This is what an immortal should be like

Chapter 26 He Really Got His Wish
Zhuang Lin stood at the door holding a pen and pondered for a long time, then smiled and suppressed his thoughts.

This night has been very fruitful. Do I still want to solve all the problems?

Anyway, for Liu Hongyu, a disciple, practicing according to the immortal scriptures at this stage is not a problem. After all, Zhuang Lin now knows that this young master Liu can feel spiritual energy under certain circumstances.

Of course, there are equally important things to do!

Zhuang Lin stood at the door, gazing at the crescent-shaped valley within his sight, his eyes gradually lingering on some places that he intuitively thought were special.

At his current height, even if he has only a limited realm for the time being, he is still incomparable to ordinary people. In addition, having already experienced the influence of the information society, Zhuang Lin's many ideas have been opened up.

The fact that we can travel through time and space to reach the Jin Dynasty may not necessarily be because Tao Yuanming opened the passage of time and space and accidentally entered the Peach Blossom Spring.

In other words, the more likely possibility is that the problem lies in "Taoyuan" itself!
The chief director Zhou Xianglin mentioned at the time that the old Taoist was amazed at the naturally formed Hidden Immortal Valley and even tried his best to arrange something.

At that time, Zhou Xianglin only said that the other party had good stage design skills, and Zhuang Lin just took it as a story.

Now it seems that it is not a simple matter. Even the old Taoist's death may not be a common symptom of an old man's illness.
Zhuang Lin thought again about how, before Tao Yuanming arrived, he seemed to be the only one in the academy who wanted to experience the ways of heaven and earth.
At this moment, Zhuang Lin already had some guesses in his mind, and it was not difficult to prove them.

Before the bonfire dinner last night, Zhuang Lin had already made some arrangements with some people in the valley. This morning at dawn, a group of people who often go into the mountains, including the Li brothers, will set out.

By the time they came back, Zhuang Lin's deduction would have almost come to fruition!
Well, time to make breakfast!
Thinking of this, Zhuang Lin turned the pen in his hand and threw it lightly into the house without even looking at it.

With a "click", the pen fell accurately on the pen holder, and the remaining ink on the pen tip did not spill at all.
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In the backyard of the Mu family clinic, Old Man Mu got up early, and Liu Hongyu was also awake, helping him to light the fire and cook porridge.

Although he had only been back for one day, Mr. Mu had a feeling that Young Master Liu seemed like a different person. Not only had he become more proactive in doing things, but he also seemed to be overflowing with a certain enthusiasm.

In the house over there, Mu Hongwen got up the latest today. He got dressed and came out. Without waiting to greet his grandfather, he hurried to Liu Hongyu's house and pushed the door. Then his slightly panicked voice came out.

"Grandpa, Mr. Liu is missing again—"

Last time, Young Master Liu disappeared. In order to look for him, Grandpa and the teacher went out, which made the child worried for a long time. Today, when he looked around, he found that Young Master Liu was gone again, and he was very scared.

Hearing the child's anxious cry, Mr. Mu and Liu Hongyu in the kitchen both smiled, with the latter's smile somewhat embarrassed and moved.

As the saying goes, a doctor has a kind heart. Liu Hongyu is very clear about how Mr. Mu treats him. He also feels guilty for leaving without saying goodbye last time.

"Silly child, get ready to eat! Master Liu is helping in the kitchen!"

Old Master Mu shouted with a smile, finally easing the child's tension.

When everything is ready in the morning, it is time for the children in the valley to go to school.

Zhuang Lin stood on a high place in front of the school gate with a smile on his face, looking at the children who came to school happily from all over the valley. Liu Hongyu was the oldest student among them.
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The situation in the cram school today was obviously different from usual.

As the teacher, Zhuang Lin did not sit behind the desk at the innermost part of the school this time, but stood in front of the corridor, outside the school.

The students also changed their orientation and faced the teacher at the door to listen to the lecture.

Zhuang Lin was multitasking. On the one hand, he was lecturing the students and teaching them how to pronounce words and characters. On the other hand, he was feeling the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and a special rhythm in the valley, and observing the structure of the Hidden Immortal Valley.

To be precise, Zhuang Lin was looking at the "formation", confirming what the old Taoist had arranged, and confirming the uniqueness of the Hidden Immortal Valley itself.

During the time when classes were in the school, several teams in Yinxian Valley had already left the valley.

There were five teams in total. The Li brothers each led a team, Grandpa Mu's apprentice led a team, and the people who were prospecting and collecting minerals in the valley led two teams.

Each team has hunters and people familiar with the terrain, with a minimum of five people and a maximum of more than ten people. They leave the valley from all directions at about the same time.

At this moment, the head of the Li family was leading a group of people through the mountains.

They had already passed the outer orchards, walked past several familiar hills nearby, crossed a mountain area, and explored a considerable distance outward.

It was clearly already bright outside, and the angle of sunlight at this time should be able to illuminate many places in the reserve, but there was still a thin layer of fog in the direction the team was heading.

Fortunately, the people who went out this time were experienced, and based on the familiar environment nearby, this little fog did not hinder their sense of direction.

In the afternoon, Boss Li and others stopped by a mountain stream. The fog here was thicker than anywhere else.

Several people squatted down beside the stream and looked at each other.

"Brother Li, we're already here. We should have passed the place by now, right?"

Li Cai, the eldest son of the Li family, frowned and then looked across the stream.

A while ago, when Tao Yuanming first arrived at Yinxian Valley, someone had actually come out once, but that person may have been inexperienced and returned empty-handed due to the thick fog.
"Eat some dry food to replenish your energy, then we'll explore the surrounding area!"

"Ok!"

The group was indeed a little tired, so they each found a place to sit down, then took out the dry food they brought with them and started eating with cold water.

After swallowing a few times in silence, someone asked again.

"Do you think anyone from the other teams has found the monitoring station?"

"It's hard to say."

"This situation is very uncertain!"

"Alright, everyone, hurry up and eat and rest. Let's try again. Maybe we can get out of the fog!"

"it is good!"

This is the situation on the side of the Li family boss, and the situation of other teams is not much better.
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That afternoon, the teams that had left the valley to explore returned one after another. Everyone was in the clinic, as some of them were injured. Zhuang Lin also came from the academy, where the students were studying in the hall.

When Zhuang Lin arrived, he happened to see Mr. Mu treating someone's wound.

When the people outside the clinic saw Zhuang Lin coming, they felt like they had a backbone.

"Master Zhuang is here!" "Mr. Zi'an is here!"

"Mr. Zian, this way"

Zhuang Lin nodded to the person who greeted him, then walked quickly into the clinic. As soon as he entered, he smelled a bloody smell and couldn't help but frown slightly.

"Mr. Zi'an!" "Master Zhuang, you're here!"

"Master Zhuang and I"

The crowd gathered around and was about to start talking at once. Fortunately, Zhuang Lin immediately spoke up to interrupt this useless effort.

"Well, what happened? Tell me one by one! He first, why is he so badly injured?"

Zhuang Lin looked at the man lying on the rattan bed over there. He had the strongest smell of blood.

Boss Li next to him sighed.

"Alas, we walked a bit further, and the environment was very different from what I imagined. Someone accidentally fell into a pit, and it took a lot of effort to rescue them. After some emergency treatment, I quickly carried them back."

"It's just a minor fracture. The bone has healed. Although it's a minor injury, it's not a serious problem and doesn't require surgery. I'll just need to wear a splint for a while and take medication."

In the Hidden Immortal Valley, Grandpa Mu and his apprentice could barely perform the surgery, but after all, they did not have the best conditions. Under normal circumstances, if they encountered such an emergency, external assistance would be needed.

"What about you?"

Zhuang Lin noticed that almost everyone in one group had injuries on their bodies, but most of them were scratches, with varying degrees of severity.

Those who go out are all experienced mountain hikers, and this kind of situation generally does not occur.

When those people heard Zhuang Lin's words, their faces turned slightly pale. The man in the lead swallowed his saliva before answering.

"Mr. Zi'an, you don't know this. We got out relatively smoothly, but we didn't find the Economic Forest Experimental Monitoring Station. We encountered a tiger!"

"tiger?"

Zhuang Lin's eyebrows jumped, and he looked at the others. From their expressions and reactions, he knew that everyone already had a certain understanding.

"Yes, it must be a tiger. First I heard a roaring sound, a sound that would make your legs tremble uncontrollably, and then I saw it face to face!"

"Yeah, my heart is trembling just thinking about it now!"

"Luckily, the tiger seemed frightened when it saw so many of us and ran away. But we were also scared and ran back for our lives."

As soon as the tiger was mentioned, the group began to talk at once, vying with each other to describe the danger at that time, and only after they finished speaking did they gradually quiet down.

Zhuang Lin nodded seriously, and he probably knew how the scratches and scrapes on these people came from. He also subconsciously glanced at the Li brothers.

The Li brothers were silent on the side, but they had actually seen tigers in the wild. About twenty years ago, when they were still young and naive, they followed their father to hunt tigers in the mountains. Of course, they used guns at that time.

At this moment, the second son of the Li family saw Zhuang Lin coming and said something.

"Although this is a national nature reserve, it seems that the tigers in this area were already extinct in the wild before the reserve was established?"

Zhuang Lin frowned, nodded, and looked at the others.

"Has anyone found the monitoring station?"

The monitoring stations, nominally the economic experimental forest inspection and observation stations in the protected area, were all set up by the Liu family. Generally, a certain number of them would be established around several hills in Yinxian Valley.

After Zhuang Lin asked this question, everyone fell silent, which was equivalent to giving an answer.

Zhuang Lin sighed.

"Okay, the other teams should also tell us about their other situations."

"Then let me tell you first!"

Li Dong started to describe the situation first, and the clinic became lively.
After a moment, Zhuang Lin probably understood the specific situation.

Some of these teams encountered accidents, some walked a long way and turned back after feeling something was wrong, some wandered around in the fog like they were trapped in a maze, and some even encountered a tiger, a first-class protected animal.

But no one found the monitoring station, and after passing some landmarks, the terrain outside suddenly became unfamiliar.
Zhuang Lin already had the answer in his mind, and he probably understood that everyone present had more or less the same guess.

After all, few people here are stupid, and the depressing atmosphere before Zhuang Lin came is enough to illustrate this point!

At this moment, someone muttered in the corner.

“This time, he really got what he wanted.”

Everyone who heard the words knew who this "he" was.

(End of this chapter)