The Spirit World

Chapter 438: Rain
It rains in June and the flower streets are in full bloom.

A man was walking on the street, wearing a white umbrella and a black robe, with eyes as bright as day, accompanied by a spirit, wearing a blue shirt with blue collar and sleeves, and a skirt that fluttered like the wind.

The man turned around and fixed his eyes on Bailing. Bailing Mountain was as quiet as floating clouds, with dense mist covering it. When he looked up, it seemed as if a fairy mountain stood there, but only people in the world knew about it and went there. Fairies often asked what China was like, and this was the place between Bailing and the sky.

Suddenly, there were two or three cries. People turned around and saw a woman carrying a child to Bai Ling. The peach blossoms were in full bloom and the child's path was noisy. Ling asked, "Where are you going, young master?"

The answer is: "Wherever the heart goes."

Suddenly, someone was talking and laughing. He looked at the falling peach blossoms and stroked them with his hand, saying: "The place where people from all over the world are happy to go is among the peach blossoms. When the white spirits are quiet, the whole world is playing. When the white spirits are about to come out, the whole world is startled. From now on, I will not be interested in the mountains and rivers..."

Linghuan raised his head in doubt and asked: "My lord, why are you doing this? Why didn't you tell me about this when we talked someday?"

He replied: "Everyone has their own troubles. My heart is as sincere as a mirror. Don't say I didn't warn you."

Ling happily sat on his shoulder and said, "My young master, you understand it, and so do I. If you work for yourself, everyone in the world will abandon you, but if you work for others, everyone in the world will love you. This time, the prime minister wants to keep you, but you know that you don't know your enemies or friends. If you just talk about it on paper, all your efforts will be wasted! You are like an adult, fascinated!"

“You can do that!”

Wherever one looks, there is rain falling, and no one knows that flowers are falling. Who will feel nostalgic for their hometown?

"But the affairs of the world to me are but a moment in the mist, like a summer insect in the ice. I must not be lost in thought. What I do, my heart will be sincere and my wish will come true."

Rain falls on Bai Ling, and emotions arise. Everywhere I look, there are few tidy places. Most of them are dilapidated houses and ruins. However, there are two or three housekeepers who are repairing them. When asked, they say it is an unexpected disaster.

Pedestrians are in a hurry, and the world is full of mixed feelings.

Chang Yufeng touched his pocket. He was penniless and a little hungry. He looked at the small private room that had just been renovated. Through the open window, a plump lady was busy putting wontons into the pot. Three or five people were sitting at the table drinking tea and waiting.

"Is the young master hungry?" Xiao Lan gently swung her white feet. She sat on Chang Yufeng's shoulders, looking at Chang Yufeng's already calm profile. The raised edges and corners, and the small scar made his profile look even calmer, like water, without ripples caused by the breeze.

"Hmm..." Chang Yufeng glanced at Xiao Lan, tilted his head sideways, and spoke with a smile.

This time, the mature aura is like a cicada pupa breaking out of the soil and being reborn, its chirping sound is like a song.

He wore black clothes with velvet sleeves, a sword lightly tucked at his waist, and the jade pendant from Bailing Mountain shone brightly.

The blue dragon dances with its claws and auspicious clouds swirl around. This is the most unique thing in the sky and on the earth, and the most majestic thing on the earth.

"Ha... Come to think of it, I haven't eaten these things for a long time... Following Lord Xun Huangying, I'm tired of drinking the nectar every day! I'll get the money now!"

Xiao Lan reached his hand into his sleeve with a whoosh, looked up at the sky, and felt around for the object inside.

"Yeah! Good! A gold coin!" Xiao Lan's noisy appearance made Chang Yufeng sneer, and he tapped her nose: "You!"

"Boss, boss! Give me two bowls of wonton!" Xiao Lan flew out lightly, holding the gold coin, and came to the old lady's window, holding the gold coin excitedly, like a person who had passed the imperial examination and reporting to the authorities.

"That's called wontons...Okay, sit there first! Wait! Little girl." The old lady didn't look up in the heat, but grabbed a handful of wontons from the counter and put them into the pot.

Chang Yufeng put the umbrella into the house and shook the umbrella handle lightly. The raindrops tilted to the ground and the umbrella was dry in an instant.

He held the umbrella as if it were a sword, and this time he looked so upright and majestic that people on the sidelines watched.

"Hey! This person is from Bailing Mountain, right? Is this your soul-communicating device?" An old man looked at Chang Yufeng and ate a peanut. He had buck teeth and his face was not very neat.

"Well... this little girl is my soul channel. The weather is hot and stuffy, and I don't like the soul space. I came out to get some fresh air." Chang Yufeng agreed and sat down at the table next to him. He looked at the old man and asked: "Excuse me, old man, what happened here? Why did so many houses collapse? Did something big happen?"

"You cultivators spend all day in the mountains, so naturally you don't know what's happening down there..." The old man stopped and put some peanuts into his mouth to chew, saying, "Speaking of which, it's been a while. That day I happened to go out of town to buy medicine. My leg problem had never healed, but when I came back it was like this... More than half of the city was bombed, and not many people escaped. In total, there were only about one or two thousand people. They were all in the west of the city. Those in the east all suffered."

The old woman next to the old man sighed and said, "This can be considered fate... Didn't they say that the legendary big devil appeared in Longzhong City... This Bailing Mountain was probably done by her... It's all fate... So many people, all died... Not even a trace left... Don't even mention how tragic it is..."

"That's true..." Chang Yufeng looked at the old woman. Her eyes were sunken and she looked skinny.

"Where are you going? The disciples of Bailing Mountain should not have been allowed to come down the mountain. There was originally a repair team, and the young people from Bailing Mountain would have helped, but it seems they have been called back... I don't know what the chief steward is thinking. This term's chief steward is not so kind..."

The old man took a sip of tea, stroked his beard, and talked about this and that, seeming to be bored.

Chang Yufeng smiled as he took the bowl out from the stack of bowls, poured some tea into it, shook it, and splashed the water into the rain.

"I came from Bailing Mountain and wanted to take a look around... just to see how big the world is. But the chief steward of Bailing Mountain was changed so suddenly that I don't quite understand."

"Yeah... you said, it was changed suddenly, and now we have to pay half of the repair costs, and we can only wait for the house owner to come and repair it. If it were in the past, if any house here was broken, we could trouble the disciples of Bailing Mountain. They taught really well and would help everyone they met... It's not like now..." The old man complained a lot, but he kept silent and also sighed.

"Don't listen to what Old Wu says. Only when our disciples have practiced well can we protect them. There is no reason for him to delay his practice to help us. You are a disciple of Bailing Mountain, so don't be surprised." The old woman smiled and hit the old man with her hand. The old man held his breath and waved his hand, as if he would not say anything more.

"Grandma, I think it's only natural for the disciples of Bailing Mountain to help... the old man is right." Chang Yufeng looked at Xiao Lan flying over and paused for a moment.

"Have a bowl of wontons!" Xiao Lan stood happily on the table, picked up two chopsticks, and waved them around like two big swords in his hands.

"Little master! Look! Do I look like a great swordsman holding two swords? Ha!" Xiao Lan was very happy and excited. He waved the chopsticks left and right. The table was like a big stage, allowing Xiao Lan to hit, chop, push, grab and hammer!
He's just like a little warrior.

"Good!" The old man raised his thumb and placed a peanut in front of Xiao Lan as a reward of gold and silver.

"Hehe, excuse me for laughing." Xiao Lan felt a little embarrassed. Chang Yufeng felt relieved when he saw how lively Xiao Lan was.

He looked at the street, and it seemed as if a curtain of rain was spread across the street, dripping softly. The hazy light seemed to carry a vague illusion and heavy thoughts.

Or maybe that's just how nature is.

Although I am not free of worries, I have long since let go of any knots in my heart.

He did not hear the conversation between the old man and Xiao Lan, but just touched his head gently. He supported his left cheek with his left hand, his big white hands curled up, his eyes wandering in the rain, he was obviously not thinking about anything, but surprisingly absent-minded. He took the teacup in his right hand and drank it all in one gulp. The tea was like strong liquor, burning his throat. The calmer he was, the deeper he became.

The rain curtain was like a long path opening up, and a woman came out from the rain curtain. The red dress with green sleeves caught her eye at once. The woman suddenly turned to face the rain curtain and shook the umbrella handle. The raindrops were like crystal clear beads scattered in the store. The white silk suddenly became darker, gray, and white, dazzling his eyes. The long black hair was tied into a ponytail, and the icy jade wrists twisted in the red sleeves. The red veil swayed leisurely, and his heart was suddenly tightened.

The hand holding the cup was shaking, knowing it wasn't her...

But I was moved by the red dress...

The woman turned around again.

"Madam, I want a bowl of dumplings! As usual, no chopped green onions."

The woman first looked at the steaming kitchen window, and then looked at Chang Yufeng with some surprise, because this person was staring at her blankly.

She frowned slightly, and suddenly a light flashed in her eyes: "What's wrong? Is there something dirty on me?"

She looked down at the soles of her feet and saw bells hanging gently on her bare feet.

"Little girl! You're here? Does the old man need anyone?" The old man's words lingered in the small shop, which brought Chang Yufeng back to his senses. Chang Yufeng came back to his senses, lowered his head, shook his head violently, and didn't think about anything. When he looked again, the red dress had turned into a gray-white shirt, and the face was no longer seen.

He shook his head, smiled slightly, drank the tea and refilled it.

"Young master, why do you keep staring at that little girl? It's not nice!" Xiao Lan was a little annoyed. She put down her chopsticks. It turned out that the wontons had already been served, along with chopped green onions, sauce, peanuts, and special side dishes.

I didn't smell the aroma just now, but now that I see the wontons, it's like the hot steam entering my nose, and it smells a hundred times better.

Chang Yufeng smiled and said: "I'm not looking at others, I'm looking at myself..."

"Look at myself?" Xiao Lan grabbed the spoon and put the wonton into her mouth. She was not afraid of the heat and actually ate one in one bite.

Just like Zhu Bajie eating the ginseng fruit, he swallowed it without chewing it. She was very restrained and didn't smack her lips, but just went to eat another one.

"Yes, look at myself... I see... myself..."

If that person doesn't look back, maybe it's really the woman who haunts my dreams, with a smile as beautiful as a flower. In that case, I really don't know how I would feel...

He was somewhat puzzled as to why such an important woman in his life had never appeared between Lan Luo's reality and illusion...

Either we haven't met, or we have left...

He didn't know why he thought of these things at that moment, but he shouldn't think about them anymore...

That is the woman Xun Huangying is pursuing...

I only protected Xun Huangying because she wanted me to... Now my relationship with her is severed... It's not too much to say that we can live in different places...

Flowers bloom and fall, and people pass away.

Who can I ask, and which peak of Wushan is the cloud on which I am heading now?

Hey……

His unconscious sigh made Xiao Lan pause, but in the end, she didn't say anything.

"Eat wontons, little master! They are delicious!" Xiao Lan laughed and wiped the snot that came out from the heat.

"Hmm..." Chang Yufeng replied softly, put the spoon in the bowl, scooped a mouthful of soup and put it into his mouth.

"Is Chang Yufeng here?!"

In the rain, a roaring sound made Chang Yufeng pause. The sound was like a child shouting hoarsely.

Through the rain, I couldn't tell who it was. It was just a girl's voice that sounded more like a child's. But it was so loud, as if she had been calling my name for a long time, and I only heard it now.

"Little master, someone is calling you..." Xiao Lan swallowed another wonton and looked at the rain that seemed to be lingering in the air.

Chang Yufeng stopped, stood up, and took the umbrella.

"Chang Yufeng! Are you there!?"

In this world, how can you find someone like this...

He suddenly opened his umbrella, which went into the rain, and flashed away in the direction of the sound.

A woman was shouting in the rain. She didn't have an umbrella, but she was shouting so loudly.

Her own name came out of her throat, hoarse.

The woman looked at the collapsed house and shouted loudly.

"Chang Yufeng! Are you there?!"

Chang Yufeng let her shout, wanting to see her clearly in the heavy rain. The blue and white clothes of the Bailingshan disciple were already soaked, and the water droplets flowing down her clothes reflected her skin. Her rather delicate hairpin was scattered with peach blossoms in the rain.

That was a woman named Jun'ichi Tachibana.

Calling my name in the rain.

"Chang Yufeng!" She looked at Chang Yufeng with joy. She was looking at herself from a distance, and Chang Yufeng also walked towards her quickly.

She trotted in the rain and happily got into Chang Yufeng's umbrella.

"Ha! I found you!" She blinked her big eyes and looked up at Chang Yufeng. Chang Yufeng looked at him helplessly. Although he didn't understand why, it was naturally unknown what this woman who had failed to survive the heavenly tribulation and was once the closest to a god would do now.

There actually is such a wonderful woman in this world.

She was now soaked all over, and Chang Yufeng had no coat or clothes, so he had to hold her arm and walk into the store.

"Hey hey hey! Chang Yufeng! You're going to travel around the world! Can you take me with you?"

Junyi Ju was being pulled by Chang Yufeng, smiling happily as always, and rubbing the tip of his nose proudly.

"I don't want to stay in Bailing Mountain! This crappy place! I've been here for many years! I've always wanted to travel around the world like you! But I don't have the strength! But it's different now! With a bodyguard like you! There's no place I can't go? I'm going to travel around the world! Do you hear me? I'll follow you! Travel around the world!"

Chang Yufeng did not respond to him, but pulled him into the house, and everyone looked at the two of them.

"Xiao Lan! Clothes!" Chang Yufeng stretched out his hand towards Xiao Lan.

"Oh!" Xiao Lan took out a folded piece of clothing from her sleeve and threw it into Chang Yufeng's hand.

Chang Yufeng pulled and stretched out the clothes, like a piece of cloth wrapped around Junyi Ju, and wrapped around her body.

"If you don't say anything, it means you agree! I think your idea is very special! People live! They live for themselves from the moment they are born! How I want to live! I will live the same way! Even the old man was convinced by you! Those trivial matters of the world! Should not restrain a free soul! Since they are doing so well, let them do it, right? There is only one life! I don't want to stay in Bailing Mountain and wait to die! I want to see the world outside! Haven't I seen anything yet!"

"Junichi Tachibana... why is it you?!" Xiaolan finally saw clearly, and the surprise in her big eyes turned into shock. She flew around Junichi Tachibana, looking left and right, unable to believe her eyes.

"Ah! Little Blue! Hello! I'll convince your little master to take me on the trip later!"

Tachibana Junichi put her hands on her hips, Chang Yufeng put the sleeves of his clothes on her hair, and said nothing.

I don’t know what to say, and I don’t know what this guy who must have sneaked out is thinking...

It seems that it can only be summed up in one word: magical.

Xiao Qingshan: Where is my aunt?
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