The stolen magic is a bit magical

Hu Ji said, "This rabbit is unusual; let's keep it and study it!"

Lin Xiaosu asked, "Qing'er, where did this rabbit come from?"

"My family found it by chance in Yinchuan and specially delivered it to the Marquis's residence before the New Year for the Marquis."

"Please thank your family for me!" Lin Xiaosu said. "Give me the rabbit, but don't bother cooking it. I'll keep it as a pet."

Xiao Hong was overjoyed: "I told you so! The Marquis is such a kind person, how could you let him eat such a cute bunny..."

Qing'er glared at her: "So I'm the only bad guy then?"

"I didn't say you were a bad person; you just occasionally do a little bad thing..."

Lin Xiaosu smiled, took the little white rabbit from Qing'er's hand, and waved her hand: "Go down, the food and drinks are fine as they are, no need to prepare anything special, my cousin is not an outsider."

"Yes!" The two girls left.

Everyone was very happy.

Qing'er was happy because, although the rabbit her family had given her didn't end up on the Marquis's table, the Marquis clearly liked it quite a bit.

Hong'er's happiness is simple.

She thought the rabbit was so cute that she really couldn't bear to cook it. It would be best if the Marquis could keep it as a pet.

Lin Xiaosu gently stroked the rabbit in her arms, confirming its presence.

This is not a rabbit!
This is a very magical beast among the creatures of the Earth's core. This beast is called "Di Ting". Di Ting is recorded in Buddhist scriptures. It is said that there is a Di Ting under the seat of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva.

Listening attentively allows one to discern the thoughts and feelings of others.

This rumor is true.

However, it is not complete.

The complete story is that Di Ting is a strange beast from the earth's core. In the earth's realm, it is called Di Ting, but if it enters the heavenly realm, it will transform.

The species one transforms into is not fixed; it could be a rabbit, a butterfly, or a white dove. In any case, the goal is to eliminate the ferocity and choose a benevolent species.

The Taoist texts explain this by saying that the Di Ting steals heavenly secrets, which is against the harmony of heaven. Its claws suppress evil spirits, revealing its cruelty. Therefore, at the end of each cycle of reincarnation, people will do good, and good and evil will complement each other to complete the cycle of reincarnation.

However, there was one question he didn't understand.

No matter what, Di Ting is a top-tier beast among the creatures of the earth's core. Even if it turns to good and transforms into a harmless rabbit at the end of its cycle of reincarnation, it still possesses great supernatural powers. How could it possibly be caught by Xiao Qing's family as a rabbit?

His consciousness focused on its left leg, and Lin Xiaosu was greatly surprised by this focus.

Although this demonic energy was extremely faint, its level was unimaginably high.

The demonic energy invaded, causing it to lose its great supernatural powers.

Who hurt him?

Lin Xiaosu stared at its left forelimb, as if time had rewound.

This rewind of time instantly spans ten years!
For ten years, it roamed the jungle, always looking the same. But ten years ago, on a dark night, he finally saw a black bronze ring on its left forelimb.

On this bronze ring is a series of strange patterns, each of which seems to be alive, twisting like a living snake, extremely eerie.

That very night, the rabbit bit off its own leg and escaped.

That magic ring was cast into the abyss.

"Have you figured it out yet? Is it better to braise it or stew it?" Hu Ji patted the rabbit's back.

The rabbit's back arched upwards.

Lin Xiaosu laughed: "The little rabbit isn't scared, she scared you!"

Hu Ji laughed and said, "I wasn't trying to scare it. I just wanted to see if it could understand human speech. Now it's proven that it really is a strange beast that can understand human speech."

"..."

This girl... well, this experienced girl seems to be more than just a pretty face; she's intelligent too.

Not bad!

The woman said, "I'll ask you one more question: can you speak?"

This time, the rabbit stared at her without saying a word.

"If you don't speak, how are we supposed to understand why you, a magnificent beast, would have your legs broken by an ordinary family and be captured to be eaten by the powerful?" Hu Ji glared at it.

“Well, I can explain that,” Lin Xiaosu said. “It was invaded by demonic energy. There was originally a demonic ring that locked its leg. Perhaps it bit through the ring and escaped. But because the demonic energy was not removed, it could not use its magical powers and thus fell into the hands of an ordinary hunter.”

The white rabbit shifted its gaze and landed on Lin Xiaosu's face, looking at her intently.

Hu Ji said, "Things that go against the natural order are taboo, so there's no need to rush to eliminate the demonic energy and restore its supernatural powers. It's not appropriate for you to keep it; give it to me."

Hu Ji simply reached out and took the rabbit.

It might seem a bit impolite to just ask for the rabbit, but she made her point clear so that Lin Xiaosu would know how good she was to him.

There are many taboos on the path of spiritual cultivation.

The clash between the great principles is the greatest taboo for practitioners.

In the world of Heaven, if you possess anything of earthly origin, Heaven will not be pleased.

At best, it will reduce your chances of achieving enlightenment; for example, it will make it much harder for you to break through cultivation barriers, because breaking through cultivation barriers is inherently mysterious and profound.

In severe cases, divine punishment or even execution will befall them.

Only by following the path can one avoid being affected, or at least minimize the impact.

Lin Xiaosu has not yet broken through to the Dao of Holding, so she cannot carry this item with her.

The Hu woman is different; she has already taken up her path, so the impact is minimal.

Lin Xiaosu hesitated slightly but did not raise any objections.

Hu Ji didn't know the rabbit's true origin, but now was definitely not the time to exorcise the demonic energy.

Alright, let it be a rabbit for a while, to add a touch of human warmth to this fairy who has lived for three thousand years without tasting the food of mortals.

He tacitly agreed.

Hu Ji's side has already started preparing.

She plucked a hair and used it to bandage the rabbit's wound. A miracle immediately occurred: the wound stopped bleeding. The bleeding, which had been going on for ten years, finally stopped.

The rabbit, being quite perceptive, stuck out its pink tongue and licked the orchid's palm as a sign of gratitude.

The orchid was delighted.

At the welcoming banquet that followed, Hu Ji was a little flustered.

As night fell, the moonlight was so beautiful. Hu Ji, who lived next door, felt even more turbulent. This was a feeling she had never experienced in three thousand years.

The man next door had a spiritual connection with her.

She dared not even look at the mark that came from the deepest part of her primordial spirit.

She was afraid of misleading her spiritual path.

Logically speaking, given this mindset, she shouldn't have met with him again.

However, for some reason, ever since she made the promise to watch the lanterns during the Lantern Festival, she has been counting down the days, waiting for that day to arrive.

Today, being by his side, she suddenly felt that the day no longer mattered.

Perhaps what matters is never seeing the lanterns, but seeing him.

The next day, the weather was fine.

As the sun sets, the most lively Lantern Festival night arrives.

Lin Xiaosu arrived at Hu Ji's door, knocked, and said, "The moon rises above the willow branches, and we've arranged to meet after dusk. Cousin, you're going out to see the lanterns..."

Hu Ji opened the door and went out with him with great interest.

The plum blossoms are in bloom.

There are more tourists on Mirror Lake.

The streets were filled with countless floats.

The floats of this era were basically advertisements, but they weren't advertising products; they were advertising women.

Every brothel and music hall decorated their vehicles with colorful decorations.

The floats carried courtesans from brothels, dressed in their finest attire, providing a striking visual appeal to passersby.

In the music hall, the best musicians played the most beautiful melodies.

This is essentially a business.

Besides brothels and entertainment venues, many wealthy families also decorated floats, placing their unmarried daughters on them, draped in thin veils, to attract public attention. This served as an advertisement, telling the young men and men of the capital, "My family has a daughter who has come of age; if you wish to propose marriage, please do so as soon as possible..."

Lanterns were everywhere in front of the brothels and various music halls.

They come in various shapes.

Some are round, some are square, some are fish-shaped, and some are human-shaped.

The lanterns gave the night an extra festive atmosphere.

The riddles under the lanterns also attracted the attention of countless people.

Lin Xiaosu and Hu Ji strolled down the street, becoming increasingly relaxed amidst the crowds. They guessed riddles, ate candied hawthorns, admired the willows by the lake, and enjoyed wonderful music.

This was a rare experience for Lin Xiaosu.

This is especially true for Hu Ji.

For three thousand years, she had lived a solitary life in the deep mountains, far removed from the worldly affairs. She did not tell him that this was the first time in three thousand years that she had seen lanterns, and the second time in her life that she had seen lanterns.

The last time I saw lanterns was with my sister.

That Mid-Autumn Festival after the Lantern Festival, she saw her sister off at the North Tower, and then disappeared without a trace...

"Doesn't that building look like the North Building in your painting?" Lin Xiaosu pointed to a building on the left.

Hu Ji looked up: "It really does look a bit like it."

"Shall we go upstairs and have a seat?"

"it is good!"

Sitting on the top floor of the North Building, the hustle and bustle below seemed far away, while the Mirror Lake below seemed very close. The moon in the sky was big and round, and they, sitting on the rooftop, seemed to be sitting in the moon as seen by those below...

"Reeds fill the sandbar, cold sand carries shallow streams, three thousand years have passed since I last visited the North Tower. The boat is still not securely moored under the willows, how many days until Mid-Autumn Festival again? A crane flies away from the rocky shore, are my old friends still there? The old landscape is now filled with new sorrow. I want to buy osmanthus flowers and share wine, but it will never be like the carefree days of my youth!" The Hu woman softly recited the poem that Lin Xiaosu had left for her that day.

For a moment, my heart was filled with emotion.

"Do you miss your sister?" Lin Xiaosu asked softly.

“Yes, I still can’t understand. If she didn’t enter the Cangyuan, where did she go? The world is vast and the sea of ​​people is boundless. Is she alive or dead?” Hu Ji said, “Perhaps I should go to the Time and Space Path and ask the Time and Space Path Master to turn back time so that I can trace her journey three thousand years ago.”

Lin Xiaosu asked, "Master of Time and Space, can you go back three thousand years?"

"Legend has it that he can travel back a thousand years, but legends are just legends. No one knows how many years he can actually travel back. Maybe it really is possible?"

Suddenly, a melody of a zither drifted from the lake…

The beautiful piano music attracted half the people in the building.

On Mirror Lake, a flower boat floats by. On the boat, a woman dressed in white, as white as snow, sits on the deck, playing the zither with exquisite skill. The moon in the sky seems to transform into a fairy figure on the water, her beauty unparalleled. "This is 'Spring River Flower Moon Night'!" someone exclaimed.

"Is this Xueyi Hou's 'Spring River Flower Moon Night'?" Someone said, "People in Jiangnan say that when 'Spring River Flower Moon Night' is played, the moon is dim and people are far away, and the night is flawless. It is indeed like heavenly music."

Hu Ji abruptly turned her gaze from the lakeside to Lin Xiaosu's face, her eyes wide with surprise: "You did this?"

"Ahem... I suppose you could say I'm the one who brought this place into the world!" Lin Xiaosu said politely.

"Such exquisite music, and I have to hear it from someone else's instrument..." Hu Ji's heart was filled with emotion.

No wonder I have so many feelings inside.

No wonder several princesses on Mount Qingqiu were completely captivated by him.

He really does have some good stuff...

Putting aside his handsome face, the title of Snow-Clad Marquis, and the eloquence in his speech, how could one not be moved by his unparalleled talent in creating exquisite melodies?

"While 'Spring River' is beautiful, I prefer his 'The Burial of Flowers.' A song from the demon realm that overshadows all races truly glorifies the eternal elegance of our human race's heroes," a young nobleman said, gently waving his folding fan.

"Brother Chen's eternal elegance probably doesn't refer to 'The Lament for the Fallen Flowers,' but rather to his eternal heroic spirit in destroying the Demon Emperor's Palace, right?"

"Haha, Brother Li, if you see through it, don't say it out loud. That battle is not suitable for discussion," said the man surnamed Chen.

“What’s inappropriate about it!” Brother Li said, “That battle was indeed taboo, but who would dare to say no to Marquis Xueyi? He has Cangyuan Liuye behind him, so why would he be afraid of what people say?”

Hu Ji's eyes widened, and a voice pierced Lin Xiaosu's ears: "Did you hear what they were saying at that table?"

Lin Xiaosu smiled and nodded.

"You really went to the Demon Realm? And destroyed the Demon Emperor's Palace?"

Nod again!
"You have Cangyuan Liuye behind you? You're from Cangyuan..."

Hu Ji was excited.

Lin Xiaosu gently shook her head: "I am not a member of Cangyuan! I have no Cangyuan Liuye behind me!"

The woman asked, "Then why would they say that?"

"Because this is a misunderstanding I intentionally created. I want the world to think that I have Cangyuan's background. You are not an outsider, and you should not be misled by this."

Hu Ji was stunned: "Deliberately creating a background for Cang Yuan, fabricating stories to drag Cang Yuan into trouble out of thin air, young master, you are playing with fire!"

"What will happen?" Lin Xiaosu asked.

Hu Ji said, "I've heard of Cangyuan Liuye. He's one of the Thirteen Heavenly Generals of Cangyuan, known throughout the world for his decisiveness in killing. No matter who he faces or what kind of force he's facing, his usual approach is to kill them with a single sword strike! If he knew you were using him as a shield, he might really anger him."

Will he come looking for me?

"meeting!"

Lin Xiaosu laughed: "Actually, this is my second purpose. Besides using him as a shield, I also need him to come to me!"

Hu Ji was stunned.

The same full moon night.

In a mysterious space, willow catkins droop.

Beneath the old willow tree, a middle-aged man sat alone.

The wind blows, but cannot stir the willow catkins of the old willow.

The moonlight, however, seemed unable to penetrate beneath the willow's shade.

The space beneath the willow's shade seems to exist within this world, yet it also seems to exist nowhere at all...

Ahead, a figure was approaching along the river. The person looked extremely young, like a young man in his early twenties. However, if an expert were present, they would know at a glance that faces can lie.

This person walked on the waves, reaching a state where neither he nor the waves knew each other – this is clearly the state of mastering the three.

In this world, there is absolutely no one who lives less than a thousand years.

Ta Bo Zhi San approached the middle-aged man under the willow tree: "Brother Liu, have you taken on any new disciples recently?"

The middle-aged man under the willow slowly opened his eyes: "Others may not know about the situation of my disciples, but you, Brother Mei, don't know?"

"It is precisely because I know your situation that I am quite surprised!" Brother Mei said, "Do you know that a strange thing happened in the Demon Realm twenty days ago?"

"What strange thing?"

"People say that you, Cangyuan Liuye, made a move in the Demon Realm twenty days ago. You made four moves. The first three times, you killed three leaders of the Heavenly Demon Army. The fourth time, when the Demon Sect Master appeared in person, you used a willow leaf to block a young man and keep the Demon Sect calm."

"Twenty days ago? After I, Lonely Leaf City, punished the nineteenth son of the Demon Emperor, I went into seclusion. When have I ever left Tiangang Lake?"

"As expected, it's an imposter!" Brother Mei chuckled lightly. "Let me open a window and travel back in time to show you the willow leaves of that day!"

With a gentle lift of his willow-leaf hand, a portal opened at his fingertips.

With a flick of the finger, the land of the demon realm is clearly displayed.

Brother Mei also flicked his finger, and time seemed to rewind.

It was frozen twenty days ago.

Demon Realm Split Sky Valley...

Below is the army of celestial demons, and atop the peak is a palace.

The palace rotates alone, with a commander standing atop it.

A willow leaf pierced through the air, displaying the unpredictable flow of sword light, and the commander died and his life vanished!

Cang Yuan's willow-leaf-shaped eyebrows suddenly furrowed!

Act Two, Black Cloud Peak!
Another willow leaf.

Act Three, the Wasteland, and it's still this willow leaf!
Act Four, The Demon King's Palace.

The Demon Emperor's Palace had been reduced to ashes by the array, and a window opened in the sky. More than ten high-ranking elders of the Demon Sect rushed out. As they pounced on a young man, a willow leaf pierced through the air, demonstrating the characteristics of the Cangyuan Willow Leaf "Spatial Sword Dao".

The elders of the Demon Sect all stopped in their tracks, their faces filled with terror…

Cangyuan Liuye took a deep breath: "How dare you impersonate me and stir up trouble!"

"The winds of change have indeed begun. The Demon Sect has contacted the Elder Council to inquire about your intentions in interfering so deeply in the affairs of the Demon Realm, Cang Yuan Liu Ye," Brother Mei said.

"Who is this thief?"

"The Great Wilderness Dynasty, Marquis Su Lin in Snow Robes!"

Cang Yuan Liu Ye slowly raised his eyes, his eyes blazing with fierce light, and the space in front of him shifted unpredictably.

"Brother Liu, are you setting off now?"

Cang Yuan Liu Ye slowly shook his head: "Tonight at midnight will be the beginning of the opening of Junior Sister's ice coffin. This matter is of great importance, and no one knows what the variables will be. We, the senior brothers who master the Seven Laws, should all be present to plan for the changes in the world. After this matter is settled, I will personally go into the mortal world, capture this thief, and send him to the elders to clear up this misunderstanding."

In the desolate capital, the moon hangs high in the sky.

The number of pedestrians gradually decreased.

Lin Xiaosu and Hu Ji returned side by side, and the Lantern Festival celebrations concluded there.

There were no major setbacks, only a heartwarming journey through life.

The next day, Lin Xiaosu entered the palace and requested an audience with His Majesty.

He got straight to the point, saying he wanted to inspect the north, and His Majesty was delighted to hear this.

The man before him toured the south of the Yangtze River and made a fortune. Shortly after the Spring Festival, he took the initiative to tour the north.

This is the start of another fortune! His Majesty smiled and said, "I am delighted that you wish to make a northern tour! Your former troops are still at Zheyuntai, and I grant you the right to call upon them at will!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Lin Xiaosu bid farewell to His Majesty and left the deep palace.

Three figures took flight and headed towards Lanzhou.

These three are Lin Xiaosu, Hu Ji, and Qingying.

Hu Ji was still holding a little white rabbit in her arms. This rabbit was the one she had rescued from Xiao Qingcai's knife yesterday. But it wasn't a little white rabbit; it was a strange beast from the depths of the earth: the Heavenly Dao version of Di Ting.

"I just heard Qingying say that your former troops on the southern tour are fighting against the Yan Kingdom at Zheyuntai. Is your first stop this time to go straight to the border?" Hu Ji asked.

There was obvious excitement in Qingying's eyes.

While she was in Lanzhou, she was inspired by his legend every day. She was so excited that she couldn't sleep at night listening to his feats of suppressing sects with a wave of his hand. Now, she could finally see his battlefield tactics with her own eyes.

However, Lin Xiaosu gently shook her head: "The battle with Yan State outside Zheyuntai has been going on for more than a day or two, it's been going on for over a hundred years. Let's go to Ningcheng first and take a look."

Qingying said, "That's true. The situation at Zheyuntai was quite dangerous before the Lunar New Year last year, but it's much calmer now. I heard that this is because a huge scandal has occurred in Yan Kingdom."

"Oh? What kind of scandal?" Lin Xiaosu asked.

"I heard that in Youdu, the capital of Yan, someone posted over a thousand big-character posters claiming that the King of Yan is not a direct descendant of the King of Yan, but rather the offspring of the Holy Son of the Heart Gate. Yan is in chaos, which is greatly affecting our conquest of the Great Wilderness Kingdom."

Lin Xiaosu laughed: "Are there similar scandals on the other three battlefields as well?"

Qingying's eyes lit up slightly: "Lord Marquis, you know?"

"I've heard some rumors, but they're not very accurate. Qingying, tell me..."

Qingying revealed all the new intelligence she had gathered in the past two days.

The other three battlefields, involving three countries, also had scandals, and the methods were exactly the same as those of Yan. They all posted big-character posters in their capitals. Overnight, the posters were posted all over the city, and the people knew about them. The contents were shocking.

The ruler of Yan was a seed of the heart.

The commander of the Night Kingdom's frontline is a member of the Heart Gate; the crown prince of the Kaiyuan Kingdom is a member of the Heart Gate; and the prime minister and minister of war of the Chu Kingdom are all members of the Heart Gate.

The impact of its formation is enormous.

The Yan Kingdom is in complete chaos, with the royal family reacting most fiercely. Several princes have joined forces and launched a campaign in the northwest to attack the Yan king. The Yan king is facing a two-front war. At the Zheyuntai front, soldiers from the Great Wilderness are sending people to sing there day and night. The songs they sing are quite pleasant to listen to, with a melody similar to "Spring River Flower Moon Night," but the lyrics are crude. The lyrics say: "The Yan king's heart is filled with bloodshed at the border, but for whom is it?"
Most soldiers in this era still held the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and regarded it as an honor to risk their lives for the emperor. However, this song clearly points out that your emperor is the seed of your heart. Do you still have the idea of ​​loyalty to the emperor and risk your lives for the royal family?
With just one line of lyrics, the morale of the Yan army was severely damaged.

This was Zhang Tao's idea, and he also wrote the lyrics.

Yes, Zhang Tao also set off with the Mad Wolf army, playing the role of strategist in the army, and testing the "military strategy" he learned from Lin Xiaosu at Zheyuntai in the north.

"Using songs to win hearts and minds" is one of his military strategies.

After the frontline commander sent by the Night Kingdom in the west was embroiled in scandal, the Night Kingdom emperor urgently replaced him, and the intensity of the western war plummeted.

In the eastern state of Chu, the Minister of War has been imprisoned, and the Prime Minister is embroiled in scandals, leading to political chaos and severely impacting the war effort at the front lines.

Meanwhile, on the southern front, the Crown Prince of Kaiyuan was embroiled in a scandal, greatly threatening his position in the Eastern Palace. The struggle for succession among the princes intensified. However, the war on the front lines remained unaffected, and the Kaiyuan army continued its valiant attack across the sea.

However, they encountered the Seventh Prince.

The Seventh Prince had fought the enemy with real swords and spears at Zheyuntai for more than ten years. Once on the battlefield, he displayed great might and, with the help of the Yin-Yang Reversal Formation in the Sky that the Marquis had tricked him into giving him, he won one victory after another. The Kaiyuan army was in complete retreat and had now completely withdrawn from the borders of the Great Wilderness Kingdom. The fleet could only sail in the South China Sea...

In the blink of an eye, they had traveled thousands of miles.

We arrived in Lanzhou around noon.

Upon arriving in Lanzhou, the vast and desolate landscape of Northwest China evokes a sense of desolation and immensity.

The mountain was incredibly tall.

The canyon was incredibly deep and secluded.

The mighty river roars and surges here.

The heavens and earth seem exceptionally vast and distant here.

If there is a bright pearl in this vast land, it is undoubtedly Lanzhou. (End of Chapter)