Longevity, starting from traveling and telling stories

Chapter 149 Fan Qiu'er and the Two Mirrors Reunited

Roar... A terrifying roar resounded through the sky, and the black cloud seemed to have self-awareness, rushing straight towards everyone present.

At this moment, a majestic voice suddenly sounded in the sky: "You all retreat quickly!"

Huikong put his hands together, and the sound of Buddhist chanting rang out in the air. Ten thousand feet of golden light burst out, forcibly compressing the evil spirit backwards.

A vast amount of spiritual energy surged from the bodies of the people around him, and several great masters surrounded the evil spirit, like making dumplings, and pressed forward step by step.

In an instant, lightning and thunder flashed in the dark clouds, and the evil spirit was defeated under the joint suppression of several people.

At this moment, beads of sweat fell from Master Huikong's forehead like rain, and his tone seemed quite heavy: "This evil energy is extremely powerful, but fortunately it can still be controlled."

When they heard this, they couldn't help but show some joy on their faces. This evil energy was still within the control of everyone. As long as they could suppress it back into the Demon Sealing Cave and seal it, they would be done.

However, just when the masters thought everything was going smoothly, a dark shadow appeared without warning.

His figure was like a ghost, and he pointed a finger at Huikong.

Master Huikong was trying his best to suppress the demonic energy at this moment. He thought to himself that it was not good and he had no way to avoid it. He had to mobilize the remaining spiritual power to fight to the death.

The man in black instantly hit Master Huikong on the back. With a puff, Master Huikong vomited blood and flew forward like an arrow.

"Master." Ma Rufeng shouted anxiously.

Several masters were about to join forces to capture the man in black, but the man in black seemed to have already seen through their intentions and just kept delaying and interfering.

In the blink of an eye, a sudden change occurred. The demonic energy that had been suppressed suddenly surged up, and its target was the disciples who had just retreated to the middle of the mountain.

"not good."

"Stop it."

On the mountainside.

The righteous disciples who were retreating at this moment suddenly saw the black cloud monster attacking, and they were immediately panicked. They took out their magic weapons and tried their best to resist the invasion of the black fog.

Seeing this, Jin Quan took the lead in launching an attack without hesitation. As a leader of the younger generation, he must set an example.

However, this did not have any effect. He was already injured by the Demon Lord and had no power to resist. He was instantly blown away by the giant hand transformed from black energy and rolled down the mountain.

Whether it was a coincidence or fate, he happened to roll to the feet of Ye Beixuan who was rushing up the mountain.

Ye Beixuan pinched his chin and looked at the unconscious Jin Quan, then used the skill of One Thought, Thousand Faces to change his body shape into the appearance of Jin Quan, hid him in the dry grass, picked up the Riyuan Sword and rushed towards the mountain.

Just as everyone was in chaos, the black cloud turned into a huge black hand, which instantly grasped Li Xianglian and tried to take her away.

Quitting yelled in horror: "Miss Li!"

Just when everyone was in despair, a figure holding the Riyuan Sword flashed by. He slashed at the arm of the black cloud giant hand with the sword and took Li Xianglian away in an instant.

Li Xianglian was able to escape and instantly realized that this was Ye Beixuan's disguise, and smiled sweetly at him.

She has been blaming herself these days and is almost on the verge of collapse. The physical torture is nothing, the psychological torture makes her want to jump into the abyss.

Li Xianglian was overjoyed and asked, "Are you okay?"

Ye Beixuan nodded slightly, and then turned his gaze to the black air.

The black energy at this moment seemed to be enraged, becoming increasingly dark and deep, full of oppression, as if it was about to swallow everyone up at any time.

Suddenly, a human figure slowly emerged from the surging black air, as if appearing out of thin air from an endless abyss.

This person was surrounded by black air, his face was twisted and hideous, and his expression was full of endless resentment and greed.

Li Xianglian and Ye Beixuan subconsciously clenched the Sun and Moon Swords in their hands. When the figure lowered his head, they were both shocked at the same time. It was actually Hou Fangting!

When Li Xianglian saw clearly that the monster in front of her was Hou Fangting, she suddenly felt nauseous. It turned out to be him. No wonder he had been chasing her relentlessly. His target was actually her.

Li Xianglian shouted angrily, "Hou Fangting, it turns out you're such a despicable villain! I never thought you'd become like this."

Hou Fangting sneered sinisterly, "Yes! It's me! Isn't it you who made me like this?"

Ye Beixuan clenched the Riyuan Sword in his hand, thinking to himself that it would be a good opportunity to get rid of him once and for all today.

"The two swords combined." He said in a calm tone. The combined power of the Sun and Moon Swords could even defeat the drought demon, so dealing with him would be no problem.

Ye Beixuan and Li Xianglian stood in the air in an instant, flew towards each other at the same time in tacit understanding, and the long swords in their hands crossed in an instant.

In an instant, two sword lights, one gold and one silver, flashed, and then they coiled around each other like spirit snakes, and then entered a colorless state.

Although no one could see the two swords joining together, the air around them made a "sizzling" sound, and then a sword energy fell, causing ripples in the air.

When the monster Hou Fangting saw this, black energy instantly surged, and the strong demonic energy condensed into a huge black shield as black as ink.

boom!
With this blow, the black shield shattered instantly, and the black energy was also chopped into a state of weakness.

Roar.
A roar was heard, and the black air gathered again, forming an inky black mist. The black mist instantly dispersed and expanded its range, attempting to deal with the power of the two swords.

"Quite clever." Ye Beixuan smiled calmly and said, "Sword Dance."

Li Xianglian danced in perfect harmony with Ye Beixuan, their steps and sword moves coordinated perfectly.

The two men were in the black fog, brandishing their swords like two dancing butterflies. Their figures were agile and the sword shadows were impenetrable.

Every time the two danced, a colorless sword energy would be shot out, and the demonic energy would be eliminated a little.

The two men's attacks became more and more fierce, and the black mist became darker and darker.

"I won't give up." Hou Fangting regained consciousness, his face twisted and he roared, "Why, why?"

"The sun and the moon can testify to this." Ye Beixuan's cold words came out, and Li Xianglian cooperated tacitly. She knew that this was Ye Beixuan's intention to give Hou Fangting the final blow.

boom!
With a loud bang, Ye Beixuan and Li Xianglian frowned, knowing that the attack had missed. When the black fog dissipated, the two could see clearly that they had actually hit the Tianji Plate.

Hou Fangting was also taken away by a black shadow, and the Tianji Disk also flew away.

It turned out that when Hou Fangting's life was hanging by a thread, Li Jiuxiao turned back and rescued him.

The two swords were released, and Ye Beixuan whispered in Li Xianglian's ear, "I've got that guy still hidden in the haystack. I'll go wake him up first, and then I'll join you."

"Okay." Li Xianglian smiled sweetly. No other day in the past few days made her as happy as today.

She knew that Ye Beixuan didn't want to be exposed, so she watched him leave in a hurry.

"Where are you going, Mr. Jin?" Jieyan looked at Li Xianglian with a puzzled expression and asked.

"Ah? Oh!" Li Xianglian reacted immediately and smiled sweetly, "He said he just rolled down the mountain and lost something. He went to look for it first. Let's sort it out. He's waiting for us at the bottom of the mountain."

"Oh!" Facing Li Xianglian's sweet smile, Jie Yan immediately put his hands together and muttered, "Amitabha, the woman at the foot of the mountain is a tiger, the woman at the foot of the mountain is a tiger."

Everyone was covered in dust after fighting the black fog. After tidying themselves up, they slowly walked down the mountain.

the other side.

Jin Quan woke up slowly with his hair messy like a chicken coop and covered with fur scraps. He held the Riyuan Sword in his hand and looked at himself in confusion.

“Who am I? Where am I?

Just then, there was a sound of footsteps. Jin Quan quickly tidied up his appearance. He pretended to be looking for something.

When everyone saw that he was really looking for something, they immediately surrounded him, their eyes full of admiration.

"Master Jin, are you still looking for something? Have you found it? Do you want us to help you find it?"

Upon hearing this, Jin Quan immediately smiled awkwardly and said, "Oh, I found it, I found it."

He slowed his tone, trying to hide his embarrassment.

"Young Master Jin, you are truly a rare talent. Once again, you have combined your two swords to defeat the monster!"

"Yes, if it weren't for Master Jin, we would have died today. Thank you so much for saving our lives!"

Huh? Jin Quan was bewildered. Before he could figure out what was going on, he was overwhelmed by everyone's praise. Could it be that I was possessed by a god again? Did I use the combined power of the two swords on my own?

He secretly glanced at Li Xianglian and saw the corners of her mouth slightly raised, obviously in a good mood. He swallowed his doubts back into his stomach. What's going on? Am I really that powerful? How come I don't know?
"Ah! Uh." Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Jin Quan couldn't help but respond, and simply said with his usual words: "Protecting the people of the world is our duty, this is nothing." "Now that the demonic threat has been eliminated, let's hurry down the mountain and return to our respective sects!"

"rational."

"Young Master Jin is kind and righteous."

After that, everyone began to walk slowly down the mountain.

After walking for a long time, we finally saw a small dot on the sea in the vast ocean. It was the big ship that had dropped anchor not far from the island. Due to the shallow tide at the coast, the big ship did not dare to approach for fear of the danger of running aground.

"Amitabha, the boat is quite far away. I'm afraid we'll have to wade across it." The monk who quit smoking clasped his hands together and said, "Perhaps someone would be so kind as to go over to the boat and lower a small boat down?"

After saying "quit smoking", he cast a malicious look at Jinquan.

For those who have broken through to the foundation-building stage, such as Jie Yan and Li Xianglian, getting on board is easy. It is not difficult for other people who practice Qigong either, but everyone is afraid of being too conspicuous.

The others seemed to understand and immediately launched a sugar-coated bombardment on Jinquan.

"Alas! We don't have Young Master Jin's peerless cultivation. I'm afraid only Young Master Jin can do something like this."

"Yes! No one else can do this except Young Master Jin!"

Amidst everyone's praise, Jin Quan gradually lost himself and became the leader again.

"Don't worry, everyone. I'll be back soon." Jin Quan showed a happy expression. Since everyone recognized him so much, he had to set an example to maintain the image of the sect. Jin Quan did this tough job with gusto.

The boarding process was very smooth.

Everyone had been tortured for days and was exhausted, so they each found a place to rest.

At this moment, a figure walked out leisurely, yawning. The man had a big beard and stood on the deck with a leisurely expression, looking at the Luoxian Island which was gradually moving away.

"It's you? You're not dead?" Hua Wuyan was the first to discover Ye Beixuan and screamed, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

Ye Beixuan nodded slightly and said, "Lucky, I didn't die."

Quitting Smoking also immediately came over curiously. Sure enough! This gentleman was an expert. He was able to walk out of there safely. I guess the Dragon Palace Princess must have been rescued by him.

So he clasped his hands together respectfully and said, "Mr. Ye, please tell us what's going on."

What happened? Ye Beixuan thought for a moment and replied, "Nothing special. It leads directly to the Lost Sea. You all know that the Dragon Palace Princess and I fell in together."

"The sea! That's her home. We wandered around in it for a few days and then came out. Then I came back here to wait for you. I didn't expect you to just come back too."

After hearing his explanation, which was bland and without any sense of excitement, everyone felt as if something was missing, as if something was wrong, but they couldn't tell what it was.

"Amitabha, didn't anything happen between Mr. Ye and the princess?" Jieyan didn't notice that Li Xianglian, who was sitting not far away, was holding her skirt tightly with both hands, and the skirt was unconsciously wrinkled. A cold light began to flash in her eyes.

The others seemed to be looking in different directions, but in fact they were all listening attentively, wanting to know whether a great love story between a human and a demon had occurred as he described in his story.

"What happened?" Ye Beixuan replied with a laugh.

After carefully examining Ye Beixuan, Quitting Smoking said, "Isn't this a common part of your stories? It's always a beautiful demon or ghost falling in love with a scholar. Could it be that this hasn't happened at all?"

Facing everyone's doubts, Ye Beixuan sighed and said, "That's because those stories were written by scholars. Which demon do you think would fall in love with a bearded man like me?"

"Besides, the stories I tell are all about handsome scholars. I know myself well, and I can't be called handsome."

After hearing his explanation, everyone suddenly realized that no wonder in the storybooks, someone always fell in love with a scholar. It turned out that these were all written by the scholars.

"Ah!" Quitting Smoking sighed and said, "I want to write a story too. Starting today, I'm going to write about a beautiful demon girl falling in love with a handsome monk."

"Monk, so what if I fall in love with you? Are you really going to return to secular life?" Hua Wuyan said in a sneering tone, pointing at his reflective and shiny head.

"Ahem." The monk coughed awkwardly, then to lighten the mood, he said, "Mr. Ye, I'm bored on the way home. Why don't you tell me about the married life of Du Shiniang and Li Jia?"

"Flower Monk, why do you think about this all day long?"

"That's right! I think about this all day long."

Li Xianglian heard this and smiled faintly, "Tell me one?"

Ye Beixuan stood up, thought carefully, and said, "Okay! Then tell me one."

Then he slowly walked to the front of the boat and everyone sat up straight.

At this time, the afterglow of the setting sun happened to shine on Ye Beixuan, making his whole body full of a hazy feeling.

His sleeves fluttered gently in the wind, and the folding fan in his hand flicked lightly, and the fan opened with a snap, marking the beginning of the storytelling.

At this moment, the surroundings suddenly became quiet, with only the occasional whistling sound of the sea breeze.

"Hmm!" Ye Beixuan cleared his throat and began to speak aloud, "In those turbulent times, private salt dealers rebelled, and a man named Fan Xizhou, also known as Fan Qiu'er, was caught up in the rebellion. One day, amidst the chaos, he saw a beautiful official woman named Shun'er. She had been abducted by the rebels and was in critical condition. Fortunately, Fan Qiu'er took pity on her and saved her..." (From "Fan Qiu'er and the Two Reunited" in "Jingshi Tongyan")
Li Xianglian was stunned when she heard this. This story? Is it for me?

As Ye Beixuan narrated, the folding fan in his hand seemed like a useful prop, which he gestured into various objects.

When talking about Fan Qiu'er and Shun Ge's love for each other using the Yin-Yang Mirror, Li Xianglian became even more certain. Wasn't this referring to their bumpy love story?
"Later, the imperial court sent a general named Han Shizhong to quell the rebellion. Fan Qiu'er knew that he could not escape the suppression, so he parted with Shun Ge in tears. He broke the magic mirror into two and agreed to use it as a token of love when they met again." Ye Beixuan looked at the serious expressions of the crowd and continued aloud.

"Is there really someone who would wait forever for the one he loves?" Hua Wuyan looked at the sea with blurred eyes, looking very feminine.

When Ye Beixuan said this, his tone was full of emotion, and the others also frowned and sighed, or looked at him intently.

"Amitabha, there must be one, at least I can do it."

"Pfft, you idiot monk."

Seeing that everyone had almost digested the story, Ye Beixuan continued, "Shun Ge was quickly rescued by her father. However, her parents learned that she had secretly married someone and forced her to remarry. However, she was so devoted to her husband that she threatened to die, thus preserving her reputation..."

"It's true! This Fan Qiu'er is just like me, but unfortunately I'm a monk." Quitting Smoking suddenly found himself holding a bowl of wine, and after drinking it in one gulp, he said with emotion.

"Monk, you might as well return to secular life and come to our Huaxian Sect. There are so many beauties there." Hua Wuyan giggled as he looked at Jieyan's appearance.

Everyone was speechless by this playboy monk. It was obvious that the four elements were not empty, yet he was a compassionate monk.

"Let's listen to a story!" Quitting Smoking shook his head and sighed.

"He's a monk with a story!" a disciple next to him joked.

At this point, Ye Beixuan suddenly spoke in a high-spirited tone, his face filled with joy as he continued, "Later on, Fan Qiu'er hid his identity and, relying on his excellent swimming skills, actually embarked on the path of becoming an official."

"One day, by chance, he used the pseudonym He Chengxin and came to Shun Ge's father's house to do some work. Shun Ge happened to be there and happened to hear his voice."

At this point, everyone was looking forward to a happy ending, but they also held their breath, fearing that there would be any accidents. After all, the stories this guy had told before were all tragedies.

Even Li Xianglian couldn't help but become nervous, fearing that she would hear an ending she didn't want to hear.

Ye Beixuan's eyes lit up instantly and he said, "When Shun heard Fan Qiu'er's voice, time went back in an instant, and she recalled every little detail of her time with Fan Qiu'er. She was immediately certain that this man was her husband..."

At this point, the folding fan in his hand seemed like a prop, and he slowly spoke, "Finally! Shun told his father about this matter, and the two finally met. He took out the half mirror that kept his oath. In the end, the two reunited and stayed together for the rest of their lives."

When he said this, he slowly closed his folding fan, as if he was acting out the scene of the two people reconciling.

"The story ends here."

[Storytelling Level: LV4 (60000/100000)]

Today's Storytelling Chapter 8: Extending Lifespan by Two Days, Strengthening the Pure Yang Body

[Reward for Fan Qiu'er's Double Mirror Reunion: 1 Fragment of the Warning Words]

As the story draws to a close, everyone's heart is in their throat, until the two mirrors are finally reunited, and everyone breathes a sigh of relief.

"it is good."

Li Xianglian smiled faintly. This guy finally told a happy ending.

"It's a pity that our painting is lost." After the story ended, Li Xianglian walked to Ye Beixuan who was resting, and said with a hint of regret in her tone.

Painting? Ye Beixuan suddenly remembered that the painting was right here with him. And the pendant she was wearing was also on him.
Just as he was about to take out something to give her a surprise, the boat suddenly shook, as if something was about to come out of the sea.

(End of this chapter)