Chapter 25 An Inn (1/2)

”Why, you could not have possibly heard of this poem?” Ling Chongxiao asked after seeing the expression on Shen Lian’s face.

”I think so, I did. Was it by a Daoist with the surname, Wang?”

”That I am not sure. I recalled the Founding Master mentioned that he saw a tiny row of words at the end of the poem, it says, ”my old friend Saffron had left, but his words shall remain, my heart would be like that of Jizi”, but the person who left the words signed off as ”Li”.

The Founding Master thought, the poem was left by someone named ”Saffron”, but the person who signed off as ”Li” was an old friend of Saffron. As for Jizi, the Founding Master had no idea what was it about.

The Founding Master was straightening out his confusion when he picked up a hint of blood from the scent of plum blossoms. When he turned to look, his limbs immediately weakened in fear. A tiger was right behind of him.

The dragons dwell amidst the clouds, whilst the tigers dwell amidst the wind. The corner of the tiger’s big eyes was upturned, and there were white stripes on its forehead.

After staring at the Founding Master, the tiger leaped for him.

The Founding Master took a few steps back in fear. What happened then left him in shock. The tiger did not land on top of him but was held in mid-air by an invisible rope.

”Who are you, and why have you come?” A child with a crisp voice queried.

The Founding Master saw the tiger being lowered onto the other side, and a young female child was sitting on its back. The girl had her hair tied, and was holding onto a jade green flute.

The girl looked around six to seven of age, and her skin was clear. Her exposed wrist could be akin to the frost and the snow, and she looked like the moon shining brightly on a quiet night. The way she spoke was the same as an adult, and she held a flute in her hand.

”Were you the one who was playing the flute?” The Founding Master asked curiously.

”Ah, so you are one of the normal humans who have stumbled into the mountains by mistake. I shall deal with you later.”

Out of a sudden, ten red lines started closing in from the northwestern sky.

”Li Qingshui, I must send you back into the karmic cycle today.” The person who was amidst the red lines spoke lowly.

The girl was staring at the red lines, and she took a glance at the Founding Master. A black cloud emerged underneath the tiger she was sitting on, and it flew towards the red lines.

Thunders were roaring in the northwestern sky, and rays of five colors crisscrossed with numerous red lines.

It was not until the sun was about to rise that the commotion ceased.

There was a stone house in the plum forest that the Founding Master was in. He waited till sunrise, yet the girl was nowhere to be found. However, he found a scroll of painting, three books of scripture, and a wooden fish in the stone house.

The girl did not return. The Founding Master left the stone house with the items he found. He did not walk towards the north-west, but he walked towards the south-east direction instead. He did not know how big the mountain was, the Founding Master walked for ten over days before he managed to get back to the sea on the south-east. He carefully practiced the martial exercises on the beach. When he had reached a certain level of attainment, he made a wooden raft and went back to the mainland.

”Now you finally know where the Shenzu Scripture came from,” Ling Chongxiao said with a smile.

”The Shenzu Scripture was one of the secret texts that he found? And the wooden fish is the one that you are carrying?” Shen Lian queried softly.

”Good guess. Among the three scriptures, one was called Mingyu martial art, and one was called Shenzu Scripture”. Both of them have their similarities, but Mingyu martial art was scarier. Both require the cultivator to have great potential. The only difference is that the stronger Mingyu martial art is actually incomplete. The man in green always thought the Master to favor me more, but actually, the Master knew him too well. He was aggressive and extreme. If he were to practice Mingyu martial art, he would do himself more harm than good. This was why the Master passed the perfected and completed Shenzu Scripture to him instead.