don't do anything. Isn't it nice? Enjoy this afternoon. By the way, I'll get some hay to lay here. How about taking a nap?"

"Oh... now that you mention it... I think it's okay..."

"Are you a cat? Yawning sounds like a cat's meow."

"Maybe. I might have been a cat in my previous life."

Lin'er's ninth reincarnation as a cat, so stay tuned.

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