Chapter 161 Mister Sea (1/2)

The clouds were cold and scarce, while the snow was falling in waves.

The white ray of light on the young nun’s hand gradually dispersed until it disappeared completely. The wound on Xiao Xun’s body had also healed. As it saw Shen Lian, it flapped its blood-stained wings and flew over.

As Qian Mo saw Xiao Xun approaching, it appeared indifferent to it, flapped its wing as well, signaling it to go further away.

The young lady towards Shen Lian gently, her eyes lit up, filled with some degree of delighted surprise.

Shen Lian felt a bit strange, but he dared not speak much.

The teenage girl strolled towards him. She looked very young, her eyebrows were shaped like the spring willow, eyes clear as the clear stream. Song Qingyi called here Qi Xiu, and this ”Xiu1” was appropriately applied to her.

Song Qingyi pointed and Shen Lian and said, ”Apprentice-sister Qi Xiu, this is my good friend Shen Lian, also a disciple of the Qing Xuan Daoist Sect.

Qiu Xu seemed to not hear anything, she was just staring at Shen Lian, unaware of her surroundings.

While Song Qingyi did not see anything, Shen Lian saw it crystal clear. He had never seen this young later, or rather, a young nun who would stare at him that way.

Shen Lian might consider himself good looking and would attract a few ladies, but he never expected to cause a cultivating lady have romantic thoughts at first look.

Moreover, this Miss Qi Xiu, was a nun, a pure lady of Buddhism.

Shen Lian nodded and asked, ”Qingyi my friend, your apprentice-sister Qingyi’s Dao techniques, it is so vibrant, can even cure diseases and wounds. Where is she from?”

He had some guesses himself, judging from the way she made her hand sign, it looked like the ”Seal of No Fear”. This hand sign was one of the five basic signs of Buddhist Sect, quite similar to the few basic talisman techniques of the Daoist sect. It showed a few of the basic Buddhist principles, although easy to learn, but with the slight difference in various sects, a similar seal would produce different results.

However, the main principle was pointed at the kind heart of Buddha who wanted to save all lives. Apparently, it could calm down all lives, and not induce fear.

Most cultivators in the world only cared for themselves. Only a few would care for the world. Even the majority of so-called high-ranking monks in the Buddhist sect would save themselves before others.

That was why there were not many who could master a hand seal like the Seal of No Dear so well

Even though the cultivation of path of Buddhism was different, but in terms of spiritual awareness, the young nun would not lose to Song Qingyi. Hence Shen Lian was curious to know who she was.

Song Qingyi casually replied, ”I will tell you without you even asking. Apprentice-sister Qi Xiu was from Zi Zai Hermitage. She is the apprentice of Liu Qing Shitai, also her inheritor.

Shen Lian could not help but be shocked. He had heard of Liu Qing Shitai. He even read about her from a literature in the Taiwei Pavilion according to the records of mystical instruments. There was a very powerful instrument called the Bamboo of No Desire, which was now in the hands of Liu Qing Shitai, which meant that she must be a prominent figure just like the immortal Zhenren from the Daoist sect.

However, this was actually the first time he heard of this Zi Zai hermitage. He thought, even Liu Qing Shitai was living in this Zi Zai hermitage, it must be some special place.

Song Qingyi sensed the confusion on Shen Lian’s face, and said, ”Zi Zai hermitage sits in between the Daoist and the Buddhist. Its first master in charge was my senior from the Daoist sect, who then switched to cultivate Buddism, and attained the human form of Water-Moon Guanyin, then formed this Zi Zai Hermitage. Liu Qing Shitai was very close with my teacher’s. So, teacher had asked me to take care of apprentice-sister Qi Xiu while she is out her on her cultivation journey. Actually, with her cultivation level, her techniques would be enough for her self-protection, as long as she doesn’t encounter a lunatic like you.

Song Qingyi then lets out a giggle.

Shen Lian’s reputation had spread out within the perimeter of thousand miles. Even the Master Hui Ke from Ming Wang Temple had announced in public that he must have achieved the eighth level of Huandan at least.

This was a very high appraisal.

Song Qingyi would never have thought that when he was just doing a kind act to help the weak-looking Shen Lian, who was actually a skillful Daoist master. When both of them knew of each other’s identity, he still did not feel as excited as when he found out about the origins of Shen Lian.

Now that he had improved significantly, yet still not as good as Shen Lian. He felt a hint of disappointment, hence that last sentence with a bit of sarcasm and helplessness.

Shen Lian obviously understood what Song Qingyi was thinking about, but he could not console him. Just because he was two notches better than Song Qingyi, didn’t mean that he had to humble himself to console Song Qingyi, right?

This was not something he would do, and not the kind of console Song Qingyi needed as well.

Shen Lian nodded at Qi Xiu, and said, ”I see,I have heard of Liu Qing Shitai as well. I, Shen Lian thank you for saving this little thing here.”

As Qi Xiu saw that Shen Lian spoke to her, she got quite excited and blurted, ”Apprentice-brother Shen need not thank me, this is what I should do. Do you not remember me?”

Song Qingyi felt quite shocked, he could not tell how Qi Xiu could be related to Shen Lian. Shen Lian was equally shaken, and still confused, where had he encountered this young lady before?

As Qi Xiu realized that Shen Lian did not seem to remember her, she said, ”Do you still remember, seventeen years ago, you saved a girl from the Flying Celestial Islands before?”